Battle of the Horrors: CCCP vs 日本

It'd been a while since these photos of charming Russian fun-zones had materialised until @jackbmurphy pointed me in the direction of this Japanese joy-park.

JAPAN

moving Swiftly on...

Cheers.

Shoes winning bad vibe prize here.

CCCP

Here are some delights to be found in certain Russian pleasure places.

 









A KGB warning for the young.

Proto Techno Flair Gauntlet

Some serious moves to 1981 techno. It's a shame it's not done like this anymore.

Track is Sharevani by A Number of Names http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLMGmJzp29Y

Hackney ----> Broxbourne

Here's what happens when you leave the Regent's Canal and cycle north alongside the Lea River, up to and beyond the M25.

Hanging out down Northumberland Park Depot.

Cheers.

geesers

Curious. 

 6 lanes of M25 orbital heaven.

                                              Cheers!  ------->

Olivier de Sagazan

Here is artist Olivier de Sagazan in a seriously disturbing performance sequence.  I came across him doing something similar in Ron Fricke's Samsara, it was easily the most compelling bit in the whole film.    Apologies in advance as it's not very chilled out.

..Holidays & Adventures..

Edvard Munch finally goes on holiday:

Here is Dan C getting his orienteering on in Wales, courtesy of Charlie A.

10 Ragas to a Disco Beat

In 1982 Charanjit Singh recorded Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat,  using the classic building blocks of acid house: 303 for the bass lines, an 808 for the drums.  He uses a Juno 8 as a sitar substitute.

He is 78 years old, last Friday myself, Rachel Pelly and Pip went to see his UK debut at the Shacklewell Arms.  It was absolutely bananas.  He noodled his way through the ten ragas, looking up every now and agian with the faintest glimmer of  wry smile every time he dropped a tough 808 kick drum, much to the delight of the odd crowd.   The kit that he was using is the same kit he recorded the original album on in 1982.   Here he is getting his Jupiter noodle on:

Here is one of his bonkers tracks:

Charanjit appears to have invented acid house years before Phuture's Acid Trax hit the scene. This is either the case or else it's an elaborate hoax which is going to embarrass a bunch of Dalstonites at some point.

I am the spirit of dark and lonely water.

Brilliantly dark public information film from 1973.

Jarvis Cocker's Wireless Nights

  Cocker put together a four part series for Radio 4, Wireless Nights.   Here is episode three, 'Behind Closed Doors', where he goes on a series of late-night walks through London streets serving up some pretty top vibes about the things he discovers and people he meets.

This OS ≠ Ordinance Survey

There are some interesting impressions of planet earth from iOS6 Maps which automatically replaces Google Maps on Apple devices as a result of the new upgrade.  It's not been to everyone's tastes. 

You might want to think twice about using Brooklyn Bridge today.

On the flip-side, the Hoover Dam has never looked so fun:

Have it your way:

This looks like a level of Marble-Madness, guest-designed by Andreas Gursky - 10/10.

The tower looks a treiffel underwhelming here.

good things on planet earth