subversive manipulations in the direction of social justice, that junk that makes you dance, beat construction, rhythm structuring, pocketbook scribing, ad hoc meals, the surrealists, tacos al pastor, tortas de milanesa, korean bbq, single malt scotch, dry martinis, tom collins, and anything al mojo de ajo
Music
fela kuti, talking heads, manu chao, café tacuba, the mars volta, can, acid circus, madlib, ricardo villalobos, blonde redhead, chromeo, the coup, sun ra, miles davis, at the drive-in, outkast, j dilla, fitter, lcd soundsystem, the rapture, wayne shorter, lootpack, carl craig, joy division, azeem, ben sims, sonic youth, dj surgeon, prefuse 73, mf doom, gregory isaacs, mos def, los tigres del norte, sister nancy, richie hawtin, the velvet underground, speedy j, squarepusher, the roots, cristian vogel, los fabulosos cadillacs, peanut butter wolf, octave one, ian pooley, kraftwerk, duke ellington, ozomatli, aphex twin, the wu, nortec collective
techno, jazz, son jarocho y huasteco, dance rock,
mariachi, cumbia, boleros, d&b, roots reggae,
rancheras, marimbas, tamboraso, house,
banda, glitchy noise stuff,
old school funk, and lowrider classics
and did i mention these guys...
dj rolando 'aztek mystic' - jaguar
detroit techno - underground resistance
droid behavior - Interface 17 - los angeles
Movies
essentials...
la dolce vita, in the mood for love, fando y lis, habla con ella, los olvidados, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, 25th hour, amores perros, cidade de deus, 8 1/2, pi, high fidelity, requiem for a dream, rushmore, raising victor vargas, me and you and everyone we know, seven samauri
notables...
voces inocentes, hiroshima mon amour, oldboy, blue velvet, donnie darko, storytelling, the discreet charm of the bourgeoise, 2046, the shawshank redemption, swingers, big lebowski, rashomon, la cuidad, todo sobre mi madre, quinceañera, the station agent, y tu mamá tambien, thumbsucker, the band's visit
directors...
buñuel, fellini, jodorowsky, almodovar, wong kar wai, kurosawa, lynch
Television
signal streams from the dvd or a gaming console...
weekend fútbol every now and then.
Books
memoria y fuego (trilogy) [eduardo galeano], hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world [haruki murakami], kiterunner [khaled hosseini],the god of small things [arundhati roy], my last sigh [buñuel], explicación de todos mis tropiezos [oscar bustamonte], the bluest eye [toni morrison], the alchemist [coelho], marcos: el señor de los espejos [vasquez montalban], black skin white masks [frantz fanon], anna karenina [tolstoy], upside down: a primer for the looking-glass world [galeano], the doors of perception [huxley] ...
still waiting for the day that i get through miguel de cervantes' don quixote...
Heroes
i hold a deep admiration for folks who through their acts, words and laughter, self-sacrifice, craft, resistance, struggle, and other expressions are capable of furthering our own social+self awareness and encourage a critical thought to understand our many histories and approach our merging presents with all their opportunities and shortcomings for the greater sake of striving towards a continuous betterment of the local, the global, and our collective condition...
i.e. the movers and the shakers but not the haters
Who I'd like to meet:
old friends, young friends, new friends...
storytellers and noisemakers...
the self-aware, socially-conscious, and altruistic...
perceptible auras of humility a plus
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 @ Cinespace | COMPRESSION 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY w/ DIRTY BIRD SF Crew: Claude Von Stroke, Justin Martin, Christian Martin, Voodeux (live), Monty Luke and the Compression resident DJs! RSVP for $15 before 11 pm at: http://compression86.eventbrite.com/
COMPRESSION - ONLY 5 SHOWS LEFT! Come dance to Robtronik's last time headlining Compression this Friday @ The King King in Hollywood! ROBTRONIK, ANDRE EZER, CAMERON VAN PEEBLES 9:30 p.m. - 4 a.m. FREE before 11:00 pm at: compression82@robtronik.com
COMPRESSION Friday @ The King King in Hollywood! JOHN TEJADA, DEVELOPER, & RON LEVY @ King King! 9:30 p.m. - 4 a.m. FREE before 10:30 at: compression81@robtronik.com
COMPRESSION Friday @ The King King in Hollywood! HALLUCINATION night with DJ Three, Reverse Commuter (aka a[p]endics.shuffle), & Robtronik @ King King! 9:30 p.m. - 4 a.m. Free before 10:30 at: compression80@robtronik.com
Discount List here for CONVENTION Festival PRE-PARTY @ Vanguard, Hollywood with Robert Hood, Joel Mull, & Orlando Voorn here: convention101robtronik.com $10 before midnight
COMPRESSION Friday @ The King King in Hollywood! AGNES (Resopal, Moon Harbour, Switzerland), Robtronik, & Luis Rosario @ King King! 9:30 p.m. - 4 a.m. Discount sign up at: compression79@robtronik.com
COMPRESSION Friday @ The King King in Hollywood! Sasha's production partners, Charlie May, Duncan Forbes as SPOOKY, Dirtybird's TIM GREEN! @ King King! 9:30 p.m. - 4 a.m. Discount sign up at: compression77@robtronik.com
Friday, August 14th @ King King: COMPRESSION hosts SPOOKY (Charlie May, Duncan Forbes), Tim Green (Dirtybird, London), DJ Nova (Pornograph Events, Miami)!
COMPRESSION Friday @ The King King in Hollywood! THE RISE OF THE MACHINES 9:30 p.m. - 4 a.m. Free before 10:30 p.m. w/ Email sign up at:
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Discount List here for Planetary Series: LOST PLANET here:
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COMPRESSION:daylight this SUNDAY @ The Standard Rooftop, Downtown LA. 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free before 3 p.m. w/ Email sign up at:
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Discount List here for Planetary Series: LOST PLANET here:
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COMPRESSION @ THE STANDARD HOTEL on SUNDAY! GLOBAL UNDERGROUND/NUBREED CD release party w/ Jim Rivers (Global Underground, Bedrock, U.K.), Kazell, Robtronik, Matt Xavier, & Andre Ezer.
