http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php Voltage Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:25:19 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 voltage@artificeeternity.com voltage@artificeeternity.com en I've been a fan of Soviet poster art for years, but only just became a collector. A few days ago, this arrived at Voltage HQ in a cardboard mailing tube: (Translation: "Glasnost [openness], strength of convictions, culture of discussions are main components of a party meeting.") I chose this image as ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1205&c=1 Resident Advisor interviews Ferenc van der Sluijs -- aka I-F -- on the demise of his late lamented net radio station, Cybernetic Broadcasting System, and other topics. http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1204&c=1 The artist Blu presents MUTO, "an ambiguous animation painted on public walls." http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1203&c=1 - Mt. Sims - "Grave" - This track from the new EP is tinged with the same post-punk bleakness found on 2004's Wild Light. But the wavering analog synths have been toned down. There are still electronics here... but also a darker, lusher atmosphere, evoking the early 4AD ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1201&c=1 A Kraftwerk documentary is slated for direct-to-DVD release this fall:It features rarely seen live and performance footage of Kraftwerk and of other Electronic and 'Krautrock' bands - much from private collections, rare photographs of Kraftwerk and others, exclusive and extensive Interviews with ex-Kraftwerk members and other German ambient and electronic ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1200&c=1 It's been a while, but finally there's new music from Mt. Sims, the current incarnation of the act responsible for my favorite album of 2005. Over the last three years, ringleader Matt Sims has moved from L.A. to Berlin, and picked up some new collaborators. A new EP, A Grave, ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1190&c=1 Bad news: Non-profit performance venue The Tank has lost its space in Tribeca. I've attended and been involved in many great shows at The Tank. Here's hoping they find a new home soon. http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1198&c=1 Is Mayor Bloomberg finally going to abolish or reform the hated cabaret license law? I'll believe it when I see it. Previously: Shut Down in North America, Safety Dance http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1194&c=1 A couple of weeks ago, my friend the stereoptical photographer and video artist Carlton Bright invited me to a small video screening. The featured presentation: Björk's new video for "Wanderlust." The clip was released in March, but this was only the fifth time it's actually been projected as ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1192&c=1 The Knitting Factory is moving to Brooklyn:The Leonard Street building was recently sold, and while the club’s lease runs through next July, Mr. Hoffman said it has no future in increasingly upscale TriBeCa.It'll be interesting to see how this works out. Williamsburg itself is "increasingly upscale," so they're not ... http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/index.php?p=1191&c=1