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Flavorpill NYC | SF | LA | LONDON | CHI July 17 - 23, 2007

 
 Ezra Stoller   
Cultural Stimuli in NYC
Issue 371: personal flavor

Some NYC detractors pin a certain coldness on our town's residents. If being surrounded by hordes of humanity moving at light speed makes us at times curt, we're also more tolerant of personal complexities. Exhibit A: the woman wearing sparkling rainbow pants at last weekend's GlobeSonic jam on the Hudson — on display in our twice-weekly updated photo galleries. We're also quick to empathize with figures both real and fictional — or both, as explored in the East to Edinburgh theatrical entry Inside Private Lives. Artists including Marina Ambramović and Matthew Barney project their own mutable selves through works in Sean Kelly Gallery's Role Exchange. A 28-year relationship undergoes a sea change in Live-In Maid, but the quiet Argentine film explores the transition with nuance and sharp authenticity. And under the candy-striped Spiegeltent, we're all suckers for Taylor Mac and Weimar NY. Willkommen to your week; now spread it.

- Jake Lancaster, Managing Editor

 

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 Table of Contents TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT
architecture David Adjaye
art The Happiness of Objects; Role Exchange; P.S.1 Summer Exhibitions
comedyInvite Them Up
dj Kevin Saunderson
festival NYC Restaurant Week
film Live-In Maid; Killer Klowns from Outer Space
music Drive-By Truckers; Neko Case; Slint; Diamond Days; Siren Fest; Band of Horses; Sō Percussion & Matmos; Brazilian Girls; LoVid's Patch; The Field
party Turntables on the Hudson
performance Weimar NY
photography [CLOSED. NOW BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.] Ezra Stoller
reading Park Lit feat. the Paris Review
theatre Inside Private Lives; Un Hombre que se Ahoga; De Monstruos y Prodigios: La Historia de los Castrati
FEAT how to grow a home Inhabitat.com; cd review Prins Thomas, Cosmo Galactic Prism; media Fabchannel
UPCOMINGCheck out our weekly updated list of upcoming events




CI's Siren Songs
M.I.A. aside, 2007's Village Voice Siren Fest skews towards loud, rockist acts (see: New York Dolls, the Detroit Cobras, and the Black Lips) — perfect to sweat your nethers off to this Saturday.

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Tuesday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


PHOTOGRAPHY: Architecture
[CLOSED. NOW BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.] Ezra Stoller: Buildings of New York

when: Now through Fri 7.20 (Tue-Fri: 11am-6pm)
where: Danziger Projects (521 W 26th St, 212.629.6778) map
price:
links: Event Info

In the '50s and '60s, Ezra Stoller's photographs highlighted sculptural elements of many of the world's most famous modern buildings. A tyrannical perfectionist, Stoller studied building plans to determine the best vantage point and once famously ordered everyone out of a building in order to photograph it correctly. This exhibition features 20 black-and-white photographs, which cast a flattering light on many of New York's iconic modernist landmarks, including a stunning reminder of how the Guggenheim was meant to be seen (hint: sans scaffolding). In a haunting nocturnal study of Eero Saarinen's bat-like TWA Terminal, Stoller exhibits his remarkable sensitivity to the negative space surrounding a building. (BC)

Note: The gallery has closed early for the summer, and is now open by appointment only. Email info@danzigerprojects.com for more details.



MUSIC: Post-Rock
Slint performing Spiderland

when: Tue 7.17 (9pm)
where: Webster Hall (125 E 11th St, 212.388.0300) map
price: $35 / 30 advance
links: Event Info | Slint

Flashback to 1991: hair metal is on the wane and grunge is about to hit the big-time. Out of almost nowhere — namely Louisville, Kentucky — come Slint with Spiderland, six tracks of sprawling, moody, droning rock displaying an irreverent punk attitude without the exuberant aggressiveness. The album's hints of pop-music inflections and lyricism but also raw experimentalism prompt many to cite this musical bomb as the first post-rock record. Tonight, Slint perform Spiderland in its entirety. (KH)

  Who took the iconic photo that graces the cover of Spiderland? The first randomly drawn correct response receives a pair of tickets to this show.



PERFORMANCE
Spiegelworld presents Weimar NY: The Spiegel Sessions

when: Tue 7.17, Tue 8.28 & Tue 9.18 (10pm)
where: Spiegeltent (South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 646.775.2880) map
price: $35
links: Event Info

Invoking the spirit of Berlin and the talents of our own downtown scene, Weimar NY's collection of musicians, singers, and bawdy burlesque divas bring back the classic German cabaret with modern performance-art updates in this exclusive run. The outrageously outfitted personas and beautiful, wry, pastiche performances of local legend Taylor Mac; the operatics of Meow Meow; the boozy vocals of Justin Bond; and performances from a handful of promising newcomers ensure both a critically and popularly acclaimed evening — if previous incarnations were any indication. Weimar NY truly finds its preternatural home within the ornate and opulent Spiegeltent. (RB)

Note: Keep an eye out for Flavorpill spot-rockers Myla and Justin. They'll be on the scene shooting for our new photo page.

  During which years exactly did the Weimar Republic govern Germany? The first randomly drawn correct response receives a pair of tickets to this show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 7.17.



ALSO ON TUE

THEATRE
Un Hombre que se Ahoga
Tue 7.17 - Thur 7.19 (8pm) Mitzi E Newhouse Theater (Lincoln Center Plaza, 212.239.6200) map $50

Event Info
 
Bereft of any theatrical devices, renowned Argentine theatre company Periféricos de Objetos' version of The Three Sisters plays like a Chekhov Unplugged production as if directed by Lars von Trier. (SP)

Note: Performed in Spanish with English supertitles. This play is part of the Lincoln Center Festival.



Wednesday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


ARCHITECTURE: Opening
David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings

when: Wed 7.18 (12-6pm)
where: Studio Museum in Harlem (144 W 125th St, 212.864.4500) map
price: $7 suggested donation
links: Event Info

Homes for creative A-listers Ewan McGregor, Juergen Teller, and Chris Ofili have made Tanzania-born David Adjaye one of Britain's leading starchitects. The Studio Museum in Harlem traces the evolution of ten projects — all of which address public space — from initial conceit to completion. Your Black Horizon, an Adjaye-designed windowless pavilion, housed Ólafur Elíasson's light installation at the 2005 Venice Biennale. In Whitechapel, London, Adjaye designed the Idea Store, a flashy cube of blue-and-green glass that houses the local library, dance studios, and community center. Not one for tradition, Adjaye retooled a former train station in Oslo as the Nobel Peace Center, adding a sculptural aluminum canopy to the building's courtyard. (HGM)

Note: This exhibition continues through Sun 10.28 (Wed-Fri: 12-6pm / Sat: 10am-6pm / Sun: 12-6pm).



FILM
Live-In Maid

when: Wed 7.18 - Tue 7.31 (1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:20, 8:10 & 10pm)
where: Film Forum (209 W Houston St, 212.727.8110) map
price: $10.50
links: Event Info

Wasting nary a second on unnecessary exposition nor Sturm und Drang, Argentine import Live-In Maid packs a punch in the face of class politics that is rarely felt on either side of the equator. Divorcée Beba's resources seriously dwindle until Dora, her maid of 28 years, is forced to quit. In a series of radically understated scenes that never devolve into heart-to-hearts or even frank exchanges, the two women slowly grasp at both the odd intimacy and the abject limitations of their relationship. Pray that Hollywood never gets its adaptation-eager hooks into this hard-faced, deeply felt number. (LR)

  In which Oscar-winning film did actress Norma Aleandro star? The first randomly drawn correct response receives a pair of tickets to the Mon 7.23 (6:20pm) screening. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 7.17.



READING
Open City presents Park Lit feat. the Paris Review

when: Wed 7.18 (6:30pm)
where: Hans Christian Andersen statue in Central Park (W Bank of Conservatory Water @ 74th St & 5th Ave) map
price:
links: Event Info | Open City | the Paris Review

The Park Lit series — helmed by Open City, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, various local literature-minded rags, and the good ol' Department of Parks & Recreation — offers free disseminations of the highest order in parks across NYC. the Paris Review opens its stables tonight, so make tracks for Central Park's Hans Christian Andersen statue and keep a bespectacled eye out for the gathering of writers' writers and the readers who love them. On hand to read from published and forthcoming work are Egyptian-born author André Aciman, translator and essayist Esther Allen, and poets Mary Karr and Monica Youn. (SD)

So many books, so little time — don't waste it with a dud. Read Boldtype instead, Flavorpill's monthly review of books that are well worth reading.



ALSO ON WED

COMEDY: Weekly
Invite Them Up
Wed 7.18 (8pm) Rififi (332 E 11th St, 212.677.1027) map $5

Event Info
 
Bobby Tisdale, Eugene Mirman, and Holly Schlesinger have been inviting comics, actors, and wannabes to test-run their newest and edgiest material every Wednesday for some time now. Expect gut-cramping songs, skits, and, for most, standing room only. (RB)



MUSIC: Live Minimal Techno
The Field w/ Kate Simko
Wed 7.18 (9pm) Studio B (259 Banker St, Greenpoint, 718.389.1880) map $12 / $10 advance

Event Info
 
Swedish phenom the Field (Axel Willner) is touring after a string of singles and a well-received album on Kompakt. His gorgeous, deep minimal house, on which he overlays gently arpeggiated synths and samples, would tend trance-ward if it weren't so crisp. (TW)

  What is Willner's favorite album of all time? Two randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 7.17.



Thursday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


MUSIC: Southern Gothic
River to River Festival presents Drive-By Truckers

when: Thur 7.19 (7pm)
where: Castle Clinton (Battery Park, 212.835.2789) map
price:
links: Event Info | Drive-By Truckers

It's hard to avoid the adjective "Southern" when describing Drive-By Truckers, but eight records into a compelling body of work, it's evident that the band's Southern like Faulkner is Southern: definitively and completely. Their music offers a hard-rocking perspective on a contemporary South that's horrifying, beautiful, complex, and blood-simple (not to mention absurd and dirrty), and their best songs, built on layers of guitars and propelled by an unwavering rhythm section, strip away the mythology from even the most enduring Southern stories to exalt or excoriate the humanity at their cores. Anyone who's seen them knows that DBT kill live; hope for a long set and a hot night. (PDS)

Note: Tickets are distributed (two per person) at the venue on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5pm the day of the show.



ALSO ON THUR

MUSIC: Circuit-Bending
LoVid's Patch
Thur 7.19 (10pm) The Stone (NW corner of E 2nd St & Ave C) map $5

Event Info
 
The continuous, 45-minute set that comprises LoVid's Patch unfolds from a static, electronic signal being passed around a circuit of 33 musicians — each time augmented by a distinct sound-tweaking effect — creating an avant-garde musical relay race. (BC)



Friday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


MUSIC: Country-Folk
Neko Case w/ Eric Bachmann

when: Fri 7.20 (7-10pm)
where: Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Field @ E 72nd St, 212.360.2777) map
price:
links: Event Info | Neko Case | Eric Bachmann

No need for funds to see indie alt-country darling Neko Case and Crooked Fingers mastermind Eric Bachmann tonight at SummerStage. Case's sexy, sonorous pipes and vintage Western melodies are about as perfect a match to an outdoor evening concert as ice cream is to warm apple pie. As for Bachmann, while you aren't likely to find his undergarments for sale on eBay, his fine acoustic folk — a little Nick Drake, some Elliott Smith, and a road-bound bumpkin twang — can make the most diehard urbanites pine for wide-open spaces. (SD)



ALSO ON FRI

THEATRE
De Monstruos y Prodigios: La Historia de los Castrati
Fri 7.20 - Sun 7.22 (8pm) Gerald W Lynch Theater (899 10th Ave, 212.239.6200) map $50

Event Info
 
There was a time when getting one's balls chopped off to preserve an angelic voice was considered a serious career move for a boy. Mexico City-based Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes explores this peculiar practice through physical comedy and live music. (SP)

Note: Performed in Spanish with English supertitles. This play is part of the Lincoln Center Festival.



Saturday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


ART
P.S.1 Summer Exhibitions feat. Organizing Chaos, Peter Young, Tunga, and Jack Whitten

when: Now through Mon 9.24 (Thur-Mon: 12-6pm)
where: P.S.1 (22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC, 718.784.2084) map
price: $5 suggested donation
links: Event Info

Summer visitors to P.S.1 find an eeriness pervading the former school's dark hallways. The buzzing flies, sharp objects, flickering lamps, and creepy creatures coming from Brazilian artist Tunga's sinister work Laminated Souls don't fit the squeaky-clean image of a typical museum. Jim Shaw's morbidly humorous installation The Donner Party is a fantastical tribute to a fictional cult called "Oism" that references arch-feminist Judy Chicago's famous triangular piece The Dinner Party. Video and sound installations from conceptual greats like Marclay and Smithson are featured in Organizing Chaos, and a retrospective of abstract painter Peter Young's works from the '60s and '70s showcases his experimentation with the use and misuse of the grid. (AS)

Note: This Saturday's Warm Up party at P.S.1 features house DJs Dennis Ferrer and the Martinez Brothers as well as Eric Singer's League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots.



MUSIC: Festival
Village Voice presents Siren Music Festival

when: Sat 7.21 (12-9pm)
where: Surf Ave @ W 10th St & Stillwell Ave (Coney Island) map
price:
links: Event Info

From the downfall of Kobayashi and the impending doom of old-school standbys via corporate buy-outs to the Village Voice Siren Festival lineup, it goes without saying that this Coney Island summer season is quickly turning into a legendary last hurrah. Even if M.I.A.'s held up at the border, acts like the New York Dolls, Cursive, Voxtrot, and the Black Lips could almost make the visa-troubled diva an afterthought. To maximize potential rock exposure, slather on the sunscreen and make sure you're downing more than just beer all day — Sirens always turn out to be scorchers. (FK)

Note: Keep an eye out for Flavorpill spot-rockers Myla and Justin. They'll be on the scene shooting for our new photo page.



MUSIC: Psychapalooza
Diamond Days feat. Sunburned Hand of the Man

when: Sat 7.21 (12pm-1am)
where: Church of the Messiah (129 Russell St, Greenpoint) map
price: $10
links: Event Info | Sunburned Hand of the Man

Beautify your soul and a neighborhood at Heeb magazine's Diamond Days fest, a four-day, North Brooklyn convergence of 50-odd prog-rock, psych, and acid-punk bands to benefit the City Reliquary and pay tribute to the Summer of Love on its 40th anniversary. Today's show at Greenpoint's Church of the Messiah includes nearly two dozen bone-shaking throwback acts such as Sunburned Hand of the Man, Women & Children, D Charles Speer, and Spires That in the Sunset Rise. Guest DJs also lay down fuzzy love 'twixt the sets all day. A recipe for some high, well-bearded times, indeed. (SD)

Note: Nurture your inner guru at these other Diamond dates: Titan and Teeth of the Hydra hit Rockstar Bar on Thur 7.19; Marissa Nadler, TK Webb, and a gaggle of Heeb storytellers visit the CotM on Fri 7.20; and Union Pool's Sun 7.22 BBQ menu includes acts Fresh Kills and Psychedelic Horseshit. Purchase a four-day pass for $25.



PARTY
The Beach Party feat. Turntables on the Hudson

when: Sat 7.21 (8pm)
where: Water Taxi Beach (2-03 Borden Ave, LIC) map
price: $3
links: Event Info | Turntables on the Hudson

There's no swimming at Long Island City's Water Taxi Beach, but there is an ample bar, DJs, BBQ, and sand, making it a summertime social essential. Saturday nights draw top selectors, making the Beach Parties the unofficial afterparty for the nearby P.S.1 Warm Ups. Tonight's tunes are courtesy of local hotshots Turntables on the Hudson's Nickodemus and Mariano, who bathe the crowd in global funk and fuel-injected house, along with percussionists Nappy G and Christian Rogers. As for the "no swimming," that's really for the best. (BC)

Note: Water Taxi Beach is open through Mon 10.8 (Wed-Fri: 4pm-3am / Sat & Sun: 12pm-3am), though days and hours do get scaled back as the season progresses. On Saturdays all summer, resident DJ Victor Franco spins from 3-8pm. TotH also play the Spiegeltent on Fri 7.20 (8pm).

  Send us the recipe to your favorite mini-umbrella'd beach drink. The three most refreshing concoctions (as sampled by Flavorpill staffers) each receive a copy of the Turntables on the Hudson Six Remix CD. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 7.17.



DJ
Kevin Saunderson w/ Juan Maclean

when: Sat 7.21 (10pm)
where: Studio B (259 Banker St, Greenpoint, 718.389.1880) map
price: $13 / $10 advance
links: Event Info | Kevin Sauderson | Juan Maclean

Local pride aside, you gotta put your hands up for Detroit when one of its city's techno originators rolls through NYC. Kevin Saunderson — who was actually born in Brooklyn, anyway — hits the wheels no doubt armed with not only the kind of white labels granted a DJ of his stature, but also his own latest productions. And if he dropped his group Inner City's '88 hit "Good Life" in a tech-house set, it would be as seamless as it is timeless. New York's own DFA artist Juan Maclean leaves the other boys at home to spin a solo set tonight. (MC)

  What are two of Kevin Saunderson's aliases? Two randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 7.17.



ALSO ON SAT

FILM
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Sat 7.21 (8:30pm) Coney Island Museum (1208 Surf Ave, Coney Island, 718.372.5159) map $5

Event Info
 
Post-Siren Fest, if you're not into seeing a movie at Coney Island about alien clowns that wrap humans in cotton candy before drinking their blood through twisty straws, then maybe you can stay at home and arrange matchsticks or whatever it is you people do. (GM)

Note: Keep an eye out for Flavorpill spot-rockers Myla and Justin. They'll be on the scene shooting for our new photo page.



MUSIC: Electro Acoustic
Sō Percussion & Matmos
Sat 7.21 (8:30pm) The Allen Room, Time Warner Center, 5th Fl (Broadway & 60th St, 212.258.9877) map $30

Event Info
 
Matmos sample everything from surgical procedures to trapped rodents. The duo's detail obsession and showmanship collides tonight with the Sō Percussion ensemble — drummers who beat pipes, pots, and pans. New music, old cookware. (MG)

Note: Friday's performance is sold out. Tonight's show also features Dave Douglas on trumpet.



Sunday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


MUSIC: Indie Rock
JellyNYC Pool Parties feat. Band of Horses w/ Annuals and DJ Cosmo Baker

when: Sun 7.22 (2pm)
where: McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint) map
price:
links: Event Info | Band of Horses | Annuals | Cosmo Baker

The Carolinas take to the pool today at JellyNYC's weekly sun-baked mecca of indie-rockdom. From the North, Annuals represent all the quirkiness that's to be expected from an Ace Fu Records band. Wavering between alterna-pop prettiness and scratchy folk riffs, their playful energy evokes visions of a summer day in fast-forward. Taking a more bleary-eyed, slow-mo route, South Carolina's Band of Horses deliver massive melodies and haunting, echo-drenched vocals. And maintaining the Rub DJs' reign over the borough of Kings, Cosmo Baker keeps things as funky as usual. (RB)



ALSO ON SUN

MUSIC: Transcontinental Groove
Brazilian Girls w/ the Cat Empire and HIMALAYAS
Sun 7.22 (3-7pm) Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Field @ E 72nd St, 212.360.2777) map

Event Info
 
The Brazilian Girls have made quite a jet-setting name for themselves since their days as Nublu-regulars. The worldly, dance-pop quartet spreads some hometown love tonight at SummerStage. (BN)



Monday TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


FESTIVAL
NYC Restaurant Week

when: Now through Fri 7.20 & Mon 7.23 - Fri 7.27
where: Various Manhattan restaurants
price: $35 dinner / $24.07 lunch
links: Event Info

Those with refined tastes and slim wallets have the next five days to realize their gastronomic dreams. This summer's edition of Restaurant Week opens 200 of the city's most sought-after menus, as each eatery has set up a variety of three-course prix-fixe options. Explore a wide range of exciting cuisine, from Vong's haute desserts to Blue Smoke's BBQ (unfortunately, though, Ninja New York isn't participating), to ratchet up your foodie quotient. Most spots provide lunch and dinner options but check for availability and reservations. (RB)

Note: Prices are per person and don't include beverage, tax, or tip. Many participating locations extend their generosity through Labor Day.



Ongoing / Upcoming TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


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ART
The Happiness of Objects

when: Now through Sun 7.29 (Thur-Mon: 11am-6pm)
where: SculptureCenter (44-19 Purves St, LIC, 718.361.1750) map
price: $5 suggested donation
links: Event Info

Whether it's broken appliances or moldering mementos, lifeless stuff plays on our emotions. The Happiness of Objects, a substantial group exhibition, features work that intensifies the significance of ordinary items through grandiose presentation. Four-stories high but only two-feet deep, Ward Shelley's Flatland now houses the clutter that sustained a handful of artists during their 20-day stint in the ant farm-like structure. In Road Test, Sylvie Fleury scatters the broken remnants of a violent collision between two heavily gendered items: makeup sets and American-built cars. Corroborating W.J.T. Mitchell's ideas about the power of images, these works suggest that things aren't inert; they move us, as people do, with dispositions of their own. (JW)



THEATRE
Inside Private Lives

when: Now through Sun 7.29 (Fri & Sat: 9pm / Sun: 2pm)
where: 59E59 Theaters (59 E 59th St, 212.753.5959) map
price: $15
links: Event Info

The highly interactive Inside Private Lives turns the traditional theatre-going experience on its head by presenting five 20th-century figures — drawn from a pool of 13 and including Tupperware queen Brownie Wise, King Edward VIII, Branch Davidian David Koresh, the first man-to-woman transgendered American Christine Jorgensen, and IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands — to shed light on why they're so misunderstood and provoke participation by giving the audience roles, inviting them to support or oppose their historical actions and question their motives. (RI)

Note: This play is part of the East to Edinburgh 2007 theatre festival.



ART
Role Exchange

when: Now through Fri 8.3 (Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm)
where: Sean Kelly Gallery (528 W 29th St, 212.239.1181) map
price:
links: Event Info

In 1975, performance artist Marina Abramović swapped places with a prostitute, working her window in Amsterdam while the prostitute attended an art opening. Ambramović's Role Exchange, documented in photographs, is the inspiration for this exhibition, which traces the major theme of identity-
transformation and role-playing in contemporary art by major players like Matthew Barney and Cindy Sherman. Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe both appear in drag disguise, Andy in a pallid Polaroid wearing thick red lipstick and Mapplethorpe in a luxurious fur coat. In Self Portrait as My Grandmother Nancy Gregory, British artist Gillian wraps herself in fur and poses for a formal sitting, wearing the stern but innocent smile found in portraits from the early 20th century. (HGM)



Features TUE   WED   THUR   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   ONG   FEAT


  HOW TO GROW A HOME: Inhabitat.com  

Inhabitat.com exemplifies the options that exist in balancing aesthetic luxury with conservationism. Highlighting sustainability and innovative technologies within the architectural and home-design markets, Inhabitat recently set up an event during NY Design Week at HauteGREEN. Check out Reclaiming Design, which brought together a panel of eco-conscious designers to discuss recycling and reuse in modern process and practice. More than just rounding up the latest green gadgets, the site provides helpful how-to tips for eco-minded building, and links to a home guide complete with a directory of contractors and realtors in case you're not so handy with a hammer. Be sure to also check out its tree-house section to see how your childhood blueprints compare. (RB)



 


  CD REVIEW: Prins Thomas, Cosmo Galactic Prism  

Eskimo
Released July 2007
$20.99 (Amazon)

Norwegian neo-disco DJ, producer, and label owner Prins Thomas makes clear straight away in the liner notes that this massive double-disc delight is in no way a continuous mix. While he massages new life into both modern and rare gems alike with new echoes and edits, Thomas merely places each song side-by-side in a pleasing and progressive manner. What makes these 36 tracks retain a strong sense of structure is the laidback strut that travels effortlessly — and surprisingly so — from techno by Soylent Green and Metal Chicks to old-school disco by Musique, and from blissed-out (Boards of Canada) to whacked-out (Holger Czukay's "Cool in the Pool"). By the time the psychedelia of Hawkwind's "City of Lagoons" ends Disc 1 and begins Disc 2, minds are all but melted in a genre-jumping, tempo-shifting cosmic collision. (MC)


 


  MEDIA: Fabchannel  

A nonprofit project run in association with Amersterdam's Paradiso and Melkweg music clubs, Webby Award-winning site Fabchannel offers streaming concert footage from an archive of more than 600 shows. Each event is accompanied by a song-by-song playlist that allows you to skip that epic 20-minute extended solo if you so desire, as well as hop back and forth between performances. The shows themselves are professionally rendered — hardly a given with this type of quickly generated content — with quality sound and camera work. Plus, with hundred of hours of footage, there's something to satiate pretty much every interest. Along that line, check out energetic performances by everyone from Good Shoes and Comets on Fire to Andrew Bird, Cold War Kids, and Bebel Gilberto. (CJN)



 


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