Matt's Music Appreciation Club: Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4

"E2-E4, released December 12th  1984, is the first solo recording album by Ash Ra Tempel / Ashra guitarist, Manuel Göttsching. The album consists of a minimalistic hour-long progressive electronic track that is subdivided into single tracks according to the stage of the song. The second half of the record is notable for Göttsching's guitar playing. The album is named after the most popular opening chess move."

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this epic (and it really is epic) album here is the full 58mins uploaded only recently. I was only made aware of this album about a year ago and it's still one of my favourites, for an album recorded in 1984 it still sounds like it could have been released yesterday.

Please be aware that this album is as rare as rocking horse shit and if I know YouTube like I think I know YouTube these tracks won't be around for long so enjoy this while you can....enjoy your spiritual journey.

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Pew pew pew!! Mew mew mew!!

MTV (Matt Television) - The Black Keys

How this guy stole my moves I'll never know?

The Black Keys  new album is out now. It's good (supposedly)

Military Survival American Style: The 2 Year Old Sammich.

As part of a new BBC series After Life: The Strange Science Of Decay Dr George McGavin investigates the US Army's new hi-tech approach to survival in the field. A sandwich that can stay fresh for 2 years?! it took years to develop and

cost millions  of dollars it also contains all sorts of scary sounding chemicals and despite what the GI's below say probably tastes like warm arse.

click here to see million dollar old ass sandwich

The British military it seems took a more straight forward and cost effective approach...

click here to see survival food british style

God Save The Queen!!

The Mummers: Not just a Brighton based indie folk band.

Continuing my look at Christmas celebrations around the world my attentions are drawn to Canada more specifically, Newfoundland. Again, as with most countries, Newfoundland celebrates Christmas with the usual Santa Claus, turkey, presents etc but they also have a celebration dating back to England & Ireland in the mid 18th century and as I'm starting to realise with my little Xmas investigation, it's a bit odd. In fact it's scary as balls. See for yourself....

THE NEWFOUNDLAND MUMMERS!?

Those, my friends are Newfoundland Mummers.They also go under the titles of "Rhymers, Pace-Eggers, Soulers, Tipteerers, Galoshins and Guysers". It would appear Christmas terror has many names. If I were that family in the video above I wouldn't be all like "come in, have a drink Ha Ha Ha how delightfully whimsical" I'd be all like "Oh Shiiit! They got Grandma!!, Cletus get Pa his shootin iron Arrrgh what evil visits us tonight?" but I digress...supposedly this tradition is as English as morris dancers and afternoon tea. The tradition goes that around Christmas time people would dress up in diguises and go and visit their friends and family do a little improv and take a glass of mead (this was the 18th century) and perhaps receive a few pennies for their troubles. This practise continued for sometime.

(NOT) The Newfoundland Mummers

Then the first World War put a stop to this madness as every man jack was away at War and it was mainly blokes that kept up the tradition (blokes eh?!). By that point it was already going strong in Newfoundland, where the tradition continues to this day. As it does in Kentucky of all places.

Merry Christmas and please don't have nightmares.

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It may take a while but I want to be this guy.

Video Shmideo

Normal guy normal walk.