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A Risograph print by Raimund Wong<\/a> for a forthcoming London concert by Suzanne Ciani. Via<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 “What makes him such an exemplary film composer is the adroitness with which he used style as a catalyst, conspiring with directors to illuminate crucial elements of character, tone, and plot through the expressive resources at his disposal.” Nate Chinen on Henry Mancini<\/a>, a timely piece since I’ve been watching a lot of film noir recently, including two of the features mentioned there, Touch of Evil<\/em> and Experiment in Terror<\/em>. The latter is an uncharacteristic thriller from Blake Edwards with a marvellous, brooding score by Mancini. Here’s the main theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 “Infinitesimal as they are, phytoplankton produce more oxygen than all the world\u2019s rainforests combined and roughly half of the oxygen on the planet\u2014in other words, roughly half of the air we humans breathe.” David Greer<\/a> on the importance of plankton.<\/p>\n \u2022 “Someday I’ll come into a place and someone’s playing my music and I’ll leave immediately because I don’t want to go through the editorial process again!” Diamanda Gal\u00e1s<\/a> talking to Kevin Mccaighy about her new album, Broken Gargoyles<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u2022 At Dennis Cooper’s: 25 experimental horror films<\/a>. Not sure I’d class Night of the Lepus<\/em> as “experimental”\u2014”rubbish” would be more accurate\u2014but you may disagree.<\/p>\n \u2022 Coming soon from Strange Attractor: 69 Exhibition Road: Twelve True-Life Tales from the Fag End of Punk, Porn & Performance<\/em><\/a> by Dorothy Max Prior.<\/p>\n \u2022 At Spoon & Tamago: Gunkanjima (aka Battleship Island) from above<\/a>: exploring what was once the world\u2019s most-densely populated city.<\/p>\n \u2022 Previews of pages from A Tiger in the Land of Dreams<\/em><\/a> by Tiger Tateishi<\/a>, newly reprinted by 50 Watts Books.<\/p>\n \u2022 Mix of the week: A mix for The Wire<\/em> by Ali Safi<\/a> of the Marionette label.<\/p>\n \u2022 New music: Verde Pino<\/em><\/a> by Beautify Junkyards.<\/p>\n \u2022 Mark Pawson & Disinfotainment<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Tiger Rag<\/em><\/a> (1929) by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Night Of The Tiger<\/em><\/a> (1959) by The Markko Polo Adventurers | Tiger<\/em><\/a> (1967) by Brian Auger & The Trinity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Risograph print by Raimund Wong for a forthcoming London concert by Suzanne Ciani. 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