Sonic Life Cycles

Above is an 8 minute video piece which I made in September for UCL's Creative Edge workshop that I attended with John Eden and Martin Blackdown Clark amongst others http://drumzofthesouth.blogspot.com/2009/09/creative-edge.html

By highlighting that most musical genres and producers, regardless of their Geography, are affected and motivated by similar concerns and issues, I attempted to challenge the central idea of the workshop that London's outer territories give birth to the most interesting artists and art-forms.

The video is also an homage to the music documentary / film which is largely born out of the passion of music fans, or in contrast, media interest.

Please note that it is slightly tongue-in-cheek, not to be taken too seriously!

Thanks to Eden of www.uncarved.org for his collaboration and help with the project and the talk!

Tour de Crystal Palace (mini photo expedition)

Kitty, Kitty, Meow, Meow / Time Warp

Haynes Lane Market (down the street where Pizza Hut used to be- get sucked into a time warp- there's a lady with such a treasure trove of stuff that she may as well live there. She plays trance. I'll try to dig out some photos of her.


"That's my name, don't wear it out."

I'm pleased to see Jackie is wearing pants.



Dirty Arches / Victory

Walk round the triangle past the old McDonalds.

There was once some graffiti on here which said " soon to be another estate agents or coffee shop; a big local debate about whether it was Banksy as it linked directly to a Banksy-esque Grim Reaper painted onto the wall of the then doomed Library.


Yin&Yang

View from Cafe Paradou on the Parade near the looming Eiffel tower


"We've been waiting for our Panini's for an hour and a half."

Food for thought...are we all destined to become couples that only speak to each other over a meal when they have a complaint?

Savage

Laura

Essential reading / looking: Savage Messiah Zine by Laura Oldfield Ford, especially if you love Psychogeography / Drawing / London / Passion / Romance / Local Politics (they do go together I promise!)

savagemessiahzine.com/

Train Journey

Down at Fraggle Rock
Tube is coming to Crystal Palace- No more beautiful peaceful moments staring into the magnificent space between platforms 3 and 4. I've taken lots of photos of and in the station over the years including this one of DJ Bailey


Stand and Deliver;
The mobile phone is the commuters best friend


Beyond me is a chamber of secrets


Dentist (because these windows look like teeth)

Nico Hogg informs us that these flats were built to protect the rest of the estate from the noise of the trains.



Green


No.
Are you sick of staring at the same train tracks with all of those eyes?


Yellow Heart


Arrival

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Bus Journey

Crystal Palace-West Norwood


I can still hear her voice


In these dark times, boy you're gonna be just fine


Blue


I don't mind if you don't


Angel, I'm walking you home


Mother

pics by Georgina Cook

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