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Kiarostami mention above reminded me, two wonderful Iranian films: Gabbeh by Mohsen Makhmalbahaf, about a carpet that is a girl, beautiful lush naturalistic color, dreamlike magic, brilliant fresh film making. Taste of Cherry by Abbas Kiarostami, depressing brilliant film about a guy driving...

unreservedly reccomendable Japanese films: Angel Dust by Sogo Ishii Surreal, paranoid Tokyo serial killer nightmare with really good photography. Very uncomfortable, very beautiful and unique. Nobody Knows by Hirokazu Kore Eda Beautiful, beautiful film about latchkey kids, also set in...

Definitely co-sign on the 'Urban Disaster Trilogy' Crash, Concrete Island, High Rise. But it's true, looking for suspense and surprises in Ballard is a bit of a lost cause. %50 of his books (including all 3 above) follow the same trajectory: Strange Normalcy - Ruptured by an event -...

yeah co-sign on christopher, he's terrific. And I also ignored the show while the hype raged and came to it afterwards. I have to agree though that this is some of the finest actor oriented film making that's been around in a while. It's very subtle and well done. But goddamn it ppl, get up...

(get's nerd hat on) I'd say that is blatantly a joke. For a start much of the technology included in the described PKD Android is not yet existent or is too big to fit inside a moveable human shaped case. 'Biometric-identification software and advanced machine vision allows the robot to...

I'm also a huge PKD fan. I remember reading Valis and honestly worrying if it would make me insane (I was in amsterdam at the time so there were other reasons for this as well). Scanner is one of my favorite books of his and I'm very worried that they're gonna fuck with it. The invasions of...

Snipped a bit there, but re the first part I don't think we're really talking about how it goes down in mainstream society, I think were more looking at undergrounds judging each other. I hung out with a black goth and a black skinhead in high school. They were some of the smartest, weirdest...

Not exactly jump off tunes but Istanbul, Rose Apple and Truth and Rights all have some spine tingling versions. And no, I do not co-sign on hating drop leaf, I actually really like what he brought with the sweet guitar licks there.

yeah and as far as I can see Spazz does not have such a strong negative context in the US, it's more of a lighthearted insult, you'll hear ppl say it on TV etc.

I talk ebonics all the time and giving a pound as a way of saying hello and goodbye is fully normal where I come from. I don't feel disingenuous because I've been doing it since I was little, that's how me and my friends, black, white and other colors talk and act. I also wear baggie clothes...

Ce'cile - Bun Rapist on gangsta rock with the pitched up vocals is doing it for me big time. Those pitched up vocals, sickness.

Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin Country purists may not like that record they did together (I don't know if they do or not), but I enjoyed it very much. Especially his cover of 'Hurt', a great example of how someone can make a song way better than it was ever destined to be.

And as a self identified wigger, I take exception with 'white people acting black'. I have put up with a lot of shit comments over the years by people who were uncomfortable with the way I dressed, spoke, wore my hair, what music I listened to and would just like to send a big FUCK OFF out to...

I'm sorry, but I hate people who think that hating is a way to distinguish their identity, make them seem cool, unique. If you're 13 years old and rebelling I understand but just being filled with strong opinions does not make you an interesting person, there's very little substance there. And...

yeah enjoyed as well, some tunes I knew used in good and new ways. Fresher than I thought by looking at the tracklist, which is definitely a credit to the DJ.

found the track I was looking for, THX - Bass Test - I Love Big Speakers.mp3 pitched and bent 808 tones with slow snares, delayed scratching and basically nothing else. Great tune, got my little computer sub pushing things around the desk. My girl got it off some filesharer so I assume you...

Also, Logan can you hassle him to do a second CD of the instrumentals? I would snap that up in an eyeblink, as would all the other rapidly multiplying CD/computer DJs out there.

Hahahahahha. That is wild. Wiley Kat, living up to his name for real. He truly is a strange dude. Looking forward to hearing this for real.

yeah that is the real question. Logan, can you call Wiley and tell him the internet wants to know why he did that?

I do agree that the game has changed. But actually Immortal Technique is an interesting example, because I see him breaking out of the underground scene into other categories. He's pretty obviously talented and intelligent and I like how sincere he is, I actually think if he moves correctly he...