(what’s there not to like?)

In anticipation to my possible participation in a research project about learning processes in the video-game industry I have decided to take a look at three different eras in the history of this form of entertainment, art, if thou wilt.

Let us begin with the dark knight himself, yes, Batman! Based on the landmark PVC movie, A lil conglomerate of pixels with nipples runs up and down platforms throwing lil pixels at other pixels which explode in pixels. Sweet!

The Advantage- Batman Stage 1

This track is included in the genius ‘Elf Titled’ album by The Advantage, out in 5RC, in which the boys cover with applomb and geeky fidelity the awesomely melodious soundtracks of those lovely cassette tapes which kept us at home and away from crack during our wonderful childhoods. Sweetx2! Don’t forget to dance the Batusi while playing this.

And how sweet is is this artwork? sweetx3!

Then…

Men’s Recovery project- Egyptian Assassin

Ok, he wasn’t Egyptian, he was Persian, but still, this track off the best of Men’s Recovery Project, also released by 5rc conveys perfectly the mysterious and threatening ambiance of the visir’s palace, through whose corridors I used to roam, prance and bounce, the only physical exercise of my early teenage years this was, and one of the few video-games actually unable to resist my clumsy fingers and general lack of co-ordination, I finished it! It took me fucking ages to realise I had to wait for the lil’ mousey to come and rescue me from that cell thing though…

The rest of the Men’s Recovery Project album is a 40 tracked exciting excursion through the land of deranged quasi-moronic or is it very smart experimentation, where Minor Threat meets the Butthole Surfers meets the Residents meets Professor Tarr and Fether, I say. A bit like all the skits in the Need New Body albums if they were actually fucking amazing.

I finished The Warriors dead fast, which is surprising taking into account that me and my flatmates where unable to get that far in Vice City or San Andreas. I got to this point when I gave up on the missions and simply started arming myself to the teeth, climbing on top of buildings and blowing stuff up until the army came and eventually wasted me. Good to let steam off after work, eh? I even did an invincibility cheat and went into the police station to pull a Terminator.

Padded Cell- Piccadilly Line Strut

When I wasn’t commiting acts of random savagery, I used to cruise around the city listening to stuff such as this track, b-side on the single recently released by Padded Cell, another slice of DC recordings affiliated electrofunky goodness, it really makes me want to roll up the sleeves of my white jacket, fucking hell it’s freezing.

Thanks to those who filled the Penthouse on friday, and the dancefloor of The Do after, Juan played…

(at 20Jazzfunkgreats)

The Juan MacLean- Shining Skinned Friend
Jackson and his Computer Band- Teen Ocean Beat
Isolee- My Hi-Matic
Silver Apples- Oscillations
Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom-Rise (DFA Remix)
John Carpenter- The End
Midnight Mike- Profondo Rosso Theme
Barry de Vorzon- Warriors Theme
NWA- Straight Outta Compton
The Butthole Surfers- The O-Men
Les Georges Leningrad- Monster Klaw
Liars- Hold Hands and it will happen anyway
Animal Collective- The Purple Bottle
Bonny Prince Billy and Tortoise- Love is Love
Liars- Don’t Techno for an Answer
Vitalic- Fanfares
Liquid Liquid- Optimo
The Birds- Femme Fatale
Wolf n Cub- The Hand Goes Down

At the Do…

Missy Elliot – Pass that Dutch (explicit rmx featuring Busta Rhymes)
Les Georges Leningrad – Didi Extra
Lightning Bolt – Assassins
Grabba Grabba Tape – Otoram Someratam
Liars- There’s ALways Room in the Broom
Scout Niblett – Kidnapped by Neptune
Help She Can’t Swim- Fermez la Bouche
Deerhoof- Dummy Discards a Heart

stuart played

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Liars – it fit when i was a kid
Oneida – The Eiger
Chromatics – Healer
Neu! – Hallogallo
Nathan Fake – The Sky Was Pink Icelandic Version
Matthew e – bad blood!
Akron/Family – Raising the Sparks
Zuinosin – schooloi muzihxomission
Angie reed – hustle a hustler (eric d. clark remix)
Devo – u got me bugged (hardcore devo vol. 2 1974-1977)
Snatch – All i want
Jonathan Vance – Sylvia the eagle
Liars – it fit when i was a kid
Hot Chip – Over and Over
Men Without Hats – Editions Of You
Soft pink truth – confession
Angry Samoans – homo-sexual
So so many white tigers – kids
Screamers – i wanna hurt
Throbbing Gristle – We Hate You (Little Girls)
Zongamin – third uncle
Blood Brothers – Ambulance Vs. Ambulance
Hella – Madonna Approaches RnB Blonde Wreckages
Liars – it fit when i was a kid

The do

Can – Spoon
Divine – Shake it up
Oneida – Lavender
Unicorns – I was born a unicorn
Shit Disco – Disco Blood
Test icicles – Circle Square triangle
Dfa 1979 – Romantic rights
Add n to (x) – metal fingers in my body

Also thanks to Sam Wander and Benedict, our brilliant guests and DMC style scratchers at 20JFG…

Sam played…

Art Ensemble of Chicago- Theme de Yoyo
Black Dice- Motorcycle
Trans Am- Armed Response
Bearman- Drinking Beer
Yo La Tengo- Nuclear War (Mike Ladd Remix)
Lightning Bolt- 2morrow Morrow Land
J.O.Y- Sunplus (DFA Remix)
Dance Chromatic- 44 Caliber Horticulture
Nazis From Mars- TV Love Song
Holger Czukay- Cool In The Pool

Benedict played, amongst other things…

Bad brains – pay to cum
ryuchi sakamoto – you do me
the ram-Ell-Zee- cheesey lipstick
christiane F – wunderbar
Tiga – Louder Than A Bomb
The Locust – Population Paste
Crass – Berketex
Einsturzende Neubauten – Ich Bins
The Raincoats – Adventures Closer To Home
The Contortions – Dish It Out
Jonathan Richman – Party In The Woods

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