Organisers’ blog Bologna ’10 – Day 5
And so it ends. As always this last blog comes a few days after our show ended due to the work and relaxation needed to end such a productive and busy week. Without sounding full of ourselves I think it’s fair to say that From Inner Space has been a success, the show went down [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 4
3.40pm Gelatauro. Granite this time. 4pm Katzuma and Blanda are going over the tricky song from yesterday, covering his entrance points, before Nico and the rest of the band arrives. Luca is showing me the photos from yesterday’s trip to the school, some amazing shots that manage to capture the surreal element of what we [...]
Original Cultures ‘From Inner Space’ – the story so far
Original Cultures ‘From Inner Space’ is over half way through now, and as day 4 starts here’s a handy round up of everything that’s happened this week in video, photo and text to give you an idea of what to expect Friday night. Today is the last day of rehearsals before we roll out the [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 3
Today’s blog has timestamps to help facilitate the flow of what I wrote during the day. 5pm Bumped into Katzuma at Gelatauro. We should so get them to be a sponsor one year considering how much business we bring them the week we’re here. I think last year we managed something like 2 or 3 [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 2
FYI these blogs are written as I go along during the day, hence the at times slightly heratic flow of ideas. We’ve got bass. But no internet. Looks like we forgot to reactivate the key. Today we’re trying to do some separate recordings of the various instruments too. And I’ve had to take codeine for [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 1
Set ups galore and we’re back. The third event in 13 months, not bad for an idea that took shape two years ago and only started really becoming ‘real’ with the first event in early 2009. This year is hotter, with the July heat bearing down on us and making the use of fans and [...]
Original Cultures ‘From Inner Space’
Original Cultures comes back to town! It’s been a little more than a year since the successful start of Original Cultures with its Bologna 2009 show and only a few months since the London 2010 show. It’s now time for the third edition of Original Cultures for which we are presenting an exclusive production that explores new artistic avenues, growing from what we have achieved in the first two events.
Deda aka Katzuma
Who is Katzuma? There is nothing about it until 2005. Some people maintain that behind the name is a producer, maybe even a group of producers and DJs, funk/disco from the late 70s and early 80s. There is nothing to confirm these rumours other than the sound of Katzuma which is definitely funk/disco. Others however [...]
Artist Blog LDN ’10 – Om Unit Day 4
So after having yesterday off to do something people call a job (I call it hanging out with teenagers and making beats/talking about life) we got together to round off the writing and rehearsals, after a banging Turkish breakfast at Olive’s in Hornsey which brought back memories of being 24, fancy free and probably quite [...]
Artist Blog LDN ’10 – Om Unit Day 2
Today I re-discovered the sandwich world deli in Hornsey. Bangin. Oh and we made some more music! It’s all about the art of stitching ideas together at the moment, that and for me trying to let go of my producer perfectionist ears, I have to remember this is supposed to be fun! And it is, [...]
Artist Blog LDN ’10 – Om Unit Day 1
Photo by Charlie Whatley. So after recovering from my 30th birthday party on Saturday night, I awoke early doors this morning to head up to North London to get to the rehearsal rooms for O.C London. As it turned out the rehearsal space was really a communal space in a converted musician live/work space – [...]
Original Cultures Bologna ’09 – The Documentary
Finally it’s here: the Original Cultures Bologna ’09 documentary. 20 minutes giving an insight into what happened during one sunny week in early June ’09 at the first ever Original Cultures event. For one week we brought together six artists from the UK, Italy and Japan and the fields of visual arts and music. Om [...]
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‘Original Cultures – The Showcase’ at Corbet Place, March 5 2010
Original Cultures London 2010 will close with ‘The Showcase’. As with our first show in Bologna last year, this will feature an exclusive one-hour performance from our seven artists: the musicians Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP), and Tayone (IT) alongside visual artists Ericailcane (IT), DEM (IT), Will Barras (UK) and Hiraki Sawa (JP). The performance [...]
Original Cultures Remixed vol 1
The first Original Cultures remix project is underway and after a couple months’ planning and scheming we can finally reveal some details. Titled Original Cultures remixed vol 1, the remix project is an integral part of Original Cultures’ program of activities (or CEP), more on which you can find here. The remix project is a [...]
Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Day 4 video
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 [...]
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Artist blog Bologna ’09 – Tatsuki Day 3
Day by day account of the Original Cultures pilot by Tatsuki. Un racconto di cos’e successo durante il Original Cultures pilot da Tatsuki. たつきの毎日ブログ。
Editors’ blog Bologna ’09 – Workshops day 3
We are sorry but this post is not yet available in English. Da Alarico Mantovani. Nuovo ingresso in formazione stamattina: Bruno Briscik, il carismatico violoncellista che fa coppia con Tayone nei Rajasful, è già all’opera con gli altri sul palco del San Leonardo. Quando entro in sala vengo letteralmente assalito da un suono hard e [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’09 – Day 3
And again, sitting here in the kitchen with coffee on one side and brioches and panini on the other. It’s the morning of day 4, and even though they say all good things come to an end, I really feel like I don’t want this beautiful experiment to end. Looking back on day 3 though [...]
Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Day 2 video
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 [...]
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Organisers’ blog Bologna ’09 – Day 2
And so we continue, day 2 less coffee and cigarettes but just as much adrenaline pumping through my veins and it’s not even midday yet. I’m writing this at the start of day 3, looking back over the second day of the Original Cultures pilot, where the highs were kept and lessons were learnt. Something [...]
Artist blog Bologna ’09 – 2tall day 2
Ok, so take one dangerously introspective bedroom based music producer who debates walking 5 minutes to sainsburys instead of taking the bus for 2 stops and drop him in Bologne and let him loose with other artists to create a selection of live material to be performed 5 days later. We’ve been using our machines [...]
Editors’ blog Bologna ’09 – Workshops day 2
We are sorry but this post is not yet available in English. Da Giorgia Soncin. Da oggi cambio di location, che si sposta dallo studio di Ericailcane agli spazi del Sì in via San Vitale 67 a Bologna, luogo deputato per l’evento conclusivo di sabato sera. E’ da oggi che le idee dei tre artisti [...]
Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Day 1 video
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 [...]
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Editors’ blog Bologna ’09 – Music day 1
We are sorry but this post is not available in English yet. Da Alarico Mantovani. Ai nastri di partenza il più in palla è Tatsuki: durante la conferenza stampa svoltasi al Museo della Musica dichiara di essere lieto ed orgoglioso di esibirsi qui a Bologna perché Hidetoshi Nakata (ve lo ricordate?), il più celebre calciatore [...]
