Reviews

Maurice McIntyre-humility in the light of the creator CD:

A rare stray from AACM member Muarice McIntyre from 69. Maurice is a weltering saxophonist who crops up on a few sessions (I forget which ones exactly) here & there, but scorched the steeple black on Richard Abrams superb ‘Levels and Degrees of Light’ debut. This is his first LP as a band leader, & he has conjured a considerable entourage that extols the likes of Malachi Favors, Claudine Myers, Thurman Barker & more from the AACM quorum. Continue reading Maurice McIntyre-humility in the light of the creator CD: →

Documentaries

The Look Of Silence and The Act Of Killing DVD (Josh Oppenheimer):

I first went to Indonesia in 2001 to help oil palm plantation workers make a film documenting and dramatizing their struggle to organize a union, in the aftermath of the US-supported Suharto dictatorship – under which unions were illegal. In the remote plantation villages of North Sumatra, one could hardly perceive that military rule had officially ended three years earlier. Continue reading The Look Of Silence and The Act Of Killing DVD (Josh Oppenheimer): →

Books

Murder in the Name of God-the plot to kill Yitzhak Rabin (Michael Karpin & Ina Friedman):

“candidly speaking, we are not interested in peace, as this concept is understood by the general public. As the ultimate of right-wing messianists, we look forward to the Redemption, to [ruling over the] true Whole Land of Israel, from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates … [and] this integrity will undoubtedly be attained through conquest and wars.” – Noam Livnat Continue reading Murder in the Name of God-the plot to kill Yitzhak Rabin (Michael Karpin & Ina Friedman): →

Books

New Dark Age-technology and the end of the future (James Bridle):

ho ho & ha ha. We insist on dystopia. Decline, deterioration, invalidation & expanding disability. Less capable, able, cognizant human beings, but faster & more powerful machines with a continually pervading reliance & prevalence that becomes despotic, as abstaining or avoiding technological/computerized participation becomes practically impossible. Continue reading New Dark Age-technology and the end of the future (James Bridle): →

Articles

Gunge Hump 101 (Erst-while Antrum 22) – (Kikanju Baku, Mike Forbes, Luke Stewart, Chris Pitsiokos, Weasel Walter, Andrew Scott Young, 极剧动, MindVoid & Miracle Power Combination):

Whacked over the exposed brain with something bristly & barbed. Well roast my spuds on the cob without peeling – it’s “Gunge Hump 101”, the latest fantastical garble from Erst-while Antrum (edition number 22). Continue reading Gunge Hump 101 (Erst-while Antrum 22) – (Kikanju Baku, Mike Forbes, Luke Stewart, Chris Pitsiokos, Weasel Walter, Andrew Scott Young, 极剧动, MindVoid & Miracle Power Combination): →

Books

Saudi America-the truth about fracking and how it’s changing the world (Bethany McLean):

“The real catalyst for the shale revolution was… the 2008 financial crisis and the era of unpredictably low interest rates it ushered in.”

“if companies were forced to live within the cash flow they produce, U.S. oil would have grown at a quarter to half the rate that it has.”

“You can make the argument that the federal reserve is entirely responsible for the fracking boom.” Continue reading Saudi America-the truth about fracking and how it’s changing the world (Bethany McLean): →

Books

Night March-among India’s revolutionary guerrillas (Alpa Shah):

Not since 2011’s landmark Broken Republic publication by author & activist Arundhati Roy have we had such an acute insight into India’s Naxalite guerrillas, brought to us now from anthropologist Alpa Shah. This is the world’s longest running ‘armed revolutionary movement’, having over half a century of activity/resistance (I think becoming operational officially in 1967). Continue reading Night March-among India’s revolutionary guerrillas (Alpa Shah): →