Oh be the music in my head,
the air around my bed, oh be my rest.
Replace the small disgraces of
the times and places that I never really left.Did you leave the darkness without me?
You’re always miles ahead.
And you’re standing in tomorrow on the runway.
The Innocence Mission: Tomorrow On The Runway.
(from Befriended, 2003)
A song by (The Real) Tuesday Weld.
Animation by Aleksey Budovsky (Figli-Migli Productions).
“This film* is based on Stephen Coates’ song from the album When Psyche meets Cupid.
The animation tells a story of a prisoner who works in a prison’s gramophone factory and while assembling gramophones thinks of his girlfriend.”.
*Requires Quick Time Player and broadband. (File size: 26Mb)
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– “What’s the message of your videos?” – “Up to you. I’m just dancing.” |
Where the Hell is Matt?. By Matt Harding, “that guy who dances on the internet”.
Above: Dancing (2006), opening sequence. Location: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.
Music: Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest.
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| “Whenever the treasure-hunter girl is in trouble, someone comes to help her.”.
Hoy te amo. Music: Tus Ojos by Belanova. From Vinnie Veritas by Alejandro Cordova. |
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Right: Papalote, Flash animation, frame detail. (Alejandro Cordova)
Requires Flash Player, plays better with broadband.
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High Delivery. An Orisinal flash game. By Ferry Halim.Music: Children of Beslan by Steven Cravis. |
Play and listen also:
Flowers. Music: Our Love Never Dies by Ernesto Cortazar.
The Way Home. Music: Bedtime for Little John by Michael Dulin (from Atmospheres, 2003).
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| “Juno Records is the world’s largest dance music store. Based in London, our web site was launched in March 1996, and since then we have built a reputation as the most comprehensive source for new and back catalogue dance music.”. |
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| “Over 48.000 titles in stock. The site is updated daily to contain a complete listing of new UK dance releases and imports, along with sound clips and track listings.”. |  |
Right: Analord 05, Aphex Twin. Breakbeat Electro. Listen: Cilonen.
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Well, I’m rumblin’ in this JCB. I’m 5 years old and my dad’s a giant sitting beside me. And the engine rattles my bum like berserk While we’re singin, “Don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to work!” |
“A lot of people have wondered about the content and origins of Nizlopi’s JCB song,
particularly as it seems to strike a chord with so many people.”.
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The Videogame Music Archive has over 20.000 MIDI files of video games
(Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Atari, and more).
Among these, the Vectorman soundtrack (Sega Genesis, 1995):
Ocean Level (XG Remix), Port Level, Title Screen and Disco.
A delight in 50Kb.
“Tonight sound is really wild
All the boys look super chic
All their songs are fantastic”
What do you think of today’s music?
“It often accompanies the videos quite well.”.
What has changed the most in 20 years?
“Computers. 20 years ago we had computers in the studios. Now we have studios in the computers.”.
(Telex)