(313) Berlin
I'm going to be in Berlin from August 20 to 30. So it's the usual request for any nights I should make it to, and good record stores I should visit (Hardwax obviously, but I don't know any others). Replies will be much appreciated. Cheers Chris
(313) Techno Films
I have been thinking about 'techno' films - ie films that the techno community have adopted as part of their subculture - as lately I've been catching up on DVDs when I am too tired to do anything else constructive. ;) I guess hip-hop types have Star Wars but techno people I find are into Metropolis, Bladerunner and The Matrix - classic sci fi. Personally I didn't quite get into The Matrix. It's very strong visually - and very clever - but I found it very cold and devoid of any humanity and the third instalment was infuriating with its inconsistencies and poor script. However, it is fun observing spots in the first as though they took out obvious Sydney features, it's clearly Sydney and I know that Dymocks store spot well. ;) I much preferred Dark City, also shot in Sydney, with the underrated Rufus Sewell - who was so amazing as Stuart era super mack Charles II recently. Funny it came out before The Matrix... Some others might be (or these are some of my faves): Gattica (slept-on, what more can I say) Artificial Intelligence (very simple yet profound, loved the multiple endings) Minority Report (interesting, I almost warmed to Tom Cruise in this role) Anyway I am wondering if any of you esteemed people would like to suggest your favourite techno film/s.
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Tetsuo has to be one of the ultimate techno movies for me, if such a thing exists. Also most movies by David Cronenberg. I guess its just the reacurring theme of the man's fusion with the synthetic. I also think of things like Altered States, but I think thats probably more as drug thing than having any references to techno music. What I want to see is a feature length animee drawn by Alan Oldham with a score by Derrick May. - Original Message - From: Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313 Detroit 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: (313) Techno Films I have been thinking about 'techno' films - ie films that the techno community have adopted as part of their subculture - as lately I've been catching up on DVDs when I am too tired to do anything else constructive. ;) I guess hip-hop types have Star Wars but techno people I find are into Metropolis, Bladerunner and The Matrix - classic sci fi. Personally I didn't quite get into The Matrix. It's very strong visually - and very clever - but I found it very cold and devoid of any humanity and the third instalment was infuriating with its inconsistencies and poor script. However, it is fun observing spots in the first as though they took out obvious Sydney features, it's clearly Sydney and I know that Dymocks store spot well. ;) I much preferred Dark City, also shot in Sydney, with the underrated Rufus Sewell - who was so amazing as Stuart era super mack Charles II recently. Funny it came out before The Matrix... Some others might be (or these are some of my faves): Gattica (slept-on, what more can I say) Artificial Intelligence (very simple yet profound, loved the multiple endings) Minority Report (interesting, I almost warmed to Tom Cruise in this role) Anyway I am wondering if any of you esteemed people would like to suggest your favourite techno film/s.
(313) Japan
I am going to a junket to Tokyo for 5 days and don't know much at all other than it's super cool. Does anyone have any practical travel tips? These are the things worrying me: 1. Is it hard moving around, ie from airport into city, by train? Is there any English signage? 2. Is it hard to get vegetarian food in Japan, as I have heard so? I don't eat any fish or fish byproducts at all... Dairy is OK. 3. Do they have coffee freely available (Starbucks, anything)? Pathetic as it is, I need coffee more than food or I become semi-conscious and it can trigger my migraines (not a joke!). Please e-mail me in private
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for some reason, when I think techno films futuristic/SciFi films rarely pop into my head. does that make me an abomination? I think of movies like Snatch, Kill Bill, Unbreakable, Seven, Fight Club, The Fifth Element (okay so one SciFi film maybe), Frailty, John Woo or Kirosawa (sp?) films, and of course the ultimate techno film: Trainspotting, and the original Twilight Zone TV series but rarely does techno = the future for me. maybe I dont exactly know what techno is. theres my problem! :^) to me techno is more of a mood than a concept. techno is like a texture or context. sean I just dont *get* Star Wars at all deason on 8/15/04 12:54 PM, Cyclone Wehner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been thinking about 'techno' films - ie films that the techno community have adopted as part of their subculture - as lately I've been catching up on DVDs when I am too tired to do anything else constructive. ;) I guess hip-hop types have Star Wars but techno people I find are into Metropolis, Bladerunner and The Matrix - classic sci fi. Personally I didn't quite get into The Matrix. It's very strong visually - and very clever - but I found it very cold and devoid of any humanity and the third instalment was infuriating with its inconsistencies and poor script. However, it is fun observing spots in the first as though they took out obvious Sydney features, it's clearly Sydney and I know that Dymocks store spot well. ;) I much preferred Dark City, also shot in Sydney, with the underrated Rufus Sewell - who was so amazing as Stuart era super mack Charles II recently. Funny it came out before The Matrix... Some others might be (or these are some of my faves): Gattica (slept-on, what more can I say) Artificial Intelligence (very simple yet profound, loved the multiple endings) Minority Report (interesting, I almost warmed to Tom Cruise in this role) Anyway I am wondering if any of you esteemed people would like to suggest your favourite techno film/s.
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Cyclone Wehner wrote: I have been thinking about 'techno' films - ie films that the techno community have adopted as part of their subculture - as lately I've been catching up on DVDs when I am too tired to do anything else constructive. ;) I guess hip-hop types have Star Wars but techno people I find are into Metropolis, Bladerunner and The Matrix - classic sci fi. Personally I didn't quite get into The Matrix. It's very strong visually - and very clever - but I found it very cold and devoid of any humanity and the third instalment was infuriating with its inconsistencies and poor script. However, it is fun observing spots in the first as though they took out obvious Sydney features, it's clearly Sydney and I know that Dymocks store spot well. ;) I much preferred Dark City, also shot in Sydney, with the underrated Rufus Sewell - who was so amazing as Stuart era super mack Charles II recently. Funny it came out before The Matrix... Some others might be (or these are some of my faves): Gattica (slept-on, what more can I say) Artificial Intelligence (very simple yet profound, loved the multiple endings) Minority Report (interesting, I almost warmed to Tom Cruise in this role) Anyway I am wondering if any of you esteemed people would like to suggest your favourite techno film/s. I too enjoyed Gattica and AI and didn't enjoy the Matrix. After seeing the second one, I couldn't even bother to see the third. along with bladerunner, i like the other films based on philip k dick's writings including impostor (slept on and definitely worth a look; very emotive because there is a love story involved), screamers (not that good, but interesting enough), total recall (woulda been better without arnie because he tends to get the focus when the story itself should), and paycheck (ditto for ben affleck; it's about the story, not him!). andrew -- Andrew Duke scoring/sound design/source http://cognitionaudioworks.com
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Sometimes the boldest move an artist can make is to cater to an imaginative adolescent whim or two. It's what separates good classic techno from the forgettable self-important sonic wallpaper of IDM. So until I make my own techno movie, give me Nude on the Moon, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Battle Angel, Stalker, Godzilla 2000, and Robocop. That should make the embarrassed-by-sci-fi crowd cringe a little. Stewart: would not have pegged you as a Tetsuo fan. -- Brian balistic Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
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Stewart: would not have pegged you as a Tetsuo fan. Man, Tetsuo is cool. I love the imagery and the soundtrack. Im a huge fan of Aisian Cinema, just watched Visitor Q by Tesheki Mikke(sp?) , now that's some screwed up sh!t!! I think also something like Eraserhead is pretty techno in the way it uses sound as much as the imagery to really create an atmosphere. -- Brian balistic Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
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I guess hip-hop types have Star Wars but Was this a joke? I've just woken up... What about TRON, ZARDOZ and THX1138
