http://www.originalcultures.org Connecting cultures through modern performing arts Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:13:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Connecting cultures through modern performing arts Original Cultures no Connecting cultures through modern performing arts http://www.originalcultures.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.originalcultures.org http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/12/ericailcane-dem-will-barras-stay-away-from-light-edit-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/12/ericailcane-dem-will-barras-stay-away-from-light-edit-2/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:16:26 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=408 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/12/ericailcane-dem-will-barras-stay-away-from-light-edit-2/feed/ 0 2tall,animation,Bologna,DEM,Ericailcane,Om Unit,Tatsuki,Tayone,Will Barras Here is the second short edit of the exclusive animation created by the trio of visual artists we invited to Bologna in June this year. - As we explained with the first video this animation was created by Ericailcane and DEM from Italy and Will Barras... Here is the second short edit of the exclusive animation created by the trio of visual artists we invited to Bologna in June this year. As we explained with the first video this animation was created by Ericailcane and DEM from Italy and Will Barras from the UK. The music was written by Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP) and Tayone (IT). Together these six artists worked as part of the first Original Cultures event in Bologna, Italy in June 2009. The audio and animation were created separately, without the artists knowing what the others were doing, before being brought together for a live showcase. This edit gives everyone who couldn't make the show, as well as those who did, a chance to see part of what happened on the night - a truly unique coming together of artists and cultures. Originally silent, these short edits of the animation have been synced with music from the live show. You can also view this Flickr album for more behind the scenes look at how the guys created the animation and the rest of the visual show they put together. You can view the first edit here. Stream and download the second edit below. In 2010 we'll be unveiling three remixes/soundtracking of the animation by new artists from the UK, Italy and Japan. Till then enjoy! Original Cultures no http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/11/ericailcane-dem-will-barras-stay-away-from-light-edit-1/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/11/ericailcane-dem-will-barras-stay-away-from-light-edit-1/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:38:48 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=405 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/11/ericailcane-dem-will-barras-stay-away-from-light-edit-1/feed/ 1 2tall,animation,Bologna,DEM,Ericailcane,Om Unit,Tatsuki,Tayone,Will Barras Finally we're very proud to bring you the first (of two) short edit of the exclusive animation created by the trio of visual artists we invited to Bologna in June this year. - Together these three artists, Finally we're very proud to bring you the first (of two) short edit of the exclusive animation created by the trio of visual artists we invited to Bologna in June this year. Together these three artists, namely Ericailcane and DEM from Italy and Will Barras from the UK, created an animation to accompany the music that was being written at the same time by the three musicians we'd also invited - Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP) and Tayone (IT). Bear in mind that while these six artists worked in the same period of time (4 consecutive days) and in the same city, they didn't work together as such and never saw the final result of each other's work until the last day when everything was brought together for the final showcase. No one knew what it would look and sound like together until the show started. Originally silent, we've made short edits of the animation synced with music from the live show to give everyone a chance to see some of the incredible stuff the guys came up with. You can also view this Flickr album for more behind the scenes look at how the guys created the animation and the rest of the visual show they put together. You can stream and download it below. This is the first of two edits, the next one will go online shortly. And in 2010 we'll be unveiling three remixes/soundtracking of the animation by new artists from the UK, Italy and Japan. Till then enjoy! Original Cultures no http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/11/original-cultures-showcase-vibe-live-london/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/11/original-cultures-showcase-vibe-live-london/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:34:30 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=402 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/11/original-cultures-showcase-vibe-live-london/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-live-in-bologna-09/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-live-in-bologna-09/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:31:15 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=400 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-live-in-bologna-09/feed/ 0 2tall,Audio podcasts,live,Om Unit,Original Cultures Radio,Tatsuki,Tayone Finishing the podcasts from our first event is an exclusive mix featuring audio from the final showcase. On the evening of June 6th, 2009, Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP) and Tayone (IT), together with special guest Bruno Briscik on cello bass, Finishing the podcasts from our first event is an exclusive mix featuring audio from the final showcase. On the evening of June 6th, 2009, Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP) and Tayone (IT), together with special guest Bruno Briscik on cello bass, performed over an hour of music they'd created in the days prior to the show. This was the first time they'd all met and worked together, and the result ended up being beyond what most of us had imagined. For more information on what happened during the workshops which took place before the showcase and listen to the entire audio documentary from which these podcasts are taken, check part 1 here and part 2 here. Remember our RSS or iTunes feeds are the easiest to stay updated on all our podcasts and get them directly to your computer. This exclusive mix features audio from Om Unit and Tatsuki's solo showcases as well as the show they all performed together, and their encore. This is only a short edit of the whole thing, which lasted 2h30. A full version of the entire night will be made available as a high quality download pack later this year with videos, art and more. Stay tuned for info on that. For now though enjoy what was a truly unique moment! Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone ft. Bruno Briscik - Live in Bologna 09 Tracklist: Tatsuki - solo showcase Om Unit - solo showcase Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone ft Bruno Briscik - live showcase Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone ft Bruno Briscik - encore Original Cultures no 30:28 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-bologna-09-workshop-mix-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-bologna-09-workshop-mix-2/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:34:28 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=397 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-bologna-09-workshop-mix-2/feed/ 0 2tall,Audio podcasts,Om Unit,Original Cultures Radio,Tatsuki,Tayone Following on from yesterday's podcast, we have the second of our music workshops mixes from the Original Cultures Bologna pilot now available for download. This time round the mix features audio from all 3 days of the workshops, Following on from yesterday's podcast, we have the second of our music workshops mixes from the Original Cultures Bologna pilot now available for download. This time round the mix features audio from all 3 days of the workshops, edited into a continuous mix alongside extracts from the seminars, interviews and more. All the audio featured in this mix is at various stages of development, from rough demo ideas to versions nearing completion. For more information on what happened during the workshops and hear the entire audio documentary from which these podcasts are taken, check here and here. Remember our RSS or iTunes feeds are the easiest to stay updated on all our podcasts and get them directly to your computer. The next podcast will be made available next week, an exclusive edit mix of the live showcase which took place on the last day of the event. And then following that we'll have a two-part video documentary towards the end of the month. For now enjoy a meeting of minds, cultures and musical influences. Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone - Bologna music workshops mix 2 Original Cultures no 39:29 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-bologna-09-workshop-mix-1/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-bologna-09-workshop-mix-1/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:27:53 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=394 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-radio-bologna-09-workshop-mix-1/feed/ 0 2tall,Audio podcasts,Om Unit,Original Cultures Radio,Tatsuki,Tayone Following on from our audio documentary, which can find here and here, we are podcasting the mixes from the audio documentary, which so far have been available as streams only. - First up is the artists mix from the music workshop sessions. Following on from our audio documentary, which can find here and here, we are podcasting the mixes from the audio documentary, which so far have been available as streams only. First up is the artists mix from the music workshop sessions. This short mix was recorded on day 3 of the music workshops, and is essentially a short rehearsal of about half of the tracks the artists went on to perform at the final showcase a day later. All of the tracks you hear are still at a certain demo stage, though most of them were nearing completion and appeared in pretty close style in the final showcase. So without further ado, here's the first Bologna 09 workshop mix for your enjoyment. You can stream or download below, and if you don't want to have to do it everytime we recommend you sign up to our RSS or iTunes feeds and get each new podcast downloaded to your computer automatically. Next up is another workshop mix, tomorrow, then an exclusive edit mix of the live showcase next week, before the video documentary which will drop towards the end of the month. Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone - Bologna music workshops mix Original Cultures no 26:54 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-bologna-pilot-audio-documentary-pt-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-bologna-pilot-audio-documentary-pt-2/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:14:12 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=391 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/09/original-cultures-bologna-pilot-audio-documentary-pt-2/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/08/original-cultures-bologna-pilot-audio-documentary-pt-1/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/08/original-cultures-bologna-pilot-audio-documentary-pt-1/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:14:22 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=387 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/08/original-cultures-bologna-pilot-audio-documentary-pt-1/feed/ 1 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/07/original-cultures-the-exhibition/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/07/original-cultures-the-exhibition/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:35:56 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=322 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/07/original-cultures-the-exhibition/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-showcase-life-old-st-london/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-showcase-life-old-st-london/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:37:04 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=318 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-showcase-life-old-st-london/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-4/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-4/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:28:28 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=313 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-4/feed/ 0 2tall,Bologna 2009,Cultural Exchange Program,DEM,Ericailcane,music,Om Unit,Tatsuki,Tayone,The Slow Breakfast,visual arts,Will Barras And here we are, a video edit of Day 4 the last day of the Original Cultures pilot. Featuring work from all the artists during our live showcase which took place on the evening of Saturday June 6 at Si, in Bologna. - Edited by The Slow Breakfast. And here we are, a video edit of Day 4 the last day of the Original Cultures pilot. Featuring work from all the artists during our live showcase which took place on the evening of Saturday June 6 at Si, in Bologna. Edited by The Slow Breakfast. Available as a direct download in HD quality (quicktime format) optimised for iTunes and iPod viewing. Direct download link beneath the preview. Look out for one more video edit of the Original Cultures pilot and then we will be working on a short documentary of the entire week which will be made available during the summer. For now though enjoy! Original Cultures no http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-installation/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-installation/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:23:46 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=312 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-installation/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/organisers-blog-day-4/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/organisers-blog-day-4/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:29:16 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=300 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/organisers-blog-day-4/feed/ 4 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-2/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:13:33 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=294 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-2/feed/ 0 2tall,music,Om Unit,Podcasts,seminars,Spazio Si,Tatsuki,Teatro San Leonardo,The Slow Breakfast,Video podcasts,workshops And again. Video edit of the day 2 music workshop proceedings during the Original Cultures pilot. Tayone, 2tall/Om Unit and Tatsuki tighten up the music for their showcase and prepare for a seminar and q&a session with the public. - And again. Video edit of the day 2 music workshop proceedings during the Original Cultures pilot. Tayone, 2tall/Om Unit and Tatsuki tighten up the music for their showcase and prepare for a seminar and q&a session with the public. Edited by The Slow Breakfast. Available as a direct download in HD quality (quicktime format) optimised for iTuns and iPod viewing. Direct download link beneath the preview. Original Cultures no http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/artist-blog-2tall-day-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/artist-blog-2tall-day-2/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:49:10 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=290 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/artist-blog-2tall-day-2/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/editors-blog-music-and-visual-arts-workshops-day-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/editors-blog-music-and-visual-arts-workshops-day-2/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:35:32 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=288 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/editors-blog-music-and-visual-arts-workshops-day-2/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-1/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-1/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:09:34 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=287 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/original-cultures-pilot-video-day-1/feed/ 0 2tall,Bologna 2009,music,Om Unit,Original Cultures,Podcasts,Tatsuki,Tayone,Video podcasts,Writers blog Here it is, a short video edit of what happened during the first day of the Original Cultures Pilot at the music workshop. Featuring Tayone, 2tall/Om Unit and Tatsuki. - Edited by The Slow Breakfast. Available as a HD quality download (115mb) optimise... Here it is, a short video edit of what happened during the first day of the Original Cultures Pilot at the music workshop. Featuring Tayone, 2tall/Om Unit and Tatsuki. Edited by The Slow Breakfast. Available as a HD quality download (115mb) optimised for iTunes and iPod viewing. As usual it should work with all media players, as long as you have the latest codecs. Click underneath the preview to download! Original Cultures no http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/organisers-blog-day-1/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/organisers-blog-day-1/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:46:10 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=282 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/organisers-blog-day-1/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/blog-degli-editor-music-day-1/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/blog-degli-editor-music-day-1/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:18:02 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=281 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/06/blog-degli-editor-music-day-1/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-bologna-09-programme/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-bologna-09-programme/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 14:54:56 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=255 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-bologna-09-programme/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/2tall-aka-om-unit-original-cultures-radio/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/2tall-aka-om-unit-original-cultures-radio/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 16:13:23 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=245 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/2tall-aka-om-unit-original-cultures-radio/feed/ 0 2tall,Audio podcasts,Om Unit,Original Cultures Radio,Samurai FM Our first show on Samurai FM is now available for download. The Original Cultures Radio shows go out monthly on Samurai FM and will be archived and podcasted right here a month or so after each goes live on Samurai. Our first show on Samurai FM is now available for download. The Original Cultures Radio shows go out monthly on Samurai FM and will be archived and podcasted right here a month or so after each goes live on Samurai. Keep up to date via our Samurai FM page or on this here site via our RSS feed and iTunes feed. For the first show 2tall aka Om Unit put together over an hour of the music that he has been feeling recently including a couple of Om Unit forthcoming tracks. Download details and tracklist are below. Each month Original Cultures Radio will showcase music from the project's artists as well as audio recorded exclusively during our events. The next mix will go live on Samurai FM next week courtesy of Tayone. Enjoy! Tracklist: Dorian Concept - The Fucking Formula Debruit - pointy Erik L - Cerebral Vortex (instrumental) Illum Sphere - Murky (you know) Ras G - Come Down (2 earth) Little Dragon - After The Rain (floating points remix) Om Unit - The Corridor Om Unit - Beings Of Light Moderat - No. 22 Phase One - Phase One Kode 9 - 2 far gone Skream - Rimz The Lazarus Project - LFO (dubstep remix) Seven - Siren Lorn - Of Hearts Original Cultures no 34:28 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-bologna-09-trailer-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-bologna-09-trailer-2/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 12:15:01 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-pilot-trailer-2/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/05/original-cultures-bologna-09-trailer-2/feed/ 0 2tall,Artists,Bologna 2009,Om Unit,Tatsuki,Tayone,The Slow Breakfast,trailer,Video podcasts The second trailer video for the Original Cultures pilot is now live. This time we're shining a bit more of a light on the 3 musicians who will take part in the pilot: 2tall aka Om Unit, Tatsuski and Tayone who represent the UK, The second trailer video for the Original Cultures pilot is now live. This time we're shining a bit more of a light on the 3 musicians who will take part in the pilot: 2tall aka Om Unit, Tatsuski and Tayone who represent the UK, Japan and Italy respectively. The Original Cultures pilot will culminate on June 6 with an evening event featuring live painting, music, art and more. The whole evening will be orchestrated and directed by the artists following 3 days of workshops where they will work together to create art specifically for use in the event. For full details on this and all other pilot events visit our Events section, or go straight to the Live Showcase details. You can download the podcast directly from our RSS feed (and while you're there why not subscribe?), or below. You can also view it on our Youtube and Vimeo pages, and it will shortly be available on our iTunes feed. Once more the video was edited by The Slow Breakfast. Original Cultures no http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/04/original-cultures-radio-presents-2tall-om-unit/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/04/original-cultures-radio-presents-2tall-om-unit/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:52:08 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=223 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/04/original-cultures-radio-presents-2tall-om-unit/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/04/original-cultures-09-musicians/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/04/original-cultures-09-musicians/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:28:08 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/?p=204 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/04/original-cultures-09-musicians/feed/ 0 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/02/om-unit-2tall-bio-discog/ http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/02/om-unit-2tall-bio-discog/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:55:34 +0000 Laurent Fintoni http://www.originalcultures.org/test/?p=90 http://www.originalcultures.org/2009/02/om-unit-2tall-bio-discog/feed/ 3 2tall,Artists,UK Jim Coles aka 2tall/Om Unit has been active since the late nineties as a DJ and producing music since his early teens. He has several releases out under the 2tall moniker, which came after a brief stint in the world of DJ battles where he represented t... Jim Coles aka 2tall/Om Unit has been active since the late nineties as a DJ and producing music since his early teens. He has several releases out under the 2tall moniker, which came after a brief stint in the world of DJ battles where he represented the UK at the DMC world DJ championships. More recently he has put out two notable albums under the 2tall moniker: "Beautiful Mindz" a collaborative project with U.S duo Dudley Perkins and Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw), and "The Softer Diagram", his most recent solo LP released on L.A-based Content Records. Current projects include various guest spots on releases by Dented Records based in the UK, including the forthcoming Foreign Beggars album. 2009 also sees the launch of his new electronic beats project "Om Unit" which will be released on the Terrorhythm label, run by UK grime/dubstep stalwart Plastician. Jim has also been known for live showcases using various experimental techniques involving the turntables and effects amongst other gear, which brings him to the Original Cultures project. 2tall/Om Unit represents the UK and the music art strand as part of the Original Cultures roster of artists for 2009/2010. 2tall/Om Unit online: 2tall myspace Om Unit myspace 2tall's website Selected discography Releases: Shifting Tides (CD) // Needlework 2004 Loose Ends For Divination (CD + CD) // Eclectic Breaks 2005 Beautiful Mindz (CD, Album) // Eclectic Breaks 2007 The Softer Diagram (LP) // Content 2008 Remixes: Real Thing (12") // Slaves (2Tall RMX) // Hum+Haw 2008 Co-production: Diner @ Table No. 9 (12") // 6 DJ's + 1 // Brick9000 Records 2006 Tracks Appear On: Signal Path (2xLP) // Garden Child // Content, Styge Recordings 2007 Twisting The Frame (File, MP3) // Another Place // Myuzyk 2008 Original Cultures Bologna '09 audio documentary pt 2 Original Cultures Bologna '09 music workshops Original Cultures no