Sun, 20 May 2007
What a show!
Right, some time has passed since our Fiesta Mexicana, but still here's my record of this memorable evening.
In a word: Wow! Panteon Rococo did a spectacular show! I've known and liked their music before, but seeing them live is a whole different matter and just sooo much better! Although their tour has already been lasting for quite some time, they showed absolutely no sign of fatigue. The Vier Linden was pretty full but not cram-full so there was still enough space to dance. (And while we are speaking of dancing, let me say, that some of my muscles are still sore! Those guys just don't give you a rest!)
Throughout the whole concert the mood both on and in front of the stage were great and the guys were fooling around and inciting the audience, with themselves setting a good example of how to absolutely lose it (and play an instrument at the same time!) the whole time. The only downer was that a lot of what they said seemed to get lost since many in the audience didn't speak (enough) Spanish, which lead to a kind of lack of timely reactions. (Shenka yells something - Spanish speakers: "Yaay!" - Tiny delay - Rest of crowd: "Yaaaaay!"). Most weren't botherd by this though, and neither seemed the band. After all, it is pretty clear where Panteon Rococo stand and what their opinions are, so there isn't much to guess.
Consequently when the band showed first signs of getting towards the end of the concert the audience wouldn't let them go. They of course played La carencia and all the other favourites but the audience just wouldn't get enough, so the encores(?) kind of turned into a "Who drops first" contest. (We did.)
If you have any chance to see them while they're over here, do it!. The tour is still on and you can still see Panteon Rococo on the following dates:
20.05.2007 D - Hamburg @ Fabrik
22.05.2007 D - Rostock @ Mau Club
23.05.2007 D - Potsdam @ Lindenpark
24.05.2007 D - Dresden @ Scheune
25.05.2007 D - Paderborn @ Kulturwerkstatt
26.05.2007 D - Rottenburg @ Stadthalle
27.05.2007 D - Passau @ Pfingst Open Air
28.05.2007 D - Essen @ Pfingst Open AIr
19.07.2007 E - Huesca @ Pirineos Sur
20.07.2007 E - Barcelona @ London Bar
PS: Paco soo reminds me of weasel!
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Tue, 15 May 2007
A little DebConf6 revival
Ever since I've returned from DC6 I've been planning to return to Mexico one day. Given the current state of my vacation fund this won't be any time soon. However, as a kind of consolation I'll have a little bit of Mexico coming to me this week!
Panteón Rococó (alternate non-official site without so much flash) from Mexico City will be giving a concert in my crummy little hometown! Yay! If you are into good Ska music and living near Hildesheim don't miss out on this one!
Oh, almost forgot. The whole thing happens on
Wed 16 May 2007
Admission: 19:00, Begins 20:00
Vier Linden
Alfelder Str. 55b
31139 Hildesheim
Tickets: 12,00 Euro Advance Booking or 15,00 Euro Box Office
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Sat, 28 Apr 2007
Full Metal Village
Should you live in or near one of the few German cities that have a cinema that shows Full Metal Village, do watch it! We just returned from Hanover where the Kino am Raschplatz plays it. Terrific movie! (Trailer on youtube)
The documentary by Sung-Hyung Cho describes the small and rather rual German village Wacken, before and during the Heavy Metal Festival Wacken Open Air. It portrays some of its inhabitants and shows their life in a rural area and how they adopted to world's largest Heavy Metal Open Air happening on their acres each year. It's at the same time poetic and funny. More funny though ... (We were in tears from laughing by the end)
PS: Also noteworthy, attac have produced a promotional film that is shown during the advertisings in German cinemas and calls to join the G8 protests at Heiligendam. Wouldn't have expected that! Nice idea though.
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Sun, 05 Jun 2005
Some art
From the website:
"99rooms is a unique internet art project that interweaves wall painting,
photography, animation and sound in a manner entirely unknown until now."
If you have flash, some bandwidth and a little time, go have a look!
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Fri, 03 Jun 2005
Le poison qui découle de tes yeux, de tes yeux verts
However, I was most surprised!!!
What a great movie! Touching story, beautiful pictures and atmosphere. Granted, the animations *are* more than mediocre but it almost feels like a stylistic device and the beautifully made scenery absolutely makes up for that! Bilal's 2095 New York is at the same time modern and decayed, dark and alive. What struck me most about the movie though was its atmosphere. Kind of morbid/melancholic end-of-the-world, look-where-we-ended-up but without being whiny or annoying. I especially liked that they had some Baudelaire quotes in there. Sometimes even in the French original!
Namely they quoted Une Charogne and Le Poison. Wonderful lines ... I think these really illustrate the movie's keynote best:
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Tout cela ne vaut pas le poison qui découle
De tes yeux, de tes yeux verts,
Lacs où mon âme tremble et se voit à l'envers...
Mes songes viennent en foule
Pour se désaltérer à ces gouffres amers.
Tout cela ne vaut pas le terrible prodige
De ta salive qui mord,
Qui plonge dans l'oubli mon âme sans remords,
Et charriant le vertige,
La roule défaillante aux rives de la mort!
*sigh*
Anyway, if you get a chance to see this movie, do it! It deserves much more than the little attention it got! Bilal really proves that it is still possible to make intelligent, beautiful and poetic science fiction.
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