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ernestine anderson :: moanin (1967)

yuka — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:26:17 +0000

Ernestine Anderson - Moanin (BBB 1967)

with the wicked and charming organist, cherry wainer.

my drawings at cracow screen festival

yuka — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:42:44 +0000

i’ve been invited to show my drawings at the cracow screen festival in poland. the festival is taking place in the centre of cracow. there will be 2 music stages and video and art slideshows on a large screen and on 12 projections on the sides of buildings. it’s a 3 day music festival, may 2-4 2008.

the festival website is here.

16 performers, 3 days, 2 stages, visual art screened on buildings, houses and screens - all this can be expected during first cracow screen festival which will be held in cracow from 2nd to 4th of may, 2008. the event will start the festival season in poland, as well as the tourist season in cracow. in the long run the csf is designed to become one of the largest live music events in the country and the biggest annual video art presentation in poland.

over the three may days (the traditional polish ‘long weekend’) the historic cracow squares (jan nowak-jezioranski square and szezepaniski square) will witness live performances of well established bands and shows of visual art, created by artists specializing in video art and artistic film.

visual art will be ubiquitous: films will be shown in most public spaces, esp. on ATM screens, video screens, tv sets in shopping malls, etc.

the festival will host two distinctive visual artists: floria sigismondi - italian born photographer and director, known for working with bjork, white stripes, marlyn manson, david bowie, the cure, muse, interpol. and maria mochnacz, known for her unique portraits and videoclips of pj harvey.

the three days will turn cracow into one gigantic music screen.

two main stages will host seven bands daily. the audience can move about freely from one square to another, thus creating a festival programme of their own.

the first cracow screen festival will host many international artists, who haven’t made it to poland before, such as cirKus feat. neneh cherry (sweden), slut (germany), the raveonettes (denmark), bryan ferry (uk) and some, like mattafix (uk), who turn each visit to poland into immediate success.

some, like underworld, with their amazing light show, will satisfy both visual art and music fans. the festival auduence will have a chance to confront thir shows with concerts of the most interesting polish acts, such as wilki, smolik, cool kids of death, pustki and others!

i wish i could be there in person. i’m a big fan of underworld, especially. maybe i can see photos from the festival and some video clips on youtube.

here is my favorite youtube video using underworld’s music and film from koyaanisqatsi:

today’s elijah :: DJ elijah

yuka — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:37:20 +0000

elijah likes to flip through papa’s cd binders.

today’s choice was “bombay the hard way“. his selections:

he likes to crank up the volume.

cannonball adderley :: brother john - 1963

yuka — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:30:19 +0000

japanostalgia 1 :: tokyo dodonpa girl

yuka — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:32:02 +0000

watanabe mari

esther ofarim :: speak low

yuka — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:35:37 +0000

via choggie!! from videosift.

i lived on the moon

yuka — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:02:27 +0000

a very beautiful trip into pure imagination, by yannick puig. this is a music video for kwoon.

In “I lived on the moon”, a father speaks to his son. He explains how was his life on the moon. A place filled with flying snakes, fireflies and three tailed monkeys. A beautiful place, safe and far away from the human culture. A place for imagination, a place in which you’ll find the entrance only if you open your mind.

serge gainsbourg :: requiem pour un con

yuka — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:10:38 +0000

shhhmokin’!

“requiem for a jerk”

From the film “Le Pacha”, directed by Georges Lautner

les demoiselles de rochefort: marins, amis, amants ou maris

yuka — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:06:44 +0000

“Sailors — Friends, Lovers, or Husbands”

amazing music, beautiful film.

i still can’t believe this video has only one vote on videosift… well, it should get three votes. because paul, elijah and i love it!

jacques demy
michel legrand

watch this video on videosift.

beggin’ :: frankie valli video remix

yuka — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:18:00 +0000

video promo commissioned by 679 Recordings for Beggin’ (Pilooski re-edit) by frankie valli and the four seasons.

i love this tune and nice video work by cyriak! i think i’m going to sing this song in my head all day.

via maudlin from videosift.