The fact that we are talking about these issues means that it was a success. Holding the public squares was simply a way of getting attention... now the ball has started rolling and we have to try to keep it rolling.

Don't let the images of stoned hippies shooting smack distract you from the fact that world governments are in complete collusion with corporate interests and they are amping up their efforts to bleed the 99% dry.

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This is fucked.

An important thing to remember: This movement is NOT against workers, or people who work hard to earn their success. There is a dangerous perception growing that OWS just wants to take money from working families and give it to lazy hippies and students with no direction in life. DESTROY THIS FUCKING IDEA.

Just because you exist doesn't mean you have a right to the same privileges as someone who works twice as hard as you. We don't want to eliminate the gap between rich and poor, we just want to reduce it. If you have to work 80 hours a week to support your family, that is fucked! We as a society can make life easier for everyone, it will just take some planning and serious discussion about how we spend our time and resources.

Everyone has a right to the essentials of life. We need to fight to rid our system of corruption and corporate influence. But that doesn't mean that everyone has a right to drive a mercedes and live in a big fancy house.

Get up bitches. Pass the word to those with the skills.

Basdini you gotta learn how to communicate effectively. Bullet points man, not TLDR. Basdini's first wall of text basically said that in order for the protests to be effective they need to begin developing some real demands...i think that the ones proposed are a good starting point, they being:

1. Student Loan Amnesty.

2. Stop Foreclosures.

3. Defend and fully fund the social safety net. (Food Stamps, S-Chip, Head Start, WIC, Social Security, Medicare)

4. Pay for healthcare and social services with a 1% Wall Street Sales Tax.

If you watch the videos, the protesters are not all "hipsters". There's a lot of working class moms and people in business suits...don't make this a fucking fashion issue you idiots.

Song structures/time signatures/chord progressions are always gonna stay the same. But the sounds are gonna keep getting wierder. Spectral Morphing type processing will probably be the next big thing (after granular) which is cool because it means that synthesis and sampling are morphing into the same thing.

Holy fucking fuck. So many sexy toys. Highlights for me are the Rhizome (Hardware Groovebox for VSTs) and the new stuff from Elektron and DaveSmith/RogerLinn.

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Labels/Artists?

Thoughts?

Just out of curiosity...have you guys had a "music @ the mountain" day which involves music other than 140+ BPM psytrance/hardstyle/hardcore/dubstep?

Spagett!

Alright, you have my attention now. I am going to look into these topics which you have mentioned namely the nature of Brzenksi's philosophy, that the 2009 Iranian revolution was an attempt by the US to overthrow Ahmadinejad, and that the recent demonstrations and (in Egypt and Tunisia's case) revolutions were US sponsored.

This is a pretty deep rabbit hole though, so it might take me a while to come back.

And I have to admit...I'm wary of the idea that the recent revolutions in Northern Africa have been entirely directed by US/"Imperialist" interests. When you have a rich dictatorial elite running a country where poverty is widespread, there is bound to be popular dissent.

Also, you use the term "Coloured Revolutions"...I have found the correct Wiki article, which you didn't link to correctly... and there's nothing in there about US backing. Only that the revolutions were often organized by students against authoritarian states.

So far...this Berzezinski guy doesn't seem very suspicious to me. You're gonna have to link me to some evidence that this guy has an evil imperialist agenda.

Just to give you an example of what I've found so far...here he is advocating for the wealthiest in America to give some of their obscene wealth to the cause of lessening class stratification. Or at least, give money to keep the poor from rioting. Either way I agree with that...he seems very well read. But anyways, I'm not passing judgement yet, I'll wait for you to give me some examples.

Or actually, here....I'll be more specific. Give me evidence to support your statement that "Brzezinski says that we should use these kids to take down the governments of countries that aren't following orders well enough in the so called 'empire'"

This is what I'm most interested in.

I don't think it's valid to compare this situation with the one in Rwanda. In all honesty, how would international intervention have helped to put an end to murders which were fueled by decades of ethnic tension and conflict?

In Libya there is a clear good guy/bad guy situation, where a minority power elite is excercising unnecessary and brutal force on the general populous. There are clear strategic targets, and there exists a situation where intervention now could end a war before it starts.

In Rwanda, it was a civil war which had been brewing for a long time, and it was the Hutu majority attacking the Tutsi minority...it's pretty difficult to go into a country and say "hey you 90% stop murdering this 10%". Maybe there was more that could have been done...but it seems like it was a pretty no win situation.

Basically I'm saying that the two situations are completely different and to compare the two is a little bit too simplistic.

Yar. I support trying to fix it rather than just choking it off.

If funds are being mismanaged, then figure out how to manage them better.

Top 3 area where money should be spent to ensure a healthy civilisation IMO: Education, Heath Care, technological research & development

Teachers, Doctors, and Researchers should be the highest paid people in our society.

At this point in time, the only military action that has been discussed is using fighter planes to establish a no fly zone over Libya, so that Ghadaffi can't BOMB HIS OWN FUCKING PEOPLE. Officials from the US have directly stated that they will not deploy troops on the ground.

I've started seeing a lot of this "DON'T INTERVENE!!!" screaming and hand wringing, mostly from nut jobs who spew off about zionist conspiracies and new world order secret societies and all that crap. I've even seen Ghaddaffi fan pages....fucking twisted. This guy has unleashed private security forces and militias from North Africa on his own people because they protested against his dictatorial rule, and people are heralding him as a hero just because he's in opposition to "western imperialists".

But frankly, those western imperialists happen to be in opposition to "murdering-your-people-because-they-voice-popular-dissent", and so do I. If canadian forces can help keep even 100 civilians from getting bombed then fucking rights.

From the Human Rights Watch website:
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The Libyan government has prevented journalists and human rights researchers from gaining access to areas of fighting and places of detention, thereby preventing independent monitoring of government conduct. "Gaddafi would not impose an information blockade if his forces were treating people well," Whitson said.

"Libyan security forces' possible capture of Benghazi heightens concerns of more abuses as we've seen elsewhere in Libya, including killings and disappearances," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch.

“For the second time in a month, the Security Council has defied expectations and risen to the occasion by making clear that all options are on the table to prevent mass atrocities in Libya. We hope that from now on, the Security Council will consistently live up to its duty to protect civilians in Libya and beyond.”

Here is a very good editorial from an Al-Jazeera political analyst...

While I still maintain my point of view on the situation, this article makes me understand a little of where the other side is coming from in this discussion...notably regarding the history of strategic wars and regime changes in the region.

Read it: [ english.aljazeera.net ]

Now that the international community has given the Libyan revolutionaries a protective umbrella that includes a full range of military and humanitarian actions, it is incumbent upon the Libyan opposition to mobilise for mass action in every city and town both in the east and west and challenge the regime's militias.

The most effective and constructive way to use the newly mandated use of force by the UN Security Council is to use as little of it, as accurately, as selectively as possible, and ideally not use it at all. It is still possible for the threat of the use of international force, coupled with domestic popular pressure, to bring down the weakened regime.

And if you TLDR me then fuck you, I put a lot of effort into formatting this wall of text and selecting quotes so that it reads well.

Alright, who's ready?

Man I've seen some fucked up bugs at eclipse. Wiiiiierd bugs.

Contact a lawyer. Take photos of the injuries. Don't think you're powerless. Some lawyers (if not all?) will consult for free and let you know how much it would cost to proceed and what your chances are likely to be in court.

It sounds like you have a pretty good case, especially if you have multiple witnesses who can attest to the fact that your friend entered the security's care unscathed and came out looking like a fucking punching bag.

And shit, if there were photos taken...that's probably impossible but if you could get ahold of those you could be looking at the easiest fucking case in the world.

Hmm...alright well we'll see how wednesday goes. I'll shoot you a pm if I don't sell them then.

I've got mine up for sale now...

Asking 1000$ but it's coming with Ortofon Elektro needles + carts (Om style).

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I have someone coming to see them on wednesday, but make me an offer.

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Nicely done! Very cool party, nice new(ish) location, decent sound. I'm really impressed with the level of production from all the live acts!! Montreal has some killer up and coming talent.

The oldschool NES double dragon projector screen action was a nice touch....

Malade!

Lots of energy in that place this weekend. A huge thanks to everyone who helped out! It's great to see the community come together to create something so intense. And the music was good all night long!!! Really really sick. Until next time...

Welcome to Matt Wood's School of Techno!

How to make techno:

Step 1: Download samplebanks and DAW software
Step 2: Loop four kickdrums and a bassline
Step 3: Enjoy your millions of dollars in royalties monies.

That was genius. Have you seen the original st sanders vids? So fucking good...



this one's pretty good too...


lulz lulz lulz

Thanks for the heads up! Wish I could edit it...but those links at the bottom should be working now at least.

Yep, you are right. I actually found a video/gif sequence of one eating a millipede. It was awesome.

A few more...





This last one eats rats.

Greetings y'all.

Here's a tasty new mix featuring some of the best from the Aussie Psy-Tech school as well as some high-end progressive and progressive psytrance. If you like it feel free to hit me up on Soundcloud or Myspace (links at the bottom)! Or check out my brand spanking new pseudo-website soundcloud.com ] - Tribal Technology <-------------Click Here

125BPM-135BPM

Tracklist:
#. Artist - Track Name (Mix) [Label]

1. Sensient - Tech Message [Zenon]
2. Monaque - ID [Vapour]
3. One Tasty Morsel - The Day I Blew My Rig Out [Zenon]
4. Grouch - Mayan Toolkit [Zenon]
5. Dic n Grant - Slower & Fatter [Unreleased]
6. Douglas Howarth - Would You Make Toasts With Me (Elfsong Remix) [Morphosis]
7. Cave - Endure [Spilo]
8. Quantize - Dimethyltryptamine [Echoes]
9. Ace Ventura - Dark Matter [Mikrokosmos]
10. Ace Ventura - Sao Paulo (Sensient Remix) [Iboga]
11. Ovnimoon - Kundalini of the Andes (Open Your Mind Mix) [Iono]

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Tarnation!

Html fail. Alright here they are:

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And here is the mix-----> [ soundcloud.com ]

Thinking about it...25$.

= )

Glad you guys dig it! More is on the way...

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I'll post more videos as I progress with this stuff.

Whoa, alright...so a friend of mine who's into wierd leftfield hip hop shit apparently just got fifteen plates cut of one of his own tracks for 150$ at some place local. He got a deal because apparently there were some plates that the guy fucked up a little bit...but still....10$ or so a plate? Not too bad. I'll see if I can get more info.

Woot! Excited.

Prism Code in full force.

Fucking hell this sounds awesome! Recoil, thanks for the history lesson bruv, I love hearing about that kind of shit. I can totally imagine a modern day reworking of it though. All styles! No holds barred! Yeah yeah.

That was fucking great. Definitely would love to see this in mtl.

Does Sandman count? Sandman.

Seconded.

Hahaha...I think you know something... ; )