Best of Amon Tobin mix (part 2)
A second run at the perfect Amon Tobin 'best of' mix! Part one of these mixes is over here, but I think I might prefer part two... maybe that's because I've just finished it... Amon Tobin is one of my favourite artists from one of my favourite record labels, Ninja...
The Sellout
“White babes don’t do nothing for me. You know that.” “Bullshit, your fucking hard-on woke me up.” “Aversion therapy.” “What’s that?” I balked at telling her about my father locking my head into the tachistoscope and for three hours flashing split-second images of the...
The Power Of Geography
The demonstrations continued for several days, during which dozens of people were killed; but the regime's grip was easily strong enough to ensure that Ahmadinejad served a second term. However, the fault lines had not gone away; indeed, they are magnified each year...
We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies
Ama was an oracle. The realization came to my mother late in life, when her monthly bleedings stopped and something else opened inside. Some in our village called it an affliction. They said there was a crack in her mind that left her open to spirits who would consume...
Wind, Sand and Stars
A handful of pilots, of whom Mermoz was one, surveyed the CasabIanca-Dakar line across the territory inhabited by the refractory tribes of the Sahara. Motors in those days being what they were, Mermoz was taken prisoner one day by the Moors. The tribesmen were unable...