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The Herbaliser: THE HERBALISER Live at the HMV Forum, Kentish Town 27th October. Supported by BELLERUCHE LIVE + DJ FOOD + DJ CAM

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:08:43 +0100

The Herbaliser: THE HERBALISER Live at the HMV Forum, Kentish Town 27th October. Supported by...

Thank you, Brasil! :)

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:32:07 +0100

Thank you, Brasil! :)

for some of these reasons… :)

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:29:32 +0100

for some of these reasons… :)

live your dream…

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:29:40 +0100

live your dream…

This is the new single from our next album. ...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:05:13 +0000

This is the new single from our next album.
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Nature photography by Marina Cano Photographer Marina Cano has...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:40:29 +0000

Nature photography by Marina Cano

Photographer Marina Cano has fallen in love with the beauty of nature and its creatures. The wildlife photographer, who is based in Cantabria, located in the North of Spain, has devoted three years of her life to a passion project that exposes the scenic and spiritual appeal of this world’s natural environments. In her book Cabárceno, titled after the largest natural wildlife park in Europe, Cano captures stunning images of animals in their natural habitat.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:17:09 +0000

design forward..

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:49:20 +0000

design forward..

Solar Tent for high-tech campersFuturistic concept tent can...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:07:52 +0000

Solar Tent for high-tech campers
Futuristic concept tent can harness solar energy to provide electricity to portable gadgets.
Orange, utilizing cutting edge technology in solar harnessing PVs, has reveled new updated Solar Concept Tent. What make it worth mentioning are its high-tech features that give the freedom of camping with all electronic facilities. Designed in association with American product design consultancy kaleidoscope, this futuristic tent can supply energy harnessed from sun to portable gadgets like cell phones and laptops through wireless charging pouch.
Specially coated solar threads are woven into conventional fabric and can be folded easily. Because of its light weight it sets you free from carrying conventional heavy solar panels. The three directional glides can be rotated in any direction to follow the sun whole day. Not only this, but it incorporates ‘glo-cation’ technology which helps the festive-goers to track the location using either an SMS message or automatic active RFID technology.
It will make the tent glow in dark so that you can easily recognize your destination. At the heart of the tent lies a central wireless control hub which indicates the amount of energy generated on a flexible touchscreen LCD display screen. Further, the tent includes an internal heating element embedded within the tent’s groundsheet which is controlled by the central hub.(o)

very nice beautiful... from the first lady of dub...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:56:12 +0000

Eva Be Mix Juli 2011 by eva be

A Path In The Forest

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:53:43 +0000

A Path In The Forest: by Tetsuo Kondo

...finding that cool... :)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:25:15 +0000

...finding that cool... :)

watch and learn! :) Dani Andrada on 9b/9b+..

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:21:39 +0000

watch and learn! :) Dani Andrada on 9b/9b+..

fabulador: “Look Around The Corner”, out on deluxe full-colour...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:04:16 +0000

fabulador:

“Look Around The Corner”, out on deluxe full-colour 10” vinyl and digital download on 20th February 2012, is the first single from Quantic and Alice Russell’s hotly anticipated collaborative album of the same name, which follows in April on Tru Thoughts.

A multi-layered, intricate and stunningly realised song, “Look Around The Corner” is as enticing an album opener as one could hope to hear, enveloping the listener in a bittersweet embrace of soul, blues, folk and gospel with the inimitable swing of Quantic’s world-renowned band, the Combo Bárbaro. Alice Russell’s soulful, powerhouse vocals, Quantic’s trademark warm production, the big string sections and spine-tingling harmonies, and the uplifting vibe and unshakable hooks will no doubt see it gracing playlists the World over.

Tru Thoughts’ two all-time biggest selling artists, Quantic and Alice Russell have previously collaborated on a handful of immensely popular individual songs, for The Quantic Soul Orchestra and for Alice’s solo project. Displaying a fresh yet deeply authentic and passionate approach to their crafts, they both played a considerable part in fuelling the UK’s funk and soul resurgence of the 2000s (out of which sprang the hits of artists including Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse and Adele) and have established themselves as much-loved British independent artists, with an ever-growing international fanbase and coverage across the World’s music and cultural media.

The combined talents of singer Alice Russell and producer/musician Will Holland (aka Quantic) have always been a match made in heaven, but ‘Look Around The Corner’ is the pair’s first full long-player together. Recorded at Quantic’s Sonido del Valle studio in his adopted home city of Cali, Colombia, the album finds them delighting in their innate musical chemistry and revisiting the spirit of their hugely popular previous collaborations, and this time they raise the bar yet again with backing from the Combo Bárbaro. Pushing the concept of their previous work together, reflecting the locale and the players’ backgrounds, they have infused the style with a Latin undertone. Rather like the soul records made in Miami and New York in the 70s, or the disco from the Bronx, this accent of Latin players still allows the blues and soul sound to take centre stage. Chicago’s Chess label was a big influence on the production aesthetic, and a mutual love of Minnie Riperton fed into the vocal melodies, particularly on the lead track.

The record features Mike Simmonds (Alice Russell’s regular strings guru who joined them in Colombia from London for the recording), as well as the revered pianist Alfredito Linares, bassist Fernando Silva and conga player Freddy Colorado, all from the Combo Bárbaro. Wilson Viveros, from coastal town Buenaventura, was an invited drummer - more known for playing timbales for Guayacan, Fruko and Joe Madrid, he is also an incredible kit drummer. Also on drums for some songs was Larry Joseph, a talented Jazz drummer who resides and plays in Cali. Alfredito is the instrumentalist star of the show, sprinkling his magical and charismatic brand of bluesy, boogaloo piano throughout the album.

Quantic and Alice Russell will be touring extensively throughout the USA, Europe and the UK in March-May, with a hand-picked group of players comprising members of the Combo Bárbaro and musicians from Alice’s own band.

neat tablet... :)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:30:30 +0000

neat tablet... :)

should do Something... for a change!

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:19:02 +0000

should do Something... for a change!

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:05:33 +0000

a water melon on the beach!

Saturday climbing

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:10:00 +0000

Just on my way to Gilford to check out their climbibg wall..:)

North of Czech republic where i am from…

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:47:54 +0000

North of Czech republic where i am from…