June 28th

Leaving and Leaving You

When I leave your postcode and your commuting station,
When I left undone all the things we planned to do
You may feel you have been left by association
But there is leaving and leaving you.

When I leave your town and the club that you belong to,
When I leave without much warning or much regret,
Remember, there's doing wrong and there's doing wrong to
You, which I'll never do and I haven't yet,

And when I have gone, remember that in weighing
Everything up, from love to a cheaper rent,
You were all the reasons I thought of staying,
And none of the reasons why I went

And although I leave your sight and I leave your setting,
And our separation is soon to be a fact,
Though you stand beside what I'm leaving and forgetting,
I'm not leaving you, not if motive makes the act.

Sophie Hannah

Meeting God

In an airport there were a group of people wearing bright yellow t-shirts that said 'Meeting God' on the front.

I wonder if I met God, if I would have a t-shirt made too.

Rockness 2008: Mylo

MYLO:


Mylo returned to his home corner of Scotland for Rockness 2008 and did not fail to represent clad in a Rangers jersey while DJing an excellent set. He performed on Sunday in the afternoon on the main stage, and had a second set in the SoCo tent later in the evening.

If you are not familiar with Mylo and have an affinity for electronic music, his only album Destroy Rock and Roll comes highly recommended from the Reverie Record, and if you ever have the opportunity to see him perform do not miss it.

MySpace: www.myspace.com/mylo

Sweet Child of Mine - Flatpack (Mylo Remix)

Ottos Journey- Mylo

Beat Wisdom

"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them." -Jack Kerouac

Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye

Escorts R' Us

Finally have sorted out a job for a next year:

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/etc/717226741.html

This career path would obviously qualify one for the Highly Skilled Migrant visa.

Rockness 2008: Eclectic Method

According to the fountain of knowledge that is Wikipedia, a VJ is a "performance artist who creates moving visual art (often video) on large displays or screens". This author had never encountered a VJ before Rockness, I was in for a pleasant surprise!

Eclectic Method are a trio of VJs from London, they have been hailed as "the future of nightclub entertainment" and their take on mixing live video with audio can create an overwhelming nightclub experience. They mix music videos, films and TV show clips into their live sets, laying down an epic audio-visual feast for the senses.

Playing in the Southern Comfort tent at Rockness just before Mylo, the eclectically dressed trio remixed Run DMC into Britney Spears, with some Michael Jackson and electro anthems dropped in for good measure. The visual aspects of their set were refreshing and entrancing, providing something totally different to the rest of the festival. Other DJs had visual effects or video playing as part of their set, but none of them mixed live video with the style and finesse of Eclectic Method. The atmosphere in the tent was amazing and with a mixture of eclectic underground songs and unconventional methodical mixing, they held true to their name.

They are pioneering the art of the VJ and firmly establishing themselves in the field, being called upon by musicians such as Fatboy Slim and U2 to produce audio-visual remixes. With clubs such as the Minstry of Sound in London kitting it self out with high end VJ and visual projection equipment, Eclectic Method will be ready and waiting for when every club embraces the VJ.

- For more information have a look at www.eclecticmethod.net -

Le Groupusqule

Stumbled across this website on a French music blog and can offer no explanations for it, but its definitely worth checking out:

http://www.groupusqule.com/

The pictures and videos are particularly haunting. Be sure to watch 'Moriarty Jimmy.'