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Algoraves: dancing to algorithms

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:00:06 +0000

Alex sez, "Algoraves are parties where people come together to dance to algorithms. It generally involves some live coding but any producers making music "wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive conditionals' are welcome. Generally some aspect of the algorithmic processes are visible, but the focus is actually on the audience, and having serious fun. We've had a few parties across the UK and Germany, and are spreading further afield in Mexico and Australia. The concept is still developing though, and is being defined by whoever turns up."

algorave (Thanks, Alex!)

Blondie's Debbie Harry explains how to Pogo

David Pescovitz — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:11:22 +0000

Debbie Harry explains how to Pogo in a 1978 episode of Glenn O’Brien’s cable access show TV Party. (via Dangerous Minds)

Fame (1980): Leroy Johnson's "audition"

David Pescovitz — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:58:53 +0000

From the original, and still brilliant, 1980 film Fame, the late Gene Anthony Ray's "audition" as Leroy Johnson. Wicked. His partner Shirley Mulholland, played by Carol Massenburg? A disaster. That's ok, she didn't want to spend four fucking years in that ass-licking school anyway.

The tune is Linda Clifford's "Red Light," available on the movie soundtrack.

"Zilla March": flexing in the New York subways

Dean Putney — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:00:35 +0000

Flexing, or bone breaking, is a mix of street dancing and contortionist movements mostly specific to Brooklyn. This video in particular is mesmerizing, almost ritualistic with this group of shirtless guys in gas masks all dancing together in the subway. Other riders seem to either not notice them or look on in a trance.

[Video Link] Thanks Dannel!

Hypnotic folk dance

Rob Beschizza — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:16:40 +0000

Found by @nomatterband and Robert Popper, who notes that one must watch to the very end.