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I don`t always have time to watch a full movie. I`m a busy person. My spare time is limited and precious. I do download a good amount of short movies from the internet, so I can view them whenever I want though. I`ve seen some crappy ones, some average and some good ones too. Here are my three recommendations of the day:

1 – Paradox (thriller, 2006)

Two men stranded at the bottom of a well appear to be from different periods in time. A good buildup with a nice twisted ending (18.23 minutes).

Watch it here;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfh3qcpBxA

2 – Vicki (horror, comedy, 2012)

This shorty is a comedic tribute to john Carpenter`s `Christine` (1983). I rented this movie in the mid-eighties. I liked it. Honestly I was more impressed when I saw `the car` (1977) at the theater. Watching that huge 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III black coupe running over joggers scarred the hell out of me. Vicki is also a tribute to 80s horror movies. Good killing scenes and a kick-ass synth soundtrack by Umberto and Time Fighter (14.29 minutes). Watch it here; https://vimeo.com/36199414

3 - The living want me dead (action, comedy, horror, 2010)

After trying to make some fast Christmas cash at a military owned testing facility a slacker / loser (named Howard Phillips) turns everyone he encounters into violent, raged-fueled, angry, pissed-off zombies / maniacs. I wouldn`t watch this while eating. Everyone who encounters Howard Phillips will vomit violently (you see everything here, chunks and all folks) before transforming themselves into bloodthirsty maniacs. The action is fast in this cool 23.04 minutes long short movie. Feel free to check it out here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UzJcc6Y8zc

homemade postcards of the day

Carl Cox – phuture 2000 (CD)

Carl Andrew Cox is a UK techno DJ & producer (born 29-07-1962 in Barbados, now residing in Melbourne, Australia). This is his second album. I never heard his music before. I know it`s electronically oriented though. I was expecting techno, maybe Detroit or Chicago style. Man, am I wrong here. The perfect music for people who like dancing with some progressive house and / or tech house. Good clubbing music. Most of the songs follow a similar pattern / style i.e. sweet & subtle progressive house or a somewhat edgier tech house. I`m not much into dance music. Ok I`ll admit it I like New Order and Daft Punk (their cool electronic disco). But that`s about it. A couple of tracks grabbed my short attention span. They sounded a bit different, and they are

3 – The Latin theme (4.54 minutes) = nice trumpet sounds + progressive house. Hola mamma sita qué paso?

6 – Black shaolin (6.30 minutes) = hip hop / rap + progressive / tech house.

Yo baby

Lemme spill some gravy

Would you be my Lady?

9 – Dr. Funk (6.42 minutes) = a potent mix of more house with elements / traces of funk and disco. Now I feel like dancing. Interesting.

more from unknown parts in America

I got this envelope from the states (no return address) full of wicked goodies. Enjoy!

Juno Reactor – labyrinth (CD)

Juno Reactor are a British musical project (formed in 1990). Labyrinth, which came out in 2004 is their sixth studio album (nine tracks = 53.49 minutes). I bought this at local Renaissance Montréal store for two reasons:

1 – It looked like electronic music, or so I hoped.

2- Every CD is 2.00$ so what the heck.

To be honest this is not just your regular run of the mill electronic music album. It sounds like highly sophisticated orchestrations + electronic / techno with some global music undertones. Mighty impressive to say the least. It would make the perfect soundtrack for a film noir / suspense movie (it always keeps you on your toes). Standout tracks this time around are

2 – Conquistador 2 (5.05 minutes) = lush orchestrations meet tribal / trance electronic music. Just what the doctor ordered.

5 – Mona Lisa overdrive (4.445 minutes) = classic orchestrations + techno / goa / trance perhaps. Feel my primitive side rising here. The cool discovery of the day, that`s for sure folks.