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Gisterochtend is het slechte nieuws bekend gemaakt dat Christian Morgenstern, geboren op 10 november 1975 in het Duitse Dusseldorf, drie dagen ervoor is overleden. Het lijkt erop dat de jonge artiest een hart stilstand heeft gekregen. Nadat Christian met wat vrienden had geskate ging hij naar huis, omdat hij pijn in zijn borst had gekregen. Niemand kon hem bereiken de dagen erna, wat op zich niet vreemd was aangezien Christian dag en nacht aan zijn nieuwe album werkte.

Christian Morgenstern bracht zijn eerste solo single uit op Importat Extracts entitled “…minus 38 and counting…” De “Miscellaneous EP” werd een maand later uitgebracht op het label Kanzleramt records. Naast het produceren voor labels als Kurbel, Kosequent en Creation Rebel heeft hij zijn eigen label Forte records in 1999 op de wereldgezet. Artiesten als Codec en Flexor, Dr_Shingo, aral Salmassi, Matthew Mercer, Moshikop, Ronny Priest en Solar had hij onder contract staan met dit label. (Partyscene.nl)

Interesting to see how much swords are on the minds of filmmakers these days.

Just a few days ago I told you about this new Tarrantino movie, and while visititing the Matrix Reloaded (which includes some cool scenes where Morpheus uses a Katana), I saw a trailer of The Last Samurai.

Supposedly Tom Cruise is that last Samurai. OK… maybe a good choice - I haven’t seen the movie yet. But really, if you think about it for 2 secs..

Two kids practicing with their boken. Image from the movie trailer.

Some more images from the trailer:

Defensive move, which takes a big piece out of his sword. I was learned to use the blunt side to fend off strokes, so you spare your blade. Maybe too difficult in this case? Well, he could have put the point on the ground so the blade would be diagonal over his head. That would also defend him from a small move backwards or forwards that the standing guy can make which will cut our Tom terribly now. The blade from the standing guy would slide over the back and move to the side of his head. I am not sure though. If any readers are more experienced, let me know.

Another one: a battlefield scene. This is what it must have looked like (more or less) when two armies met each other in the old days in Japan. Don’t know much about it, but it looks quite realistic. Just imagine running to each other like crazy with drawn swords (Tom is holding two at the same time), must be pretty scary.

We have to wait until December 2003 to be able to see it.

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Update: Seems I was wrong:
Set in Japan during the 1870s, “The Last Samurai” tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Cruise), an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country’s first army in the art of modern warfare. As the government attempts to eradicate the ancient Samurai warrior class in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly affected by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

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Check out the Dutch newspaper Trouw for an article on the emergence of more and more street-art.

There is also an exposition in Rotterdam and some sites. Don’t believe the hype!

Read it.

Check it out!

According to the man himself:
“De meeste geluiden die ik heb gebruikt heb ik opgenomen in Korea vorig jaar. Alleen de beats in dit geval niet die zijn elektronisch…”

If a person falls from any storey of a building, then broken limbs are likely to be the best possible outcome. Yet cats seem to get away with such tumbles relatively unscathed. Weirdly, they can sometimes even sustain fewer injuries when dropping from greater heights.
How does that work?

Volgens Cyclingnews:
Germany’s electronic music pioneer Kraftwerk will release an updated version of its classic song “Tour de France” in honour of the race’s centenary. Originally released in 1983, Kraftwerk’s Tour de France remains a cult classic from the enduring electro band. The album “Tour de France 03″ is set for release on July 21.

Jahaaa, over een fameuze wielerklassieker gesproken!!!

Hmm, I discoverd something unnerving last week. It might have something to do with street-art (afaik).

Click the image to see what happened!

From our great friend V-Man, check out the Comtron release. You can buy it @ Nuloop or RushHour.

Live performance on Independence Day: 4th of July, 22:00 hours

Location: Haarlem, Het Oliehuis
Organization: Headroom
Also: Legowelt, Kid Goesting and Perspects (Live)

There will be a new Quentin Tarrantino flick end of this year. Most interesting to see how the sword fighting is. Hope to be able to tell you after a few more lessons I am following now (Iaido).

Check the site or the trailer.

Some more images:
Sepeku ?
Katana
2 Swords Kata ?

TIP: More swordmanship, Kendo, Iaido as well as Jodo this weekend in the Calandhal, Amsterdam.

After re-releasing the old Caustic Window acid-violence, Rephlex has now surpassed itself in re-issuing obscure Acid with this:

• Humanoid - Sessions 84-88
  
• Stakker- Eurotechno
  

Grab a copy while you can. Click on the links to see some references to reviews. Most notably they all state that this is not an excersise in nostalgia. Well, that’s what I also always say, but truth is, it rings back a lot of memories.

Anyone up to a philosophical debate about nostalgia? One of the elements is a certain feeling of grief, because you know that the events you are thinking of will never take place anymore with the same intensity and surprise.

Blow your whistle!

Update The records arrived by mail today! Humanoid pwieppwieppwoo!