MJ TRIBUTE

He was such a PYT catching all the lights...

sad days...

Hero - Funeral March

DVNO font breakdown

Im sure the hipper ones amongst you web owls have maybe come across this, I just found it right now.  

Yves Peters from The Font Feed breaks down Justice's DVNO music video font by font Here.

Interesting stuff for the graphic designer/typography fiend in all of us

ps. I don't mean to post so much french/ed banger related stuff it just turns out that way

PackFM

I haven't listened to/kept up with hip hop regularly since 2003/04 but this interview with PackFM made me laugh. Specifically this line:

DX: Now even within independent acts, there seems to be a generalization or a stereotypical Rap cat. Do you see that, also?
PackFM: Yeah, the underground indie scene is no different. Same shit, just a different end of the spectrum. The underground cats think they're keeping it real by making music that nobody wants to hear, on purpose. I hate all rappers.

lol

Read this rest of the interview HERE

Replay Value

*Special If you didn't grow up in France edition*

RIP yves mourousi

How to Sound like Justice and other tips for fine living

How to Sound like Justice

.....lol

Replay Value

Cello Rondo

circa '06

Ryan "Zapp" Leslie

Nothing really out of the ordinary with this vid, I just like talk boxes


Ryan, Fab & Keri Studio Session from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

Replay Value

circa '06


Sigg Jones from Asterokid on Vimeo.

Official Website

circa '08


Galactic Mail from Asterokid on Vimeo

Official Website

Rawr

Just caught a glimpse of Kevin Stone's latest piece in the paper today.

Basically he turned this:

Into this:

Lifted from his website:
Kevin has produced an exquisite world class sculpture with unsurpassed detail and on a scale and size of incredible proportions, Weighing 6000lbs and standing 12 ft high, 14 ft wide, 35 ft long with 2 large coils in the body. Stretched out Kevin's sculpture would be over 85 ft long!

The piece will be unveiled April 25th, hopefully by then I'll have more pictures to post up of it

Jonas et François

Cool interview slash making of featurette I randomly came across.

Jonas & François being interviewed about "everybody's favorite" nike commercial

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Personally, I love behind the scenes stuff. I like showcasing the guys who everybody know but no one really knows much about.

Bonus:

Random Interview (in french):

Via Faux Amis

" Interview with Jonas & François of Soixante-Quinze

Please note, this interview is being posted in it's original, unedited form. This is a copy/paste of the email that they sent back.

1. There is not a lot of information about you guys on the internet. Give us the lowdown, include as much gossip and hearsay as you want.
J : En ce qui concerne le clip de Justice (celui dont on parle le plus évidemment), le gros ragot c’est de dire qu’il n’a rien coûté en fabrication. Ce qui est entièrement faux. Nous avons réalisé la video quasiment à quatre mains, mais nous étions aidés pour quelques trucs techniques (genre effacement de points sur les t-shirts, trackings..) et le tournage ce n’est pas non plus seulement prendre sa mini DV et filmé les Justice dans un club. Il y a toujours un travail de lumière, de cadre, etc… !

F : En vrac, ce n’est pas nous dans le clip de Justice, Xavier et Gaspard n’ont pas un des points de trackings sur les avant bras (mais bien un tatouage), nous réalisons les vidéos (partie filmée), animons tous les dessins, SoMe crée tout l’artwork (dessins) et développe avec nous toutes les idées du clip.

J : Nous sommes liés par affection et créativement à Ed Banger, mais nous ne faisons pas partie du « crew ». Nous sommes de passage sur des projets de clips ; nous sommes en ce moment sur d’autres choses bien différentes, nous reviendrons vers eux si tout le monde à envie de tenter un nouveau projet dément !

Your videos are very organic, you guys use a lot of hand drawn elements & type. Do you feel that in recent years, design has been lacking because not enough people are/were using hand made elements and relying too heavily on computers?
J : Nous croyons beaucoup à l’utilisation de choses « faites à la mains », à la sensibilité d’une animation, qu’on sente le doigts derrière l’écran. Après nous utilisons l’ordinateur à chaque fois ! C’est la façon d’utiliser le numérique qui fait la différence ; on peux appuyer sur un bouton, ou alors - comme nous le faisons - passer du temps sur chaque image à la travailler, la façonner, aussi bien a la souris qu’au stylo bille.

F : Nous ne trouvons pas qu’en ce moment les vidéos sortent toutes comme du boudin issus des machines. Il y a justement un réel effort si vous regardez bien. Il n’y a plus les budgets des décennies précédentes et cela donne de bonnes surprises car tout le monde doit se creuser la tête pour faire toujours mieux avec moins. Les ordinateurs sont partout, c’est l’outil indispensable, même dans les films de Gondry. Ensuite, la 3D si elle est parfaitement justifiée, maîtrisée, je ne vois pas le problème. Il n’y a pas de clips sans ordinateurs, rien que pour le montage, l’étalonnage, les bidouillages (car il y en a tout le temps, comme gommer le rouleau de scotch qui traine).

3. France has always had a consistent output of great directors, such as the New Wavers; Truffaut & Godard, and more recently, the North American acceptance of Michel Gondry. Were you influenced by any of them?
F : Nous sommes plus influencé par des artistes, des vidéastes (video artists) , que des gens qui ne font que du cinéma (qui je pense d’ailleurs ignore que les clips sont aussi des films…). Nous pensons surtout nos vidéos comme des objets et non des films. Nos films peuvent s’ouvrir sur le coté et montrer leur mécanisme, ce sont de petites machines. Nous tentons d’échapper à toutes références, sans pour autant ignorer tout ce qui nous entoure dans le clip et le cinéma. Nous adorons par contre « décortiquer » les vidéos de Gondry ou les films de Jacques Tati, c’est bon pour les yeux et le cerveau.

4. What is your favorite film, and why? (Please note I said Film, not movie, and yes, there is a difference)
J : Ce n’est pas notre œuvre préférée, mais si il y avait un film à citer qui résume bien notre travail et notre façon de penser c’est Der Lauf der Dinge de Fischili et Weiss ; cette suite de mécanismes pauvres enchainés, dans une jubilation visuelle continue, un truc qui pousse un autre, qui roule sur un autre, etc… le principe cause et effet quoi.

J : Mon film préféré c’est peut être cette vidéo d’Erwin Wurm qui se passe dans un hôtel, Adelphi Sculptures. L’artiste essaye différente combinaison entre lui et les objets de la chambre, bref il cherche l’inhabituel dans cet ambiance un peu chiante et glauque.

F : Je change de vidéo ou film préféré très souvent, en fait j’adore toujours le dernier tuc que j’ai vu et que j’ai adoré. En ce moment il s’agit du film d’Anton Corbijn Control sur Joy Division.

5. Have you guys done any films or shorts, or are you enjoying the music video business?
F : Nous adorons le format du clip. On se sent bien là dedans et nous sommes loin d’avoir tout dit et tout montrer. C’est un excellent terrain de jeu et d’expérimentation, petit ou gros budget, artiste connu ou encore à découvrir, c’est l’idéal par se forger une identité.

6. Working on the Good Life video, did you get to work with Kanye or were you stuck with the record company? If you did get to work with Kanye was he a prick?
F : Nous avons toujours travaillé avec Kanye en direct, la maison de disque a été discrète. Kanye est très présent sur le processus de réalisation de ses vidéos, de son élaboration écrite jusqu’aux dernières touches finales. Il est venu parler du storyboard tard dans la nuit dans notre chambre d’hotel avant le tournage, ensuite il parlait énormément des couleurs et de l’image pendant la post production du film. Il était aussi très a l’écoute de nos envies et à apporté beaucoup au clip en l’amenant dans certaines directions de couleurs ou de rythme.

7. Stanley Kubrick is my favortie director, have you guys seen 2001: A Space Odyssey? If yes, did you guys understand what happened to Dr. Dave Bowman at the end after he saw himself as an old man? I have seen that film 20 times and always think I know what happened, then I realize that I don't get it. Can you guys help me out?
J : j’ai vu plusieurs fois 2001, mais je crois ne jamais l’avoir vraiment vu jusqu’à la fin. J’ai adoré Orange Mécanique ou Barry Lyndon. De 2001, je ne retiens que le vaisseau spatial : ce truc qui tourne ça m’a scotché. Je ne peux donc pas t’aider là-dessus !

8. You use a lot of hand drawn type in your work. Are you influenced by any old and/or current type designers?
J : Non. Nous aimons Bill Plympton pour sa façon de fabriquer ses filmer dans une économie toujours efficace. Mais je ne vois pas vraiment ce qui nous influence. Peut être Geoff MacFetridge.

9. How do you feel about the current state of music and the popularity of french pop and dance music?
F : En ce moment nous assistons à pas mal de mouvement du côté français, anglais, américain, européen aussi plus largement dans le rock et l’électro. En tout cas on a envie de faire des choses pour beaucoup de gens, c’est signe que nous aimons ce qui se passe actuellement.

10. Living here in Quebec, Canada, we get the spill over of what is popular in France, and Je veut repondre au telephone. I don't care what the song says. Do you feel the same? We can't make money if we don't answer the phone right and I am hungry.
F : La question est absolument incompréhensible, ça me plait on peut répondre ce que l’on veut, nan ?

J : Je n’ai jamais compris pour la rhubarbe. "

"THE FUNKEY MUNKEYS ARE COMING"

Did you know Dave Chappelle Skits exist in real life?



Via Worldstar hip hop

Thanks Stu

Blackberry Theatre #1

Behold,

a new segment here at Wulfenite

Basically I troll through my blackberry and find amusing pics, to...uh....amuse you with

The ever fashion Concious asian

Cousins books

I'm no Grafton Primary...

Don't play with your food (thank's stace)

got something cool to send me? send it here wulfenitemusic@gmail.com

Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday

I Meant to study yesterday

I Meant to sleep yesterday

I Meant to post this yesterday

This ain't your Grammy and Pappy's carnival Balloon art:

Jason Hackenwerth

Thanks to the cool people at Scene 360 Illusion I am now aware that balloon animals are more than a mere parlor trick.

Anybody have any safety pins?

Bonus:

New Southpark tonight

If Cobra commander and Guy Manuel had a baby....

This is old but very amusing,

In Bangkok Thailand a man robbed a bank wearing this:


All I can say is:

Fantastic Four....again

So I was peeping IESB today and it seems Sue, Reed, Ben and Johnny might be getting the treatment they deserve.  Word is Fox has decided they want to reboot the fantastic four film franchise (trying saying that 5 times fast), making them "less Bubble Gum" and closer to "The Iron Man Template". 

You can read the full article HERE 

All I can say is, maybe Jack Kirby's been haunting people?

Vous êtes des animaux

out March 17th


MAKING LAMBS ANGER TEASER from oizo mr on Vimeo.


Krazy Baldhead - Sweet night (Vicarious Bliss Psychebabble Rework)

The lesser known two of the Ed Banger crew.
To be honest I'm really more of a Mr Flash fan, but this track suprised me. I've been doing some film score/orchestral stuff as of late so the overall style of this one peaked my interest.

Here's what Vicarious Bliss said about the track in his own words

"If you click on ‘Vicarious Bliss Pop Experience’ in my Top friends, you’ll get put through to the sleeping page that was put up for the one-off single thingy that I did with HEADBANGIRL a while back. Now you can hear a rework I’ve done of Krazy Baldhead’s mega-amazing ‘Sweet Night’.
It’s not really Vicarious Bliss (or is it ?!) but rather just something that I did for fun to mess around with orchestrations and backwards guitars and violins and chocolate muffins and my teddy-bear, with the intention of trying to annoy cousin Babble (it worked, kind of, but we still talk…).
Some of you know that I sometimes like to ‘get the f**king violins out’, kind of like on the reworks I’ve done for Cazals on Kitsuné 5 and the second Ladytron ‘Softpower’ remix in the past.
So, no, you can’t dance to it. You can’t even tap your toe to it. But that’s not the point. Is it ?"

Found via Mehdi's blog on coolcats

p.s. did you know VB's native language is English? I sure didnt...

A Glimpse into my life

No comment

One week too many

Found via /film

SARU ART+ Revolte

Have you heard of SO ME?

of course you have.

Have you heard of SARU?

maybe not?

now you have

BONUS:

REVOLTE INTERVIEW from October (in french)

Don't you think that even though they've been around for a while they kinda get lost in the french touch shuffle?

Did you know that blogs said that because of Revolte, by 2009 we'd be saying Justice who?

Did you know its 2009 and no one is saying that?

Beginners guide to Revolte:

Revolte - Blackout
Revolte - Weak Generation
Daft Punk - Voyager (Revolte Remix)
Danger - Revolte at 22h10

Myspace

Since you're wondering, they use Cubase, softsynths and hardsynths (Moog, Andromeda, Juno) to make beats

スパイダーマン ,Supaidāman

Did you know the Tokusatsu Spiderman Show from the 70's is streaming on Marvel Right now?

for free..

...every thursday

If you didn't know, in the 1970's marvel had a 4 year deal with Toei that allowed them to use marvel characters in any way they wanted.

Behold:

[download][download][download][download]

You know what the best part is? NO DEALS WITH MEPHISTO...

Draculas Lament (Live)

It's getting kind of hard to believe things are going to get better
I've been drowning too long to believe that the tide's going to turn
And I've been living too hard to believe things are going to get easier now
I'm still trying to shake off the pain of the lessons I've learned

And if I see Van Helsing, I swear to the Lord I will slay him
Ah-ha-ha-ha
He'd take you from me, but I swear, I won't let it be so
Ah-ha-ha-ha
Blood will run down his face when he is decapitated
Ah
His head on my mantle is how I will let this world know, how much I love you

Die, die, die
I can't

Showgirl Mentality

Does anyone know when Last Nights Party is going to start producing Porn?

Cause that shit would be fantastic

Speaking of Porn, did you know its made for your ears too?

Laberge - Show Me Your Love

Adnan - Feel Me On (Laberge Remix)

Beatport

iTunes

Myspace

Knockin Boots Mix

New-ish (Feb 09) mix sent to me by my boy Chris Rockwell over at Phantom Sound!

Mix Here

Knockin Boots (Feb 09) - Chris Rockwell

Gold – Mustard Pimp
Paganini – Hot Pink Delorean
Hijackin (Herve’s Fuck Fuck Remix) – Herve
I’ll Be Around – Sharkslayer
Raver Lovin’ (Nadastrom Remix) – Edu K
Body & Soul (Kelevra Remix) – Jamie Fanatic
Shake It – Hostage
Touch My Horn (Mad Kids Remix) – Jesse Rose
Hear Me (Buraka Som Sistema Remix) – Drop The Lime
Speed Up (Acapella) - Funkerman
Beat Bang (Mujava Remix) – Machines Don’t Care
Money (The Count Of Monte Cristal ‘Dungeon’ Remix) – N.A.S.A.
Blow Up (Hijack Remix) – Blatta & Inesha
We Don’t Give A – DJ Kid Kaio
Jel Dod Man Bucin (Dmitriy Bamboviy Skan Ari Latvija Remix) - Zorzs Siksna
Dope Fiend (Tommie Sunshine & Udachi Remix) – Audio Bullys
Sound Of Kuduru (Ocelot Edit ) – Buraka Som Sistema feat. DJ Znobia, Saborosa, Puto Prata and M.I.A.
Jungle Steppers – The Count Of Monte Cristal & Herve
Day N Nite (Rusko’s Big Trombone Remix) – Kid Cudi

Phantom Sound! Here

Pimpin Curly #5

Started off as a Rick Ross diss, now it's a beast of its own.

Here's the latest

Saturday Morning Watchmen

for a millisecond (only a millisecond) I thought this was for real.
That was until I actually clicked on the video.

Anyways anyone who grew up in the 80's/90's should appreciate this haha




The vid was done by Harry Partridge

Dot the funky bot

Breakbot Disco Mini Mix Here

some good tracks on this one, sounds like an ableton set (nothing wrong with that though)

Penlope Pitsop