Some tips

Hey!
Dear readers of all ages, I thought I should step out of my own limited surroundings for once and bring you some tips on things cultural that I consider worth checking out.
First off, on some rap shit, a guy who calls himself Thump has done a complete remix album of rapper Aesop Rocks latest full length release, None Shall Pass. The remix album is titled None Shall Proceed and can be accessed here on Youtube, though I'm sure there is a torrent version of the Mp3:s available aswell.
I really like this. The new beats bring out new aspects of the vocals, and the juxtaposition of the generally slow- paced beats and Aesops rapid raps sounds great to me. Maybe this is just non- musical- person- talk for slightly out of sync, though. The samples used are very creative aswell. I really dig the use of birdcalls on the remix of Bring back Pluto and how Thump sometimes reuses samples from older Aesop Rock tracks. Also worth mentioning is the orchestrated insanity of the remixes of 39 Thieves and getaway car. So, check it out.
In other Aesop related news, he has recently released a collaboration with artist Jeremy Fish. It can be downloaded for free right here. The inspiration for the project comes, as I understand it, from a part of San Fransisco called the Barbary Coast and it's inhabitants.
The downloadable folder contains quite alot of goodies. A great track by Aes Rock and the lyrics in pdf- format to go along with it (with his usual vivid and bewildering imagery), aswell as a video file showcasing Jeremy Fish's art. I'm not exactly a fan of Jeremy Fish, but I think this project as a whole is really interesting. And good. And free!

Recently, I saw an exhibition at the gallery of Malmö Art College (Malmö Konsthögskola). The last-year student Johan Furåker showed paintings and a roll of drawings based on the story of one Albert Dadas. Dadas was a mine worker who at several points in his life felt an uncontrollable urge to leave his bleak everyday life behinf him and roam Europe. In the psychiatric environment of the 19-th century he was given the slightly weird prognosis of Pathological Tourism, as I understand it kind of the male equivalent of female hysteria.
It was a really great exhibition, which unfortunately has now closed. Some of it can be seen here though. What I really liked was the genuine interest the artist had in the fate of this single person, and how he had spent several years working around his story. A fascinating story too, with many different levels to it, personal and social.

There is, until February 21st, an exhibition of artist Mattias Härenstams videos at Skånes Konstförening, also in Malmö. The videos, to me, seem centered around themes of depression and the longing for, or perhaps fear of, surprise and wonder in day- to day life. Definately worth checking out.

That's all for now, I hope you're all doing well!

/Theo