ejival
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West Coast Minimalist. Static Discos founder. Press x Casa del Lago UNAM, curating team Mutek México, #cooltura writer & Memorial Device ANT 2023.
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Music Retro Journalism: cooltura.org
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Label: staticdiscos.com
Music Retro Journalism: cooltura.org
Me: ejival.com
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oh man, rest in peace Sly Dunbar. along with Robbie Shakespeare he helped shape the sound of dub & reggae for generations.. what a massive loss.
January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
oh man, rest in peace Sly Dunbar. along with Robbie Shakespeare he helped shape the sound of dub & reggae for generations.. what a massive loss.
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please also teach the adults
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
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apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
please also teach the adults
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Because it’s art about the present, that’s why.
"Why is science fiction so bad at predicting the future, even as we continue to use science fiction terms to describe reality?"
Author @kyliu99.bsky.social tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:
Author @kyliu99.bsky.social tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:
Why Science Fiction Can’t Predict the Future (And Why That’s a Good Thing) - Reactor
Ken Liu discusses the project of science fiction and the creation of modern mythology
reactormag.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Because it’s art about the present, that’s why.
That drum break on Power and the Passion will live on forever!
RIP the fantastic Rob Hirst of Midnight Oil.
In addition to being their drummer, he was a tremendous songwriter, co-creating nearly all their hits and solo-writing many of my favorites, including "My Country," "Bedlam Bridge," and "Mountains of Burma."
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In addition to being their drummer, he was a tremendous songwriter, co-creating nearly all their hits and solo-writing many of my favorites, including "My Country," "Bedlam Bridge," and "Mountains of Burma."
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www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
That drum break on Power and the Passion will live on forever!
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Vibraphonist Patricia Brennan's 'Of The Near And Far' uses constellations to generate music for a ten-piece ensemble while signaling her background in orchestral percussion, alternative rock, and the chamber works of Glass and Xenakis.
Astronomy Harmonie — Patricia Brennan's Celestial Chamber Jazz:
Astronomy Harmonie — Patricia Brennan's Celestial Chamber Jazz:
Patricia Brennan's Celestial Chamber Jazz
The vibraphonist's 'Of The Near And Far' superimposes constellations over the circle of fifths to generate pitch collections for a ten-piece ensemble while signaling her background in orchestral percussion, alternative rock, and the chamber works of Glass and Xenakis.
www.thetonearm.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Vibraphonist Patricia Brennan's 'Of The Near And Far' uses constellations to generate music for a ten-piece ensemble while signaling her background in orchestral percussion, alternative rock, and the chamber works of Glass and Xenakis.
Astronomy Harmonie — Patricia Brennan's Celestial Chamber Jazz:
Astronomy Harmonie — Patricia Brennan's Celestial Chamber Jazz:
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why are humans so cruel?
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
why are humans so cruel?
The first scene in Werckmeister Harmonies is probably one of the most beautiful opening scenes in movie history.
RIP Béla Tarr 😭
RIP Béla Tarr 😭
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The first scene in Werckmeister Harmonies is probably one of the most beautiful opening scenes in movie history.
RIP Béla Tarr 😭
RIP Béla Tarr 😭
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Béla Tarr visiting a store in Peru selling pirated DVDs and posing with the owner and bootlegs of his own work, one of the realest ones, RIP
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Béla Tarr visiting a store in Peru selling pirated DVDs and posing with the owner and bootlegs of his own work, one of the realest ones, RIP
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Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026) 🤍
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026) 🤍
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Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
Maybe they can move to less expensive cities, like in the middle of the US.
Happening on the west coast, too. It’s so depressing. If NY and SF can’t keep indie venues afloat, what hope does middle America have?
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
This is a topic near and dear to me—the community formed by the emergence of the Bottletree in Birmingham, AL changed my life.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
This is a topic near and dear to me—the community formed by the emergence of the Bottletree in Birmingham, AL changed my life.
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Maybe they can move to less expensive cities, like in the middle of the US.
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happy birthday to the GOAT Hayao Miyazaki
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
happy birthday to the GOAT Hayao Miyazaki
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
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“I miss the optimism I had back at the beginning of 2026.”
January 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
“I miss the optimism I had back at the beginning of 2026.”
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day one in mamdani’s new york
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
day one in mamdani’s new york
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Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu
Pascuchar desde bajo
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Pascuchar desde bajo
December 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
December 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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Listened to a new high-end vinyl reissue—original tapes, analog mastering, good pressing, etc—of a record I’m intimately familiar with. The sound was so hyper-clear and detailed that it ruined the album by stripping away ambience and grain in favor of “you can hear each click of the finger cymbals!”
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Listened to a new high-end vinyl reissue—original tapes, analog mastering, good pressing, etc—of a record I’m intimately familiar with. The sound was so hyper-clear and detailed that it ruined the album by stripping away ambience and grain in favor of “you can hear each click of the finger cymbals!”
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If you keep discovering new music, you don’t die.
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you keep discovering new music, you don’t die.
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The Vanity Fair photographer with a lot more courage than many titans industry and brokers of power
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer with a lot more courage than many titans industry and brokers of power