This will have a tendency to take it out of a person. Most of last night was spent not-moving as much as possible. Today was much better, altho my energy level was still approaching zero. So here are a few notes from a day of doing mostly nothing.
Is it just me or is this interview with Baudrillard just insanely hostile. I don't agree with a lot of what he says, but Solomon just comes across badly. I wonder if it was conducted in French. If so, did it make any more sense, or seem any less nasty, in the original?
I reviewed a bunch of CDs for the radio station. Two of my faves (in fact both are contenders for the year's top 10 list) ::
Music's Made of Memories by Treva Whateva. He's friend with NT labelmate Mr. Scruff and they share the same crate-digging, magpie tendency, loading the mix with funk, disco, techno, ragga, house. Treva's stuff is not quite as jazz-inflected as Mr. Scruff. Oh so good...
Live from the Breadline by Part 2. He's a longtime UK hiphop producer and this album is squarely in that sound. If you're a fan of Roots Manuva, MIA, Dizzee Rascal, Ty or any of the hip & cool UK sounds like garage or 2-step, this will be right up yr street. It bounces and rolls and hangs with the best cuts on the (sadly uneven) most recent Roots Manuva disc.