BUGZ, VADS, BUSH AND FANTASTIGRAPHICS

Ladies and gentlemen, here is some stuff for your ears :

- Still the dopest shit around when it comes to the better side of the dancefloor, West London huge crew Bugz in the Attic got a special on Gilles Peterson Worlwide radioshow.

- While on the BBC website, Amon Tobin speaks out here.

- While in Melbourne/Australia, Amon Tobin decided to FinalScratchize a new Solid Steel compilation/mix, the fourth one, released a few months ago through Ninja Tune of course, and it's Tobin as usual : tweaked atmosphere and solid tracks, something to hear.

- And while on the Ninja topic, i totally forgot to talk about Manchester' best band of the last 150 years, who released "Guru Man Hubcap Lady" a few weeks ago... Homelife do the best unconventionnal melting recipe around, and it's a real good slice of downtempo/folk/latino/pop as they know how to do. Nice shit indeed. Still on the Ninja side, a few artists that you don't wanna miss : Ammon Contact, who do some kind of dooowntempo to the bone switched on some post post abstrakt shit, really sweet, and i can't wait for the next Daedelus, "Exquisite corpse", and for "One self children of possibilities", the next dj Vadim effort, sheduled to 2005, and which looks pretty exciting : a double LP, with one vocal (Yarah Bravo, BluRum 13 and dj Woody are part of the fun) and another, instrumental, self-contening one ; the second one will not be a simple instrumental one, but a real piece of instrumental and vadimesque production, kind of full lenght proper track, like in his first lp. There will be some remixes of course, MPC US' cousin Jay Dee will show up, and phhhoonnnnnky Amp Fiddler will do its version too ; except some drum'n'bass revamps too, as Vadim is exploring the full breakbeat spectrum in his djing for years.
"...first single drops in february and then lp follows in may..." says the hairy mpc maestro. Yee-pee.

- Paaaaariiiissss ! are you there ???

> november 19 : Solid Steel night, with Bonobo and Cinematic Orchestra (dj set/saxo) ; Triptyque, 142 rue de Montmartre, metro Bourse, 9pm, 10/12 euros.
> november 24 : Mike Ladd, Busdriver, Beans and Rob Sonic (wwwhoouuuusssshhhh !!!) aka The Treacherous Four, Point Ephemere, 190, Quai de Valmy, metro Jaures, 8.30pm, 14 euros.
> november 26 : Wibutee (from the Jazzland hall of fame), Nouveau Casino, 7.30pm, 15 euros.
> november 30 : Bugge Wesseltoft (did i talk about Jazzland before ? sounds deja vu...) with John Scofield, Cite de la Musique, Parc de la Villette, metro Porte de la Villette, 8pm, 22 euros.

And now it's time for your weekly Bu(ll)sh(it) links :

- they look pretty sad and shameful, but people, we know you're not to blame, no worry.

- even this doesn't look this funny, after all.

- "In what can only be attributed to a vast Republican conspiracy, we inexplicably overlooked one of our most exciting and timely new titles of the year in our previous newsletter: The Bush Junta. A must-read for anyone who even for a fleeting moment considered George Bush worthy of re-election, this well-researched and impassioned collection by 25 international cartoonists lays bare the truth about various aspects of the Bush administration. With any luck, Bush will already have his walking papers by the time you read this, but either way, this book is an illuminating read for anyone with an interest in global politics. Ted Rall, Steve Brodner, Seth Tobocman, Lloyd Dangle, Peter Kuper, Carol Swain, Spain Rodriguez, Ted Jouflas, Ethan Persoff, Hack Smith and others have created a primer on corruption, with chapters on the Gulf Wars I and II, the 2000 Presidential coup, 9/11, the Guantanamo camp and more, plus profiles of such sinister figures as Donald Rumsfeld, Condeleezza Rice and John Ashcroft".
who-aaa.
another look ? "An international assemblage of world-class cartoonists take on the Bush administration in this historical account of high crimes and misdemeanors. This fact-based, impeccably researched work of comics journalism chronicles the Bush administration in the context of the Bush family dynasty that spawned it. Contributors to this historic comics documentary include: Carol Swain's look at Election 2000; Mack White's documentation of the events of September 11, 2001; Marcel Ruyters on the Bush-Nazi Connection; Carol Lay explores Karl Rove's role; Mark Landman looks at Dick Cheney; Ethan Persoff reads PATRIOT Acts I and II; and unveiling numerous other truths about the leader of the free world are a host of other cartoonists including: Kim Deitch, Jeremy Eaton, Hack Smith, Bill Griffith, Aleksandar Zograf, Larry Rodman, Spain Rodriguez and others. Introduction by documentary filmmaker and nat ional radio broadcaster Alex Jones. Cover by acclaimed political cartoonist Steve Brodner"... Fantagraphics published some reeeaaaal cccooooolllll shhhhiiiit, thanks to Gary Groth & Mac White : it's called "The BUSH JUNTA", and it's a 200 pages b&w book you should buy now.

that's all for today.
have a nice sleep.

THE ROOOF IS ON FIRE.

In the 36 billions sad news comin' daily from the Mighty Powerfull United States of Blessed America these days, here is something who looks like W.Bush 2 in a nutshell.
I'm here, quietly listening to some music recorded in november 1970 (Pharoah on soprano, Cecil on bass, Rashied on drums, and Alice using her fingers on some harp), and then i got some news from my good old friend Rooof , living in God's Real Country for the last years, and who sent me the following mail, surely one of the forthcoming 168735435976484 to spam your space for the next weeks :

"President Bush has announced his plan to select Dr. W. David Hager to head up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. The committee has not met for more than two years, during which time its charter lapsed.
As a result, the Bush Administration is tasked with filling all eleven positions with new members. This position does not require Congressional approval. The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee makes crucial decisions on matters relating to drugs used in the practice of obstetrics, gynecology and related specialties, including hormone therapy, contraception, treatment for infertility, and medical alternatives to surgical procedures for sterilization and pregnancy termination.

Dr. Hager is the author of "As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now." The book blends biblical accounts of Christ healing women with case studies from Hager's practice. His views of reproductive health care are far outside the mainstream for reproductive technology. Dr. Hager is a practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as "pro-life" and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women.

In the book Dr. Hager wrote with his wife, entitled "Stress and the Woman's Body," he suggests that women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome should seek help from reading the bible and praying. As an editor and contributing author of "The Reproduction Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality Reproductive Technologies and the Family," Dr. Hager appears to have endorsed the medically inaccurate assertion that the common birth control pill is an abortifacient.

We are concerned that Dr. Hager's strong religious beliefs may color his assessment of technologies that are necessary to protect women's lives or to preserve and promote women's health. Hager's track record of using religious beliefs to guide his medical decision-making makes him a dangerous and inappropriate candidate to serve as chair of this committee.

Critical drug public policy and research must not be held hostage by antiabortion politics. Members of this important panel should be appointed on the basis of science and medicine, rather than politics and religion.

There is something you can do. Below is a statement to be sent to the White House opposing the placement of Hager.

1) Please copy and paste (DON'T forward) the entire email into a fresh email; then sign your name below. After you sign, SEND THIS TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

2) Every 10th person who signs the list (i.e., #10, #20, #30, etc.) - please forward the entire e-mail to president@whitehouse.gov"


Once again, i'm using all emails contacts to spread the right word (i'm a kind of a messiah by myself, uh), so if you read this twice, please : this is Bush' fault.

ACOUSTIK ADDICTION ADDICTED.

Re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-listening to... a mix tape ?!?!!!!???

Yep, in these times of MP3 and minidisc, today, i'm also forgetting my vynils and keep on listening to the best mixtape i've ever put my hands on : "Acoustik addiction 2" (from the Human Presence sounds series), from the genius work combination of Teorem and Ewae, two french guys from south france who just, let's keep it clear and simple, kick serious ass.

This ain't dope technical turntablist stuff, just one of the best selections ever, and simply done in a "respect the tracks" state of mind. I found this tape 3 years ago while some big skate'n'hip hop'n'graffiti contest in Montpellier (2001 Attitudes summer festival), and this mix stills sounds fresh. Dooooope.

The only mix that i can remember sounding this good is one of the early dj Vadim mixes that he done for swiss radio Couleur 3, back in the mid-90's, something like 96 if i'm correct ; the hairy russian deeeeeejay did a terrific piece of abstract combination, which is the ultimate slowmotion mix for the biggest downtempo beat headz around, believe me.
I recorded it live, and i think i'm using the third copy of it right now. really.

Of course, you can think of many radio dj's doing some big pieces of shit, too, when they're motivated and all.
Dj Debra also made some radio shows for Couleur 3 years ago, and it was cool as fuck (I don't even talk about Debra voice, who's just one of the best sensual, in-your-ears, really working voices you can thinks for a radio host) ; this girl kick serious ass, and if you're able to check her, don't miss it, even if i haven't heard about her for a pretty long time right now... Heck, You've gotta be in London for staying in touch with cool gigs, cools places, cools new hot wax... or tapes...

Ahhh... Tapes...
Tapes are like forgotten mammoths...
Like dinosaurs, tapes rulled earth thousands years ago... mp3 ? Bullshit. Tapes rules.
Hum. Anyway.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY FRIENDS FROM THE USA.

4 years of 200% pure Bu(ll)sh(it) for you, ladies and gentlemen.
I know that all of you, my friends, are quite upset/sad/sick of the last Bush hold up.
Well, please wake your democrats friends, make them feel they're alive and in good health, ask them to show it the next time, and knock on wood : W could really fuck up more things in 4 years.

Take care of you, especially my not-catholic/not-white/not-hetero/not-owner-of-the-last-4x4-Chevrolet friends.
But you gotta know something : we got our own bandit for big boss, here too. France ain't full of pathetic catholic Texan as yours, but we got some pretty great specimen, too.

Where in the world can you learn to be patriotic ?
Surely not at your place, but definitely not at mine, believe me.

/end of fucked-up transmission. complete.