Confessions of a Burning Man investigates the evolution of a generation driven by technology and social/environmental responsibility. The object of this documentary is to raise awareness of Burning Man in a positive light. The media today is notoriously sensationalistic, focusing on appearance rather than content.
Confessions of a Burningman – Soundtrack Various
Genres: Soundtrack
Release Info
Release Date: Out Now Artist: Various Release: Confessions of a Burningman Genre: Soundtrack CAT No: TSD369 Label: Three Sixty Records Format: Digital & CD Distributor: IODA – Digital Territory: Global Release Album Art: Darkhorse
Tracklisting
01. Darkhorse – Crash & Burn (intro)
02. Kdub – Adaptations – 4.52
03. Balanced Output – Like Pleasure – 4.43
04. Darkhorse – Temple Of Tears – 5.41
05. Darkhorse Deluxe – Six To The Eight – 4.52
06. Runaways UK – Awakenings – 2.37
07. Fishbunny – Crash & Burn (Vocal) – 4.16
08. Runaways UK – Soul – 4.33
09. Darkhorse – A.R.I.A.N 5 – 8.28
10. Darkhorse – Crash & Burn The Burn
11. Darkhorse – End Song (vocal version, featuring Israel) – 7.43
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This documentary follows four people on their first visit to the Burning Man Festival, a gathering of over 25,000 people in the desert of Black Rock, Nevada, where they erect a makeshift city that becomes an open forum to express art, culture and creativity. Directors Paul Barnett and Unsu Lee capture the spirit and scope of Burning Man in a way that transports viewers to the event to experience it for themselves.
The score of Confessions of a Burning Man was produced and written by Graham Shrimpton a/k/a Darkhorse of Three Sixty Records in San Francisco. The music created for Confessions of a Burning Man was a year in the making, with many talented musicians helping in the recording, including Paulo Manuelle, Peter Mayer, Jonny Downer, Michael Dipiro and Megan McCoul. The Songs “Crash and Burn,” “End Song” and “Temple of Tears” were all inspired by, and scored to, the film.
Debut album from the Runaways UK, also know as R.P.M 2000 on Mo Wax.
Runaways UK – Classic Tales
Genres: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop
Release Info
Release Date: Out Now Artist: Runaways UK Release: Classic Tales Genre: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop CAT No: TSD367 Label: Three Sixty Records Format: Digital, Reel to Reel Distributor: IODA – Digital Territory: Global Release Album Art: Thomas Bullock
Two popular underground DJs from Brighton, England, AJ Kwame and Joseph 2 Grand call themselves Runaways UK, but the general vibe of their record Progress is more L.A. underground than it is British. The guest rappers, which includes L.A.’s own Iriscience from Dilated Peoples, are all on the positive tip, while the Runaways borrow liberally from the lo-fi squeaks, bleeps, and simple drum-machine thumps of early old-school records, which are also favored by many of the current crop of L.A. underground acts.
To this, they’ve added some trip-hop and house-style grooves, which is about the only thing that’s British-sounding about them. After a swing-inspired opening number called “Do What You Wanna Do,” Progress kicks in with “Express Delivery,” featuring Masta Ace. Sounding like something straight off Jurassic 5’s Quality Control, Ace raps, “These days rappers embarrass their DJs/when they step onstage and start spitting the clichés/damn shame/because they rap about champagne/when they stole they flow and they promotional campaign.
” Progress also boasts a trip-hoppy ballad called “Broken Love,” featuring Sylvia Powell’s mournful vocals, set to scratchy, old-record noises (adored by all vinyl-addicted DJs), some moody keyboards, and a not-too-shabby sax solo. Then there’s the instrumentals (this being a DJ record and all), which vary greatly from your standard scratch-and-sample hip-hop soundscapes. “Momentum” is an unusual tune with a live violin, which sounds partly like the music to a Japanese Playstation video game. It’s a little bit cheesy, but in a good way. ….One of Progress’ grooviest tracks is “Sanctuary Part II,” an extremely bugged-out number with a slight trip-hop vibe, but the bumpin’ drum-machine beat is strictly 1984. Though they borrow a bit from the past, Runaways UK are all about the new, forging the future sound of hip-hop with a down-to-earth, player-free groove.
Though the members of Runaways U.K. were unfortunately lumped in with the ubiquitous trip-hop genre (a.k.a. instrumental hip-hop), they didn’t get the fame and fortune of others like Portishead and Massive Attack. Perhaps this is because A.J. Kwame and Joe 2000 don’t embellish their records with tortured sirens wailing that nobody loves them or croon darkly about angels with dirty faces–instead they rely on raps and samples. But like the aforementioned groups, the Runaways U.K. do harness beauty and the beats with equal cunning. Soaring symphonies caress tough punches, jazz inflects but doesn’t infect, and just when you’ve forgotten that this is a hip-hop record, a swift wiggedy-wiggedy whack slaps you upside the head like a bittersweet turntablist symphony. –Tricia Romano
Runaways UK – Progress
Genres: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop
Release Info
Release Date: Out Now Artist: Runaways UK Release: Progress Genre: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop CAT No: 360-10320 Label: Three Sixty Records Format: Digital, CD, VINYL Distributor: ORCHARD – Digital Territory: Global Release Album Art: Chris Offili
Tracklisting
01. Do What You Wanna Do – 4.42
02. Express Delivery (feat. Masta Ace) – 4.08
03. Progress – 5.11
04. You Don’t Understand (feat. J-Zone) – 4.35
05. Momentum – 4.06
06. Pounds 4 Dollars (feat. iriscience) – 3.05
07. Awakenings – 2.37
08. Broken Love (feat. Sylvia Powell) – 4.27
09. Sanctuary Part 2 – 4.41
10.Reflections (feat. Tye Phoenix) – 4.36
11. Soul – 4.33
12. In The City – 3.38
Artist Bio
AJ Kwame and Joseph 2 Grand are the Runaways UK, a duo who have spent their 17 year partnership on the run from musical mediocrity. The pair met in Brighton in 1991, forming the visionary outfit RPM (or Revolution Per Minute) a year later. RPM released a string of singles on the fledgling Mo Wax imprint, and toured Europe alongside James Lavelle and DJ Shadow. AJ’s wide- ranging musical abilities and Joe’s deck wrecking skills leant RPM a unique edge as a plethora of ‘Trip hop’ groups rose in their wake. In 1995 AJ & Joe changed both name and label, becoming the Runaways UK and finding a new home in Ultimate Di-lemma Recordings in the UK and Three Sixty Records in the USA. Highly acclaimed singles led the way to their debut LP Classic Tales, a musical tour de force that was the culmination of the Runaways UK quest to forge a truly British hip-hop sound. The album featured striking cover art in the form of a painting of a calming, typically English pastoral scene. This attention to presentation has been carried over to Progress, their 2nd album, where the duo have enlisted the help of the Turner Prize winning artist Chris Ofili in exclusively providing a unique cover artwork. This album also features a diverse collection of very special guests Masta Ace, Iriscience, J zone, Tiye Phoenix, Sylvia Powell and Matt Cooper(Outside). The Runaways UK and their music have travelled worldwide and forged relationships with a host of like-minded artists. Their golden remix touch has graced tracks from DJ Zinc, Doctor L and Emiliana Torrini, Cyclops 4000 Sir Menelik/Scaramanga/Chewbacca Uncircumcised etc), Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Kid Loco, Killer Priest, Flash and the Pan, Belles of Monica, Pressure Drop. And exclusive tracks for labels Catskills, Blue Juice, Grand Central and Nuphonic and Three Sixty Records.
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Artist: Runaways UK feat Masta Ace
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