Snap and Song

Wicked photos of France. Loved the one outside the school all blocked up. I saw this one on the bbc which i thought was pretty powerful.


And a tune that i have been listening to:

France on Strike

Some amazing photos of the protests going on over the water.. It's almost unbelievable and actually quite impressive to see such public unity over a policy to take retirement age up by just 2 years to 62. Makes us look pretty docile on our retirement age of 66 from 2020...

A man holds a placard which reads "Listen to the public's rage" during a demonstration in front of the French Senate in Paris October 20, 2010. French trade unions kept up their resistance on Wednesday to an unpopular pension reform due for a final vote in the Senate this week. (REUTERS/Charles Platiau)

People march during a protest in Marseille, southern France, Saturday Oct. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

French high school students kiss on the road in front of the police at the end of a demonstration over pension reform in Paris October 21, 2010. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)

Plainclothes police officers, right, try to detain a youth during a protest in Paris, Thursday Oct. 21, 2010.

Civil security members requisitioned by the French government clean the streets and pile up garbage in Marseille October 20, 2010 on the ninth day of a strike by rubbish collectors. (REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier)

French high school students block the entrance of the Dorian high school in Paris October 15, 2010. (REUTERS/Charles Platiau)

A French high school student faces riot gendarmes during a student demonstration at the Place de la Republique in Paris October 19, 2010. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)

More pics here

Counter to the aftermath of the apocalypse

A super lively upbeat one for you all... to run against the end of the world vibe going on at the moment- i came out of work on wednesday to see the strand jammed with protestors against the cuts. Young folk, and veterans of the Thatcher years. This passed into Trafalgar Square where brilliantly surreally the Girl Guides very having a bit of a jolly, with lots of pink and purple, and a big stage where someone was singing Abba. Funny old world.

Dark German Techno

Apex

Carrying on the Autumn/Wintery feel, but on a slightly different tangent, this track is absolute badman:


Inner Space by Apex Music

and continuing on...

... in a similar mode to the Cinematic track, although more melancholic



it's definitely got a winter feel to it... perfect for today as it was freeeezing. I need to get a coat

For the quiet point in the afternoon...

The desire to hear this song cropped up, and i indulged it, happily.

Stolen Moves

These guys stole my moves



I picked up DJ Rupture's Uproot for 3 quid at the weekend, well worth a listen:

Something I made

Here's a new version of a tune I made.

Elements of minimalism, dubstep and rock.

Let me know what you think.

(caution: includes distorted slidewhistle)

Thanks for the Pen Naomi v2 by toot!

40 years on

Thought I should probably post something to mark the 40th year of Our Lord, Jimi Hendrix, having popped his velvet clogs. 40 years last month to be precise. Light a candle, have a beer, do whatever remembering things you like to do...