January 1, 2014As promised, here’s the annual 1st of January round-up from Awkward Movements crew. More on the way that will keep the page updating, but had to get a start on things as these lists seem to get bigger each year. So many good labels, new artists and stunning releases that kept it as one of the best in a while.…
December 21, 2013For as often as we shout-out Detroit (a quick search of the word reveals around sixty five posts with the Motor City mentioned in some capacity) it sometimes to take effort to remember the actual state that it’s descended in to. As techno fans, it’s easy to imagine it as this magical place, to which one day we’ll hope to…
December 11, 2013The Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.) Lab is a constant source of inspiration and boredom alleviation for us. With social hacktivism at the core of it’s ideals, the community of artists, scientists, lawyers and computer geeks are dedicated to open-source, open-license, public domain works that make the world a better place. Tearing down the borders of patents and corporate monopolies…
October 10, 2013Printing magazines may be viewed as a dying art, but those remaining are getting better than ever. I’ve recently discovered a third essential (Juxtapoz and Wire being current mainstays) in Smith Journal; a quarterly publication from Allen & Unwin done as the male companion to Frankie. And it’s absolutely brilliant, quality writing on the most random of topics. The fact that the cover story is…
July 14, 2013Might be grossly overestimating the appeal here, but comic books have re-entered culture with full force through movies and I don’t think you even need to be a comic-book fan to appreciate this epic teaser. Spotted on an IGN last week, star DC Comics writer and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns uploaded this video teaser for a forthcoming story arc…
March 2, 2013Saddened to hear the news of Ajax, who passed away last week in Melbourne. If you happen to be coming up in Sydney in the early 2000s then you definitely crossed paths with Adrian Thomas aka DJ Ajax, and the man was always a gent. Breaks ruled the scene, and Ajax pushed it in to new directions, giving that dirty-electro…
January 22, 2013Debated whether or not to share this, but think the positives and the message outweigh the possibility of crossing a line in to bootleg thieving territory. As a local said about downloading music – “if we could afford to buy the vinyl, or even if the download prices were in proportion to the country, than we definitely would. But we…
January 9, 2013Jeff Mills started off as a ‘Wizard’ in Detroit; following many nights of him DJing around the world he is the man who could be ‘King’. The first explosion of his deck skills on the world was his seminal mix CD Live at the Liquid Rooms, but unless you’d seen him DJ in the flesh, it was difficult to describe…
January 1, 2013In the order they were sent to me, here’s the Awkward Movements family’s breakdown of 2012. Big ups both L.I.E.S. and Pan, a lot of double up in the lists coming from two of our favourite labels who had an incredible roster of releases over the last 12 months. RAYNULDS Tunes Of The Year In No Order: Joy Orbison…
August 10, 2012Not just for the design heads or computer art junkies, Juxtapoz mag has remained a proper crossover for the crowd that profess to only read Wire or other similar offerings that make some of us feel smarter than the rest of you. 140 issues deep is nothing to take lightly, and every occasion I’ve picked up for myself or at someone’s…