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Coordinators: Antonio Alvar Ezquerra (Universidad de Alcalá), Jonathan Edmondson (York University)
Organizing Institutions: École des hautes études hispaniques et ibériques (Casa de Velázquez, Madrid), Universidad de Alcalá
Collaborating Institutions: Centro CIL II (Alcalá de Henares), Consorcio Ciudad Monumental de Mérida, Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida, York University (Toronto), Fundación Pastor de Estudios Clásicos (Madrid), Universidad de Cantabria
Deadine for Applications: 21 January 2019, 6.00 p.m. (local time in Madrid)
For practical information, please contact: Clémence Genet: firstname.lastname@example.com / 0034 914 551 580
The EFAE Research Programme
The theme of death and burial in the Roman world has been much discussed in recent scholarship on the Roman Empire, with a number of general studies as well as more specific ones on particular funerary sites in a number of provinces or on specific questions relating to burial and commemoration.
Studying the rich and complex epigraphic landscape of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain), including the typology of its funerary monuments and the social and ideological contexts in which they were set up, reveals that this Roman colony is a reference point for studies on death and burial in the Roman world, given the large number of preserved inscriptions, the complexity of the site and its local social mosaic, where a distinctly Roman/Italian cultural profile was blended with elements of the indigenous substratum in various ways and at different levels, and the determining role that the city played in the centuries under consideration, not least when Mérida came to serve as the capital of the diocese of the Hispaniae.
The funerary landscape of Augusta Emerita is one of the richest in Hispania, both from an archaeological and an epigraphic point of view. It has been the subject of numerous studies, although many of these are partial. We lack in fact an overview of all the relevant material, which would allow us to address from a diachronic perspective the main issues related with the different types of burials and mortuary rituals, as well as the typological range of the funerary monuments and associated grave-goods and the growing impact of Christianity on the city´s necropoleis.
The project "EFAE: Funerary Epigraphy of Augusta Emerita" is the culmination of a research project (FFI2014-59393-P) that was financed by Spain's Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and coordinated by the Centro CIL II at the University of Alcalá de Henares. The main objective of EFAE is to complete a synthesis of the larger project and to disseminate results by opening access to the connected CILAESEP database, by publishing a monograph and by mounting a temporary exhibition, accompanied by a catalogue.
EFAE Research Programme website
Details of the Doctoral Workshop
The main aims of the workshop are:
-To demonstrate to participants a specific, notable example of the epigraphic habit of a provincial city outside Italy, a provincial capital and then capital of a diocesis: Augusta Emerita.
-To demonstrate to participants what can and should be done with an ancient Latin inscription, by focusing on certain particular aspects: (a) editing inscriptions according to the latest epigraphic research criteria; (b) the creation of an epigraphic database, focusing on the example that the project-team created and used in its work on the inscriptions from Emerita; and (c) the presentation to a non-specialized audience, where possible, either in a museum, in a specialized collection of archaeological objects of historical, artistic and cultural importance, or in a temporary exhibition on a precise theme.
-To present to participants a specific exhibition focusing on Latin epigraphy ("Siste, viator: Epigraphy in Ancient Rome"), which has been organized by members of the Centro CIL II, some of whom contribute to the Emerita project, and which will be on display at the University of Alcalá
-To present to participants a specific museum, the Regional Museum of the Community of Madrid, located in the city of Alcalá de Henares, in which, apart from archaeological finds from different eras, there is an important collection of materials from the Roman period, discovered for the most part in ancient Complutum.
Antonio Alvar Ezquerra (Universidad de Alcalá)
Jonathan Edmondson (York University)
Helena Gimeno Pascual (Universidad de Alcalá)
Luis Ángel Hidalgo (Consorcio Ciudad Monumental de Mérida)
Javier del Hoyo Calleja (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
José María Murciano Calles (Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida)
Trinidad Nogales Basarrate (Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida)
Sabine Panzram (Universität Hamburg – Madrid Institute for Advanced Study-MIAS)
José Luis Ramírez Sádaba (Universidad de Cantabria)
Morgane Uberti (EHEHI – Casa de Velázquez, Madrid)
Practical Details
The sessions will take place in Madrid on 20-21 February, 2019, and in Alcalá de Henares on 22 February. The organizing institutions will arrange transport between both centres. Registration is free. Accommodation in double rooms at the Casa de Velázquez, as well as breakfast and lunch, will be provided by the workshop organizations. Individual participants will be responsible for their own transport costs to Madrid from their places of origin.
The sessions will comprise practical lectures offered by a team of tutors on how to handle epigraphic sources and how to use and exploit them effectively in historical research. The languages of the workshop will be Spanish, French, English and Portuguese.
Applicants, who must be current doctoral students, will be informed whether their applications have been accepted by January 25, 2019 at the latest.
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4th December 2016
Barbican, EC2Y
El Nino – John Adams
Ladies of the London Youth Training Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus
Conducted by John Adams
John Adams conducts his sparkling opera-oratorio El Niño, a contemporary re-imagining of the traditional nativity story told from different perspectives.
El Niño explores the issues surrounding the traditional nativity story paying particular attention to the character of Mary and the journey of motherhood. The libretto, compiled by Adams himself, draws on a variety of sources from pre-Christian prophets to twentieth century Hispanic female writers. Adams responds to his text and chosen subject with music of astounding diversity and unabashed brilliance.

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Anxiety and the dark art of facial recognition I Chuck's World
November 22, 2017
In 1948, the year the Marshall Plan began, the year Al Gore and Clarence Thomas were born, the year Harry Truman held a headline that blared fake news, and the year that George Orwell scrawled the final words on his famous manuscript that would eventually take its title from transposing the year's final two digits, W.H. Auden won a Pulitzer Prize for a poem that nobody read.
Well, not nobody. Somebody. I assume at least a few judges.
But "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue," as catchy a phrase as that is, never quite entered the lexicon of popular poetry, the kind that kids memorize and adults scrape free from the cobwebs of aging brains. Most of us can retrieve a few nursery rhymes, perhaps a famous Robert Frost stanza, whole swaths of Dr. Seuss, and possibly the entire "Hamilton" libretto, but Auden's lines don't exactly fit on a birthday card:
We would rather be ruined than changed/We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment/And let our illusions die.
Don't look at me. I know nothing about Auden that I haven't gleaned from 10 seconds on Wikipedia, other than that poem of his from "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (the sad part).
I just know the title, intended to emphasize postwar American angst but now a catchall for any era in which we find ourselves living. We are an anxious people.
It's always the Age of Anxiety, then.
And while there's a lot of competition for insomnia-inducing worry, I don't seem to have a hierarchy. I can lie awake at night, aware that the president of the United States is taunting other world leaders on Twitter, that the earth is heating up, that celebrities are toppling off moral pedestals as quickly as we can construct them, but I'm just as likely to lose sleep over the possibility of Russell Wilson twisting his ankle.
Seriously, what would we do then?
This is apocalyptic relativism, picking our poison but understanding that it's all poison. I can nibble my fingernails over the threat of nuclear war or rising inequality, but I'm just as likely to sweat over the sound my car is currently making. This is equal-opportunity anxiety, and the final straw could be anything.
Also, I'm old.
There's a relativism to age, too, particularly in a world in which Patrick Stewart and Rob Lowe scamper around as if they got hall passes from the Age Fairy, but some things become obvious, particularly in front of the bathroom mirror.
At some point, we all glimpse our swollen eyes and sleep-deprived faces, and realize we're not ever going to look younger than this. Not ever.
This awareness is enough to turn even the most civic souls inward. We stop exercising, we get possessive about our front lawns, we yell at the TV, we forget about recycling, and God knows whom we might vote for next time around.
So, thank you, modern technology. You've saved a wretch like me from this current age of anxiety. You've given me identity, if not purpose. You know who I am.
And I am, as it turns out, a punch line. Let me explain.
Reading a couple of articles recently on facial recognition software and its many applications (e.g., the new iPhone security features), I was once again in awe of how far the technology has advanced, and understood why. We all feed the beast, collectively uploading over 300 selfies every second of every day, carving notches in the social media belt and adding data with every click.
Now combine those dollops of narcissism with a world in which we're captured on security cameras constantly, and the possibilities for personal privacy are depressing. On the other hand, a criminal would be wise to suspect that his blurry, grainy image from a convenience store camera will be fed through Facebook, looking for matches.
You can test this yourself, you know. Not that you have the time or interest. That's what a professional newspaper columnist is for. You know there had to be a reason.
I'm no different than anyone else. There are a bazillion photos of me online, not only on social media accounts but in various publications, such as this one. I have no plans to rob a gas station, but I was curious anyway. Can an algorithm assess my identity? Can my anxiety about a troubled world be somewhat alleviated by recognition from a line of computer code? Can the internet confirm my existence?
I was probably overthinking this. Still, I was curious.
Google image search is probably an underused tool in this age of scams and Photoshop. Share a link or upload a picture, and Google will try to find a match somewhere.
I have some understanding of the limitations. Upload a shot of yourself, standing in front of Stonehenge, and the program will most likely identify the place, not the person. I chose a screenshot of myself from a video, a random shot that couldn't exist anywhere as a still photo but was obviously me, without any distractions from geographic landmarks. I clicked "search" and waited.
I say waited. It took less than a second. It felt longer, but then I was looking for validation.
And Mr. Google passed judgment. "Best guess: Senior citizen."
And that, my friends, is how to ease anxiety. Know thyself. And get a second opinion while you're at it.


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Jungle Bird
The Jungle Bird was invented in the Aviary bar the Kuala Lumpur Hilton in 1978, well after the initial tiki craze had begun to wane. The '70s were something of a fallow period for craft cocktails, as Martinis reigned supreme in the cocktail scene.
The Jungle Bird bucks the trend of most tiki cocktails, containing only one base spirit (blackstrap rum) and only five total ingredients. It's a pretty simple cocktail with a fair amount of complexity; the mix of the strong flavours of rum and Campari are nicely offset by the sweetness and tartness of pineapple juice.
What you need
- 1.5 oz. blackstrap rum
- 0.75 oz. Campari
- 0.5 oz. lime juice
- 0.5 oz. simple syrup
- 1.5 oz. pineapple juice
- pineapple wedge for garnish
How it's made
Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into an old fashioned glass full of crushed ice and garnish with the pineapple wedge, or if you don't have one (we didn't), then garnish with a variety of tiki-type garnishes.


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Prada, classic and fashionable
Fashionable Prada eyewear. Whatever Prada product you're using, they are distinctive beyond time. The unique Prada eyewear brand has not changed its trend and creates individual pieces of art. Always inspiring and versatile.
Internationally-renowned for their elegant quality designs, their eyewear sets trends with beautiful styles that will get you noticed wherever you are.
Founded in the year 1913 by Mario and Martino Prada in Milan, Italy, the brand steadily grew into one of the world's most popular brands in designer eyewear. Luisa Prada, Mario Prada's daughter, took over the business and ran it successfully for the next twenty years. By that time, the company had purchased other brands to become one of the top luxury brands in Europe. In 1999, Prada and De Rigo group joined hands to form Prada eyewear. The company continues to go from strength to strength – adding skin care, fragrance and footwear lines to their impressive portfolio. Their expansion into designer eye wear seemed a natural choice – if you're going to go down the designer route, you might as well have it from head to toe! Their range of designer eyewear has been taken up by celebrities across the globe, with many ditching the trademark celeb Ray-Bans in favour of the Prada models. The designer glasses are also available with prescription lenses, making sure that glasses-wearers aren't missing out.
Soon after their launch, Prada eyeglasses and sunglasses were an instant hit among the masses. Their eyewear collection and other products reached great milestones under the tenure of Miuccia Prada, Luisia Prada's daughter, and her husband Bertelli.
Prada eyewear offers high-quality eyeglasses and sunglasses in unique and exquisite styles. From celebrities to politicians, their designer eyewear has been spotted on people around the world. Prada eyeglasses have a huge fan following across the globe, because they always makes a bold fashion statement.
Prada sunglasses are available in a variety of colours and styles that can be chosen to match any outfit. While most people associate wearing sunglasses with spending time outdoors in the summer, protective sunglasses should be worn throughout the year to prevent the damage that UV rays can do to unprotected eyes. In addition to providing adequate protection, Prada offers accessories such as a luxurious microfiber pouch and a hard case, that are made to keep glasses looking their best.
Set apart from the crowd
Prada eyewear will set you apart from the crowd! Their eyewear comes in unique styles that help fashion lovers stand out. There are also limited edition designs that offer an even greater opportunity for uniqueness. Shoppers may pay a premium for limited edition sunglasses, but the satisfaction of being the only person around who has that specific style is worth the expense for some.The Italian designer's name in synonymous with luxury and elegance. Prada Eyewear reflects a certain style sense that can be matched with any high-end clothing.
Fashion may be the main reason that people invest in Prada sunglasses, but these accessories are also functional. High-quality UV protection is valuable for the days when the sun is out in full force. Sunglasses offer protection against blinding sunlight throughout the year. Prada sunglasses are designed to block out between 99 and 100 percent of the harmful UVA and UVB rays that can cause damage. The lenses are designed to prevent any light from reflecting and causing a glare. These sunglasses are also ideal for drivers who are faced with navigating when the sun is low in the sky.


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Quality Luxury Custom Build Home in the desirable McNair neighborhood. 7,208 sqft lot size with 3,406 sqft living space that comes with a separate entry one bedroom legal suite which is easily convertible to media room. Great layout features high ceiling grand entry, large gourmet kitchen and work kitchen, very spacious living, dinning, family rooms, and bright office on the main, 4 ensuite bedrooms upstairs. Top band stainless steel appliances, over sized fridge, A/C, HRV, radiant heat, build-in speakers, and HD security system. Beautiful backyard with plenty of sun exposure, front yard has water fountain and electric gate. 2-5-10 NHW. Just minutes to Richmond Center, Ironwood Mall, parks, transit, Silver City Theaters and much more. Must see! Won't last long!
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The Gartner Group recently formulated the concept of Bimodal BI to describe the future of Business Intelligence where agility and reliability coexist together providing both a single version of the truth, but at the same time empowerment for end-users to explore data in a self-directed manner. Personal data sets are one such manner of this end-user empowerment.
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I gave a speech at SolarCity Toastmasters today. Here is my speech transcript.
Steve Jobs once said, "I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think." Marc Andressen has a famous article, "Why Software Is Eating The World," about how software is automating all kinds of routine jobs, and coding is becoming a digital literacy. Therefore today, I want to tell you why you should learn how to code and where to start.
There are three main benefits I think coding can bring you. First is job opportunities; second is the fun to create your own projects; third is the super power in the future.
First of all, job opportunities: Have you ever been to a cool tech office? The office space includes ping pong table, free meals, free drinks, free snacks, on-site coffee shop, ice cream shop, and gym. The reason why these companies provide so many perks is to attract the best people to join them. And a big portion of the talents they are looking for are software engineers. According to a report in 2012, an estimated 1 million technology jobs will go unfilled by 2020. The main reason is because only 1 in 4 schools teach computer science. The Wall Street Journal and even the White House repeatedly cite the projection, ringing a nationwide alarm of a severe shortage in tech talent. In fact, a recent survey from last September disclosed that tech shortage may be at its highest level since 2008. Tech companies are looking for software engineers, and even non-tech companies are looking for talents as well. Last month, UnitedHealth Group posted the most tech job listing on Monster.com. This means that if you know how to code and are willing to be a software engineer, there are tons of job opportunities for you.
Second of all: fun to create your own things: Have you ever desired to create your own website, build a simple game, or create a program to help you track stocks for investment? Have you ever wondered what it will take to start? Well, you might be surprised to know that lots of tasks you want to achieve might not be as difficult as you think. Once you have some fundamental knowledge, you can find lots of code examples online and use them directly. One famous phrase in the computer science field is, "never reinvent the wheel yourself." If you want to achieve something, 99% of the time, someone already did that before. You can just copy the code and modify it for your needs. One advantage in the computer science world is its openness. People open-source their code online, which means you can freely use the code for your needs without worrying about copyright and fees.
Third of all: super power in the future: Computers are everywhere. We all depend on technology to communicate, to go from one place to another, to share our happy and sad moments, but a very low ratio of people know how to code. If you know how to code, you would have the ability to press a button and show your results on millions and even billions of screens. We are the first generation in the history to ever have that kind of power. It's amazing and it's the closest thing humans have to super power. The programmer of tomorrow are is like the wizard of the future. You are gonna to look like you have magic when you create things from scratch. How awesome is that.
You might find coding intimidating, but what isn't when you start something new? It's no different than learning to play an instrument. Some of you know I don't have a computer science degree, and I didn't take any programming class at school. I learned it all through online classes. You don't have to be a genius to code; you just need to be determined. It's more about tacking down big problems into small pieces and asking the computer to do each task for you. I would suggest you to explore a few websites to learn the basics of programming: first one is code.org: the hour of code section definitely is a good start if you don't have any experience. second one is Code School, which can be helpful if you have target fields to learn in mind. Third one is Udacity, which provides more in-depth options and nanodegree classes.
To sum up, software is eating the world, and change is immutable. I believe everyone should learn how to code to have more job opportunities. Because it's not as difficult as you think and there are lots of code examples online already, you might find it's easy to build up your project. Lastly, if you know how to code, you are like a wizard of the future that can make cool things happen. If you want to learn how to code today, check hour of code section in code.org. Code school and Udacity provide more in-depth materials after you have a clear idea which field you are interested in pursuing. Happy coding!


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Rally Not That Surprising
July 10, 2014
The school run. Grocery shopping. The work commute. And a World Championship rally at the weekend?
It may seem an improbable to-do list but it's all in a week's work for the Ford Fiesta, because on top of being Europe's best-selling small car the Fiesta is also the world's most popular rally car.
It's nimble character and dynamic handling make it a hit with rally drivers everywhere, so Fiestas typically account for up to half of World Rally championship entries.


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Those chasing dreams rode all the way from home to the south coast and back, and well done to them – a good 100 miles probably. And not without problems either: Don broke a spoke but was saved by Petersfield Cycleworks who sold him a new wheel – and still he, William, Martin and Matt arrived before the train-assisted bunch (yours truly included) made it to coffee at Stansted House. This is a ride eagerly anticipated by many each year. Why, you may ask? The answer is easy: we all love the Bosham Ferry crossing. And it wasn't long before we reached it. We weren't entirely sure how much spray might land on our bikes during the short crossing, since it was really quite windy, but there was no need to worry – it wasn't that bad. As you can see, it was a glorious day, if a little chillyRead more →
Yesterday, we all woke to a cold and frosty morning, but this morning we woke to an altogether warmer day, so there was absolutely no excuse not to get out and ride – particularly since the ride started just down the road at Godalming Station. So where was everyone – with the G&G Wayfarers indulging themselves at their Christmas lunch? Anyway, there were just two of us joining leader Clive at 9am, myself and Keith Gooders, who described himself as an 'occasional' rider with us. Well, Keith, just try and make it just a bit less occasional, if you please – it was great riding with you! My somewhat tardy start caused me to leave my satnav behind, so I'm relying on Keith to send me his track which will be added to this blog later (which he did, and it is). Essentially we headed south via Wormley and Lodsworth to Midhurst forRead more →


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[Jopparelli] Few months ago, we came across a fantastic mixtape of 90′s hip hop remixes and b-sides…just the way we like it. We were quite surprised to find out that it was actually made in the 2ks.
This is how we started being into DJ Superix' work, and now we are proud of giving you a very interesting interview with a man which is about to enter Hip Hop history with his next project: a mix-up of ALL the Ultimate Breaks and Beats records…this is gonna be wild.
Well, here's the whole story, we hope you like it! Obviously our man has some goodies for you also… Hands up for the DJ!
Please introduce yourself to our readers…
Hi, I'm DJ Superix, based in london, UK and one half of a Southern Hospitality.
Which are your favourite years in hip hop? And why?
I love 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2001, hang on a minute, this is a very hard question! I'll try to answer it in more detail though.
1985-86 was the time for me that really started to cement the hip hop sound together we know of today, up to that point a lot of the music had been heavily electro influenced, but i noticed people started to use samples more, and the sound changed from drum machines and studio played music to using samples of drum breaks etc, and you really started to here this going into 1986-87, with artists such as Eric B & Rakim, Run Dmc (who didn't seem to use hardly any samples before 1986). Anyway, I pretty much love most years in hip-hop, there's always been the records out there, its just its not always easy to find them. But 1985 was when I really started to get into the 'hip hop' sound, I was always into electro & rap music before that as I loved breakdancing, but as breakdancing seemed to die out, the music lived on and seemed to develop and keep going.
Favourite MC(s)?
Again, tough question! I love all the obvious ones, Biggie, Snoop, Jay-Z, Rakim, Tha Nutcracker from Group Home (only joking). But there are some that aren't so obvious, I was always a fan of the MC's who had the distinct voices, for example, Jay-Z and Biggie both have great voices for hip hop and other guys who came before them like Melle Mel, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Ice Cube and I used to love hearing MC Ren on the NWA records, his voice was the standout for the group for me, but NWA all had those great distinct styles. There are so many to name its impossible!
Favourite Producer(s)?
Jeez, you're questions are hard!! Well, its tricky, alot producers who have made great tracks go through ups and downs. I guess the most prolific and consistent producers that I would name are: Dr DRE, Timbaland, DJ Premier, Kanye West, The Neptunes & Organized Noize, although I wasn't that aware of them until much later. But I would easily add to that some that are so often overlooked: Swizz Beatz, Marley Marl, DJ Toomp, Kurtis Mantronik – who I have added for making my personal favourite beat of all time Just Ice's 'Cold Getting Dumb'! But there are so many new guys that I like, but I'll save that for another day!
Best hip hop album of all times, in your opinion?
It gets tougher… Ok, in no particular order I'll name 5 without thinking too hard:
Snoop Doggy Dog – Doggystyle
Public Enemy – It takes a Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Run Dmc – Raising Hell
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – He's The DJ I'm The Rapper
DJ Quik – Quik Is The Name
I'm not sure if i would say the same off the top of my head tomorrow or next week, its so difficult, there's so many.
Who is the DJ that inspired you most when you started? And now?
Easy – that would be DJ Jazzy Jeff. without question, I think he's quite possibly the best DJ there ever has been, he's both a pioneer and innovator, he's never disappoints, he may not be the best producer, but as a DJ he kicks ass. If I was to say who's most inspiring now though – its a very biased answer, but its my main man Rob Breezy. In a club situation, he can pretty much rock any crowd, he plays great music and always inspires me to step my game up musically more than anyone else. Oh, I must also mention London's Shortee Blitz, you should check him out if you are ever in London.
Which mixtape (by another DJ) is your favourite of all time, the one that inspired you most?
This is a tough one, its not particularly by 1 DJ. Its the whole of the Electro series released in the 80′s by Streetsounds. Those mixtape's / compilations are the best mixtapes of all time. The tracks are incredible, and the mixing, although a lot of it is done with studio equipment, will never be beaten.
Your "Lost & Found" mixtapes rock, that's a fact. But you sure did a lot of other mixes over the years. Which is the best in your opinion, the one you're more satisfied with?
The lost and found ones were really something i did to compile a load of tracks I really liked that had a similar sound and feel. I love all those remixes from the mid 90′s and the rare stuff that never quite made it to the radio. Me and my DJ partner Rob Breezy are doing exactly the same thing now with our 'Coast to Coast' compilations and also 'The Hits You Missed 2007′, taking the stuff that you may not be hearing and compiling them into 1 solid mix that people can check out, saving them the time to go searching for all that stuff and also trying to prevent people from saying 'hip hop isnt as good as it used to be' which I hear so much, the truth is, it is as good as its always been – you just have to work harder to find it – or download our mixtape's! The mix I'm most satisfied with is my newest – 'Ultimate Ultimate, Ultimate' a 2CD mix of EVERY Ultimate Break (thats over 160 on 2 CDS) Its been a very long time in the making and a lot of the routines and sets are some that have taken me years to get right!
You're playing in a club, and you suddenly realize that is the coolest situation you've ever played in. Beautiful spot, full of gorgeous ladies dancing in the crowd, massive sound system, everything is perfect! Which record do you put on the plate in that precise moment?
Ha Ha – well, these days it would have to be 'Be faithfull' for no other reason than the fact that everyone will always go nuts. Either that or something like 'Mo Money Mo Problems', something big, that appeals to everyone.
Which musical styles you're into besides hip hop?
Everything. There's probably something I like in every musical genre. I'm not a music elitist in any way. I'll freely admit I like something if I think its good.
What are you listening in your car right now?
I've really just been listening to The Dream's debut album & Lil Wayne's 'The Carter 3′ and anything with T-Pain on!
Which equipment do you prefer for playin? Vinyl, Serato, CDJs or Software? What do you think of the recent evolution of DJ equipment?
Serato is the best without question. Its the only one that truly reminds me of using real records, you can do everything you could with vinyl & much much more! I love the new technology, it means I dont mess up my records anymore and I dont have to carry 5000 records with me. Its also great because with the music I play, its so hard to prepare a box for a night, as you are always reading the crowd, if something isnt working, then you have to cater to what is going to work. That was always hard with a box a records as you could easily just fill it with the same old guaranteed club bangers, but there's not much excitement in that. Its much easier for a DJ of say House music or Drum & Bass, because its pretty much all the same tempo and you are mixing the same beat over and over and people will dance no matter what.
Hip hop pioneer Phill the Soulman during an interview at Masscorporation has stated: I take more of an issue with the fact that people are still using the term"Hip Hop" when they talk about current rap than I object to the actually music that's being made today. I just think it's a different thing, that's all. [...] I will never understand why you have people today who ride for this stuff yet still want it to be labeled as "Hip Hop". Why would you care? Why would you get your draws all twisted just because somebody states that "Hip Hop is dead"? Be proud that you're doing your own thing and creating your own legacy… Do you agree? You have followed rap over the years, what do you think about the changes? Where do you see hip hop going?
To me, its not changed all that much, a lot of people are always going on about 'its all about money etc etc these days' but if you look back over the last 25 years or so, songs like the ever popular 'rappers delight' were boasting about financial gain, and NWA always talked about guns, but for some reason or another the people who love those records are saying all the negative stuff about the newer artists. There's people who will say 'the best years in hip hop was the nineties' or something like that because that's when they really started listening to hip hop and nothing can replace that newness of the hip hop scene to them again. So they get mistaken by saying that era was the best ever. I have been listening to hip hop / rap music, whatever you want to call it, since 1983 when I was a small kid, and I was excited by the fact it sounded like nothing else out there, and unless I get into a new form of music that is totally different to anything else today, I probably won't experience that feeling I had as a kid again. Its just people get older and reminisce about the good old days thinking it was the best time ever, and sometimes forget to enjoy the present too! Do you see what I mean? I don't usually get into the politics too much, I just listen to the music like I always have done. I still get excited by great records like I used to, for example last year the Dogg Pound released a record called 'Cali Is Active' and when I heard it, it was the same sort of feeling I had when I first heard 'I get around' by 2pac, I thought it was amazing. But that's just one example, I'm always hearing new stuff that I like. Hip Hop hasn't changed as much as people think it has!
Do you follow UK Hip Hop? What do you think of it?
Not really, I think the whole 'uk scene' over here is fairly introverted. It still thinks its the nineties and still rips of DJ Premier style beats. But I do like the breakaway artists like Dizzie, SWAY, Wiley and I think Estelle is very talented and its great she's doing so well.
In the UK, Hip Hop and MC-ing evolved also into something different: you have MCs rappin over Drum n Bass, UK Garage, 2 Step and Grime tracks. What do you think about that scene? Do you like some of that stuff?
As I mentioned, Dizzie, Wiley etc, is the only think I feel can compete with the US as its our own sound, its not use trying to be something else, that's what I feel is the thing that will push the UK forward.
With you being a deejay, talk about some funny thing you went through to get your music…
Well, when I was a student, I was unable to afford to buy a lot of records, so I used to just stock up on lots of baked beans that costed 9p a tin, and only eat them for weeks so I could buy a new 12", over in the UK,US import 12" would always cost close to £10 and I had to get my doubles!!
Can you recommend a few records to our visitors?
I'd like to use this bit to promote a new CD of mine, Its called 'Ultimate Ultimate, Ultimate' Its every break from the original Ultimate breaks and beats series – all mixed together onto 2 cd's, as far as I know nobody has mixed them ALL before, thats over 160 breaks! It's released this Summer and you'll be able to buy it online or in most hip hop stores very soon. Please check out the 10 minute sample to get a flavour of what's on the 2 cds!
Thanks for all the support guys – keep up the good work!
Dreams of 1992 – Mixed By DJ Superix by Southern Hospitality on Mixcloud
On the best hip hop albums of all time he should have included Outkast's 'Aquemini' album
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Superix Knows His Classics!
Martini & Jopparelli You Did It Again!!
Good interview. Also, very good article on the last Superfly. So far, it's the best you did, I think.
Great interview for sure…I'll have to check out dudes music
the lost & found mix are very nice…hope i'll get the ultimate mix soon !
nice one
Really juicy interview!
I agree with yo when you're talkin about the UK scene. You may like it or not, but MC's like Dizzee keep doin their own thing.
Waitin for your last mix…10 mins sample won't be enough for a long time :-)
Mad props to Superix for the Lost and Found mixes… Props to M&J for the interview. I definitely agree with him about hip hop nowadays in Europe (I liked some S.A.S shit recently though), the Serato and all the 'golden era' debate… at the end of the story everyone's golden era is his 20′s…
DJMP we are waiting for your 90′s random rap mix
i will call it forgotten rap!
grazie per i compli, Antonio! Devo dire che anche tu stai facendo un ottimo lavoro, collega!
Collega? Come suona strano (haha).
A parte i salamelecchi (che non mi appartengono), la vostra rubrica e' sempre interessante, e questo e' l'importante per me. Ben scritta e curiosa al punto giusto.
Non sempre sono d'accordo al 100% (vedi Timbaland), ma e' proprio quello il bello. Un pezzo deve stimolare, al di la' del fatto che uno possa avere opinioni diverse. Continuate cosi'! … e poi vediamo se riusciremo mai ad avere tempo per fare quello "scambio Erasmus" fra blog di cui avevamo parlato.
Looking forward to the random rap mix, DJMP45!
antonio: ci saranno molti pezzi dall'89 al 91..spero che apprezzerai!
Gia' l'idea mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca… Avanti cosi' (word to Pizzul)!
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