tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32902853945010986952024-03-05T09:45:59.649+01:00Another Day, Another Sitewho the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-80551933882010181372009-12-19T03:58:00.007+01:002009-12-19T04:16:40.768+01:00People with big dreams sometimes get lost<br /><br />Two days after my much beloved friend oneup left this world behind, words still fail me.<br />Nevertheless I attempted a brief obituary on the hackerspaces.org blog the other day:<br /><br /><blockquote>Dear all,<br /><br />as of yesterday afternoon, our fellow hacker, amazingly talented game and graphic designer, and wonderful friend <a href="http://florianhufsky.soup.io/">Florian Hufsky</a> aka <a href="http://oneup.soup.io/">oneup</a> (aka <a href="http://geeq.at/">geeq</a>, aka no_skill) is no longer with us.<br /><br /><br />Some of you might remember his beautiful game ideas for <a href="http://smw.72dpiarmy.com/">Super Mario War</a> or <a href="http://github.com/oneup/puituniverse/">Puit Universe</a>, the <a href="http://forum.72dpiarmy.com/">72 dpi Army</a>, and <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/urbantakeover-claim-spots-n-your-city-track-them-online/">Urban Takeover</a> (later ClaimSpotting), but also the work for GRL Vienna and laser tagging, and <a href="http://github.com/oneup/planet">Planet</a>; or him being spokesperson of the Austrian Pirate Party, founding member of <a href="http://www.soup.io">soup.io</a>, just as well as an amazing <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1000points">graphic designer</a> and comics artist,... and I could maybe continue this unordered braindump of a silly attempt to make a list of all the projects he'd been involved in for eternity and a day, but - never will I be able to embrace the sheer endlessness of his very original, both incredibly inspired and inspiring, geek-artistic output.<br /><br />Metalab has lost one of its most creative hackers, and the world one of its most beautiful minds.<br /><br />The one quote of his that came to my mind right after we heard the terrible news was, 'When in doubt, do it (you have no chance to survive, make your time)' - and that, I believe, is what held true for all his life.<br /><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3eOIFo_Hrg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3eOIFo_Hrg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="243"></embed></object><br /><br />R.I.P. Florian Hufsky | November 13th, 1986 – December 16th, 2009<br /><br /><br />While tears choke the words, I have to admit to fail at expressing my deepest sorrow.<br />Much love and sincerest condolences to all friends and relatives.<br /><br /><em>And we all go together if one falls down, we talk out loud like you’re still around; and we miss you.</em><br /><br />/astera</blockquote><br /><br />However, what I probably in fact want to say, is how much I hate myself for missing out way too many opportunities to tell someone so very special how I felt, and what he meant to me, every other time I thought about it.<br />And if this tragic moment could teach me anything besides the ultimateness of all being, then it should be about awareness, frankness and honesty in all things emotional...<br /><br />I spent just a very tiny while today on thinking about a little tribute to pay a friend I will be missing for such a long time to come; and maybe forever.<br /><br />Oneup wrote on August 11th, 2009:<br /><blockquote>• plant a tree (seriously. plants humans coexist & need each other</blockquote>And yes, we will. The idea I have is to plant (have planted) a horse chestnut tree, right across the street from Metalab in the smallish park on Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz, by next spring.<br />Let's make it happen.who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-41512586587447549302009-10-21T00:01:00.005+02:002009-10-21T09:59:34.624+02:00The Norwegian Romancier<br /><br />Let me just quickly share a few records of one of my all-time favorite electronic-avant-garde-experimental <a href="http://www.ipecac.com">Ipecac</a> artists, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Erik_Kaada">John Erik Kaada</a>, whose first album I sorta re-rediscovered today, with you, dearest appreciator of fine art and music:<br /><br /><a href="http://rs751.rapidshare.com/files/284038879/KTYFGYVT.rar">Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time (2001)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?hdi3yiyhdtk">Music for Moviebikers (2006)</a><br /><br />...and a very, very special <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romances_%28Kaada/Patton_album%29">collaboration</a> with musical genius <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Patton">Mike Patton</a>,<br /><a href="http://rs206.rapidshare.com/files/285751316/KP-R.rar">Romances (2004)</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnvonSfZP7bHK9J_7OPFDG62C7ynpjH48YPfKeTSWEy4_TEQClZw24HDkP-w51aCL8BrmLoVhPgOHGdgyKtGm-wvftMcqdExPLo1RSo7vu7brm9HQQ8tw7kvgB-TuoIY-hHVYVyfTtMbo/s1600-h/KAADA-PATTON-FRONT300dpi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnvonSfZP7bHK9J_7OPFDG62C7ynpjH48YPfKeTSWEy4_TEQClZw24HDkP-w51aCL8BrmLoVhPgOHGdgyKtGm-wvftMcqdExPLo1RSo7vu7brm9HQQ8tw7kvgB-TuoIY-hHVYVyfTtMbo/s400/KAADA-PATTON-FRONT300dpi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394958752606050290" /></a><br /><br />And fortunately, Ipecac is selling all these albums! Give it a listen, go fall in love, and support an awesome label by buying the records [hint, hint]!<br /><br />xoxox from a very excited<br />Yours Trulywho the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-37938741836465385102009-06-04T18:27:00.009+02:002009-06-04T19:50:25.991+02:00Wolves of the dark, cold North<br />The Norwegian trio <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulver">Ulver</a> (Wolves), signed on <a href="http://www.jester-records.com/ulver/">Jester</a> & The End Records, has made a long way since their first recorded demo in 1993.<br /><br />Breaking away from their black metal roots around 2000 after being heavily inspired by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_%28band%29">Coil</a>, Ulver covered genres like neofolk, avant-garde rock, even chamber music, and today is mostly renowned for experimental music and a handfull of soundtracks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_aa5a8baed48a9505c40e4f63fa59595f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_aa5a8baed48a9505c40e4f63fa59595f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />From the 'black metal era':<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2qmzjy2dhyv">Bergtatt</a> (1994)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gmmgmydmwi1">Nattens Madrigal</a> (1996)<br /><br />More in an avant-garde direction, they start blending metal with electronic and ambient passages:<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mmwmzymmhyz">Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven And Hell</a> (1998)<br /><br />Even more experimental, heavily Coil-inspired, minimal, and first soundtracks:<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zmmddyjhjdz">Perdition City</a> (2000)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jz0ygunfqzb">Teachings In Silence</a> (EP, consisting of the EPs Silence Teaches You How to Sing & Silencing the Singing; 2002)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wyo0milennz">Lyckantropen Themes</a> (soundtrack; 2002)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?xutozm4gzw4">1993-2003 1st Decade in the Machines</a> (2003)<br /><br />Second decade in the machines - more symphonic approaches and drone:<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dyuchinkejo">A Quick Fix of Melancholy</a> (EP; 2003)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?xkyamjinwzx">Svidd Neger</a> (soundtrack; 2003)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?oxlzm4unnzj">Blood Inside</a> (2005)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ixnyvj4m0my">CUT WOODeD</a> (a 15min track from Ulver's appearance on WHITEbox by Sunn O))); 2006)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?x2idjnhlnve">Shadows Of The Sun</a> (2007)<br /><br />Ulver will be playing at the <a href="http://www.mollamusic.com/">Mollafestival 2009</a>.<br /><br />who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-43905828497196328972009-05-07T15:49:00.009+02:002009-05-08T00:28:39.012+02:00Sir Tralala release show<b> </b><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davnull/2719217095/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2719217095_0d0a4b074c.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="Sir Tralala by davnull" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Gebt mir ein richtiges Studio und ich geb euch den Wahnsinn."<br /> -- Sir Tralala<br /></span><br /><br />On the occasion of a most awesome gig of the amazing <a href="http://sirtralala.net/">Sir Tralala</a> (also to be found <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sirtralala">here</a>) which, in fact, was his second release party, I acquired a delicious new album which I therefore now happen to have the honor to be able to share with you:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zgmygkmyyz4">Sir Tralala - Escaping Dystopia</a> (2009)<br /><br />But since I may also call myself the proud owner of some older tunes of this Carinthian genius, I was tempted to let you have a little insight of his earlier works, and assembled a few additional mp3s to lay at your feet:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2znmz2t3wji">The Sir's early years collection</a><br /><br />Of course, the only correct action to take at this point (that I expect from you, dearest reader) is to F*ING RUN OUT AND BUY THIS GORGEOUS RECORD!<br />Yes. Yours Truly said it. Pirates of this world, unite.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0SYvarH3MAw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0SYvarH3MAw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><small>Picture on top: Sir Tralala at Fluc Wanne, 07|30|08 by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davnull">davnull</a></small>.<br /><br />who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-88833957073472553702009-05-05T19:36:00.009+02:002009-05-05T22:23:45.454+02:00Pure breathtaking sorrow<p> </p> <br />After a blogging pause of almost exactly one full year (not counting my beloved <a href="http://astera.soup.io">soup</a>, of course), out of a special request I'll add one more post to my <a href="http://schneeweisz.blogspot.com/search/label/music">music (upload) category</a>, however for this one time not dealing with the new hot shit in terms of noisecore and consortia, but rather some more classic tunes.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">YT's quick tip: The following mp3s are best savored alone with a bottle of delicious red wine.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a> (1770 - 1827) - one of the most influential (German) composers of all time. The saddest and possibly most well-known fact about this outstanding character of the Classic - Romantic era is his tinnitus and resulting loss of his hearing during his 30ies. He died at the age of 56, leaving 138 (numbered) opi behind - the last one of these being published 20 full years before his death (besides this, 205 additional composings where discovered, not numbered by the composer).<br />Out of this wonderful spectrum of some of the best music ever written, surely the 2nd movement (Allegretto) of his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven_symphony_7">Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92</a> is simply heartbreaking.<br /><br />Let me therefore provide you with this wonderful piece of art:<br />Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, performed by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by the great Leonard Bernstein<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mo2vywmzd2d">d/l from mediafire</a><br /><br />Also, let me bring the 2nd part of this recording to your ears: his<br />Symphony No. 1 in C Major, op. 21<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?y2zjzygzwmw">d/l from mediafire</a><br /><br /><br />Another work I'd consider one of the most important ones, or even more so, its composer who certainly was a main influence in his era and leader of the scene of Romantic composers and musicians, is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Brahms">Johannes Brahms</a> (1833 - 1897) and his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_German_Requiem_%28Brahms%29">'Ein deutsches Requiem'</a> (A German Requiem) - unlike other missae pro defunctis written to texts from the Lutheran bible (in German), picked by Brahms himself. Of all the requiems I know and ever heard of, this *one* example does not pity the death of the deceased, but tries to alleviate the sorrow and buoy up the bereaved. It is not only from a musical standpoint, but also judging by its theological views, a true masterpiece.<br /><br />So here it is, Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, conducted by Otto Klemperer:<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?emziu0iwny0">d/l from mediafire</a> <br /><br /><br />In case none of these works made you turn off your stereo drowned in tears or choke by the sheer overwhelmingly breathtaking delight brought to your ears yet, I will now break my secret of the most depressing, eyewatering piece of music ever:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Mahler">Gustav Mahler</a>'s (1860 - 1911) Adagietto (4th movement, 'Sehr langsam') from his arguably most famous piece, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._5_%28Mahler%29">Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor</a>.<br />If you have ever seen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_in_Venice_%28film%29">Death in Venice</a>, the 1971 film adaption of Thomas Mann's homonymous book directed by Luchino Visconti, you know what I'm talking about.<br /><br />Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, New York Philharmonic, conducted (once again) by Leonard Bernstein (and please, please note his unequaled expressiveness in the Adagietto)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?memjgzazhgy">d/l from mediafire</a><br /><br /><small>If this wasn't all way too sad already, I would've stated I'd go listen to Linkin Park now.<small>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-13466141284094737662008-04-28T04:50:00.005+02:002008-12-10T12:47:02.560+01:00LOL-CV<br>I just wrote my very own LOL-curriculum vitae today, after being asked to describe my person in one 'longer' sentence. Or what I'm actually doing. Or whatever.<br />WTF people? You talked to me any longer than 5 min and actually imagine I could describe my life in ONE fucking phrase? LOL. Srsly.<br /><br /><br />The 50 most relevant facts about Esther Schneeweisz, randomly ordered:<br /><br />Fact #01: Also known as: Astera / tgfkae (the girl formerly known as Esther) / Miss Snowwhite / Marzipanreeh / esc / Okapi / sweets.<br />Fact #02: Berliner-by-choice. At least for 50% of the year.<br />Fact #03: Founder of Team Dirty Chai, a.k.a. TDC, hashtagged #tdcag on Twitter. Taking care of press coverage, story-building, and a Flickr appreciation group.<br />Fact #04: Creator of several not-so-very wide-spread internet memes, and explaining them by conversions to mathematical formulas.<br />Fact #05: Never tested biological weapons on fellow teammates. Pretty constantly rickrolling them though, partly by accident.<br />Fact #06: Industrial designer stuck at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.<br />Fact #07: Working about 16 hours a day as a troublemaker and -shooter in only one person.<br />Fact #08: Start-up marketing consultant.<br />Fact #09: Account manager at a young & dynamic advertising and design agency.<br />Fact #10: Working on the Soviet Unterzoegersdorf Sector II adventure game (and several other projects for Monochrom).<br />Fact #11: Addicted to design, tech and aesthetics in general.<br />Fact #12: Photoshop wizard.<br />Fact #13: Geeky games concept consultant.<br />Fact #14: The personified feedback.<br />Fact #15: Part of the Metalab documentation e1337e.<br />Fact #16: Part time stylist.<br />Fact #17: Part-of-part time blogger.<br />Fact #18: Obsessed with language.<br />Fact #19: The one and only Suicide Girl riding a golden single speed racer.<br />Fact #20: Giving vegan cupcake baking workshops.<br />Fact #21: Involved in waaay too many projects.<br />Fact #22: Former assistant at the UoAA, institute for design; and studio manager of Kabiljo, Inc.<br />Fact #23: Has worked on various talks, exhibitions and fashion shows.<br />Fact #24: Said to be 'the super human motivator. Without black magic'.<br />Fact #25: Heavy conference crasher.<br />Fact #26: Currently aiming to incorporate sex, sheepy fluffiness and heavy alcoholic drinks to a robot engineering project.<br />Fact #27: Still working on an Apple-z life hack. Asked to invent motivation-out-of-the-bottle right afterwards.<br />Fact #28: Ruby coding n00b.<br />Fact #29: Easily gathering fancrowds, as, for example, Bunnie the Chumby hacker guy.<br />Fact #30: Feels attracted by nerds and geeks. Naturally, that is.<br />Fact #31: Is dating via Twitter only.<br />Fact #32: Was trying hardest to make peeps think she's emo. Epically failed.<br />Fact #33: Insulting the one human being on earth she's officially not a fan of by perpetually calling him sensitive.<br />Fact #34: Addicted to caffeine, as to be found in Club Mate, straight coffee and dirty soy chai mainly.<br />Fact #35: Can make one hell of a dirty chai latte.<br />Fact #36: Claims not to have a sleeping disorder, but being trapped in the wrong time zone.<br />Fact #37: Just about to replace her soul with caffeine and become immortal.<br />Fact #38: Has found a way to actively dream of ninja games against morphing super-evil killers and fighting them while flying.<br />Fact #39: Loves lock picking as a substitute for dumbing down with television.<br />Fact #40: Vinyl collector & 'weird' music addict.<br />Fact #41: Collector of sick tattoo ideas.<br />Fact #42: Has the skin tone of Pantone 475 c.<br />Fact #43: Was told never to have babies. Wouldn't even think about that being an option, anyway.<br />Fact #44: Said to be a postmodernist. Not confirmed. Yet.<br />Fact #45: Funnily and/or oddly enough, she's proud of being a geek while getting most het up when being called an artist.<br />Fact #46: Little Miss cynic herself.<br />Fact #47: Extreme skills in being cryptic in terms of all communication matters.<br />Fact #48: Makes noises.<br />Fact #49: Definitely not able to put her life into one single phrase, no matter in how many characters.<br />Fact #50: Won the internet on March 10th, 2008 01:49 am.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltookUl5Xfl08uEDqQztjX4gpF2tcUB6JjcX_nIha5Qw7W4QSII-EEZ10yDFNuaT7B0msXsILUH5lPjHL3q0FpvfHbyxiOKIiXB84cVIp5gzH0yfs6n8XWP3Cwwoch5_WGSD78HqTdvhH/s1600-h/meehz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltookUl5Xfl08uEDqQztjX4gpF2tcUB6JjcX_nIha5Qw7W4QSII-EEZ10yDFNuaT7B0msXsILUH5lPjHL3q0FpvfHbyxiOKIiXB84cVIp5gzH0yfs6n8XWP3Cwwoch5_WGSD78HqTdvhH/s400/meehz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194124749060326722" /></a><br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-59956462020591433412008-04-21T13:22:00.003+02:002008-04-21T14:40:13.450+02:00OMG, meh wantz!!!<br>Since most of you may've already heard, the amazing <a href="http://www.portishead.co.uk/">Portishead</a> are just about to release their 3rd studio album (finally!), called Third.<br /><br />You can check out some of the most notable reviews via the album's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_%28Portishead_album%29">Wikipedia</a> page links, or google them on <a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=de&q=portishead+third+review&btnG=Blogs+search&lr=">blogsearch</a>, so there's not really a need for me to elaborate on it.<br /><br />The only thing I'm saying is:<br />It's awesome. Seriously.<br />I heart it.<br /><br />Therefore, I provide you with a <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wd19mj4vgvm">Mediafire d/l</a>-link to the album even prior to its release - of course not to pirate it, but to give the whole thing a listen & agree with me that Third is one of the best albums to be released (so far) this year!<br />So if you like it, go buy it.<br /><br><br />Also, talking about going crazy for records: There's a preorder for the Third limited edition box set, yay!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.portisheadshop.co.uk/images/large_image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.portisheadshop.co.uk/images/large_image.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />If ever I wished to put something on a wishlist - this <a href="http://www.portisheadshop.co.uk/store/page4.asp?suptype=&t=1&sub_type=1&prod_id=2&col=30">box</a> would definitely be on the very top of it! <3<br />Unfortunately, my birthday's only in late October, so I may not find someone to give a present like that to me...<br /><br />Besides, I posted the YouTube video of <a href="http://astera.soup.io/post/2289594/Portishead-Machine-Gun">Machine Gun</a>, the - already released - 12" single featured on Third, on my <a href="http://astera.soup.io/">brand new</a> soup.io account - with which I'm pretty much in love with (the song as well as <a href="http://www.soup.io/">soup</a>, that is).<br /><br><br />In other, completely unrelated news:<br />I just can't fuckin wait to go back to Berlin for the <a href="http://ph-neutral.org/">ph-neutral</a> in May! <br />And I'm even more excited about going to Los Angeles in early September, hanging out with the most lovely folks/friends/geeks/nerds (who are just about building a new hacker space called LAspace, woohoo!), flying over to San Francisco for <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/english/">monochrom</a>'s <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/arse-elektronika/">Arse Elektronika</a> at the end of the month.<br /><br><br />Take care!<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-42604399770958395452008-04-17T13:45:00.003+02:002008-04-17T13:53:33.022+02:00As Hunger Rises<br>Via <a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com">In These Times</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3612/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">As Hunger Rises, Chew on This</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">By <a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/about/author/1473">Terry J. Allen</a></span><br /><br />A diet of bread and water used to be emblematic of poverty. Now a global food crisis is transforming that meager meal into a luxury for much of the world.<br /><br />The prices of the world’s three main grains — corn, rice and wheat — more than doubled last year. The causes include poor harvests linked to climate change, diversion of cropland to biofuels, population increases, rising meat consumption, emerging diseases and soaring fuel prices.<br /><br />In a globalized economy, issues of food scarcity and inflation should be a matter not only of humanitarian concern, but also of national security. A food crisis is exploding. <br /><br /><br />Another vast diversion of world grain is animal products. One pound of meat requires up to 40 pounds of grain input. Not only does the earth have more mouths to feed every second, but more of them are chewing meat as rising living standards in China and India make it affordable. China’s per capita meat consumption jumped from 44 pounds in 1980 to 110 pounds today — still half the U.S. average. According to the Sierra Club, “America could feed most of Africa with the grains we feed to livestock.”<br /></blockquote><br /><br />Please go take a closer look at the <a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3612/">full article over at In These Times</a>.<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-83068185704423824032008-04-16T22:31:00.001+02:002008-04-16T22:33:06.926+02:00How to win the internetz<br>/b/ is the premordial soup -<br />and ceiling cat is its collective subconscious.<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-81705281923186197612008-04-15T12:58:00.003+02:002008-04-15T13:14:05.199+02:00Dirty Tea Time<br><span style="font-style:italic;">Repost from <a href="http://vienna.metblogs.com">Vienna Metblogs</a></span><br /><br /><blockquote><br />There’s a new event in town, or rather, a new movement - and it’s called Team Dirty Chai!<br /><br><br />Well, kindest readership!<br />I have the honor to introduce to you what was brought to my ears - and lips - all the way from Los Angeles, CA (by Sean Bonner, to be accurate) last winter, and what changed my life by the means of my weekly habits and social interactions in the most joyful and enriching way possible - for a beverage, that is.<br /><br />The dirty (soy) chai consists of the classic chai syrup (as to be found at your well-assorted coffee shop of trust), infused with hot (soy) milk (rumor has it, the soy makes it even more ‘muddy’; to me, it simply makes it more delicious: vegan, that is) and added with two shots of espresso - which makes it ‘dirty’.<br />And besides, being an addict, I should not forget to mention the excess of caffeine the dirtyness brings along with its super-awesome taste!<br /><br><br />The Team Dirty Chai, also known as TDC, was founded back in calender week 07 in the year 2008 by Dave aka DaddyD (whom you will certainly know by the trail of his posts) and my most humble self, when twittering about running out of coffee in the still of the night. Although Dave - as so far everyone we’ve met - was rather bemused about the general idea of pouring coffee in one’s tea, after trying a dirty chai latte was proselytized immediately and finds himself now co-leading Team Dirty Chai, evangelizing our friends (from thereon to be called the TDC army) towards a better taste in caffeinated, muddy-liquid treats.<br /><br><br />Our core team members include the following - as lovely as famous as down-to-the-dirty - folks: Kewagi, Angelol, Oneup, and Enkido, all of them admittedly geeks and/or nerds and/or ‘artists’ in some or the other way; but since the dirty chai meme spread rapidly amongst the Viennese Twitter league, the TDC army is still unstoppably growing, aiming to become the most notably alliance of 2008 a.d.<br /></blockquote><br /><br />Read the <a href="http://vienna.metblogs.com/2008/04/14/dirty-tea-time/">full article</a> on Metblogs, or visit the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/teamdirtychai/">TDC appreciation group</a> on Flickr!<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-85777357114503463882008-03-30T21:26:00.002+02:002008-03-30T21:32:32.971+02:00From Hamburg With Love<br> <span style="font-style:italic;">(dates back to 23/03/08)</span><br /><br />Though I love Hamburg for its haven and that very special smell in the air (part drunken sailor, part dead fish), there's one epic, EPIC fail about this city: no wifi. Like, no-fuckin-where. Or at least everyone 'saves' them with a password, which is simply ridiculous in my eyes.<br /><br />Therefore, I - by far! - wasn't able to get as much work done as I scheduled for myself.<br />Of course, this is nothing I could only complain about, since I met so many friends these days I wouldn't have given myself the time to otherwise. Also, I spent hours and hours at the Endless Pain tattoo convention, as well as walking the streets of Hamburg now that it finally stopped raining, hailing and snowing. <br />Yay for real life social interaction & getting dirty ;)<br /><br />Also, I kept connection to the outer world via <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a>, a service I wonder how I ever could live without before now... and which is also partly implemented to a kinda 'urban hacking' game I'm very proud to be able to introduce to you, kindest readership, today:<br /><br /><a href="http://urbantakeover.at/">Urban Takeover</a>, developed (or rather, still in the process of being fixed) by the <a href="http://72dpiarmy.com/">72dpi army</a>, makes you tag your city by putting up stickers on the urban environment and thus 'claiming' these objects/spots/streets/hot chicks/whatever. For every claimed spot the player (or team) gets points; also, there's some bonus for photographs taken, weirdest objects & spots, highscores, etc.<br />I guess the best way to get an idea what it's all about is to check out their <a href="http://urbantakeover.at/">site</a>, the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbantakeover/">flickr group</a> or the <a href="http://twitter.com/cpu">twitter account</a> - and, of course, get involved =)<br /><br />In other news, I got myself a bunch of new music (as usual), which I'd - at least partially - would like to share with you as soon as I'm back in Vienna again. Promise.<br />Or, if I can ever get hold of these in a digitalized form:<br /><br />DJ Da Cut - Ostinato<br />DJ Spooky vs. Dave Lombardo<br />Peeping Tom - s/t<br />Kostnice - Finsterfelden<br />Amy Winehouse - Back To Black<br /><br />Special thanks go to lovely & great video artist Kewagi and photographer Michi Inmann at this point, who drove my attention to Amy's album. Which goes perfectly along with a long late night of wine & cigarettes.<br /><br />I'll be heading over to Berlin again at the end of the week & will report back from all the fun we'll most likely have there, the super-yummy food we may enjoy, and the <a href="http://re-publica.de/08/">re:publica</a>.<br />Totally excited to meet some very gorgeous people there again!<br /><br />Besides, it's only a couple of days until I get my next two tattoos - can't wait.<br />Yay for ink <3<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-59654342567765557952008-03-14T21:18:00.007+01:002008-12-10T12:47:03.136+01:00A Dead Scene<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2332995659/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RaYUhCa0CA5KSJnSty-IOfdZzAIwJfna6pcFvQlxDDqSXiH-sCqeHom_Q9-UBb39MLtgKhWaCy1MBJIG-Zdtitc6zAbNPfKj4DDlD3_s_QH83wPFpvtNUE3wymfDz-rd5faDKB6oJSLa/s400/P1000996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177703058149929778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday night I went to a show of the most awesome mathcore maniacs Dillinger Escape Plan (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dillinger_Escape_Plan">1.1</a>/<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dillingerescapeplan">1.2b</a>) - supported by hardcore doyens Poison the Well (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_the_Well">2.1</a>/<a href="http://www.myspace.com/poisonthewell">2.2b</a>) and the unbelievable jazzcore avantgardists Stolen Babies (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Babies">3.1</a>/<a href="http://www.myspace.com/stolenbabies">3.2b</a>/<a href="http://www.stolenbabiestheband.com/">3.3</a>) - and was simply blown away.<br /><br />If ever they happen to crash into your town, go have a look.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2332997943/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg0AGRztv0542YSISpR54xgv2jCDeqT0WcHabyzfr4IoxdoZ3TgnS8_ldIwtrCjAR2_xPZf2kaHVvKsoJX6UZo234sovfxdRhPOYkpliH2lzgQAhuuQr36ADvFa1cvGVdD7_UP-6RvNsD/s400/P1010006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177702736027382562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DEP<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bxxwn9hzxjm">Calculating Infinity</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mdpfbj2gvvm">Irony Is a Dead Scene</a> (feat. Mike Patton)<br /><br /><br />Stolen Babies<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?h7mm015m6zc">There Be Squabbles Ahead</a><br /><br /><br />Also, I want to introduce you to <a href="http://www.urbantakeover.at/">Urban Takeover</a> - a super fun game developed by a bunch of amazing friends - which just recently had its alpha version launched ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxsLec62hhEAcOkZY-MGf9uXPXE-__yE8cLPJGHw_i2Yz9jmlSYq5Nej9wGvtRajhxMXBS9UQeYl_-MrsBcsHTaB6DdTAWZRevKZyLfmfdXnOgTlDrGCigz3Om8gai1TT8IKP99QIaBfU/s1600-h/ut.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxsLec62hhEAcOkZY-MGf9uXPXE-__yE8cLPJGHw_i2Yz9jmlSYq5Nej9wGvtRajhxMXBS9UQeYl_-MrsBcsHTaB6DdTAWZRevKZyLfmfdXnOgTlDrGCigz3Om8gai1TT8IKP99QIaBfU/s400/ut.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177709345982051138" border="0" /></a><br />Go have a look at the instructions & be part of it!<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-90392054673361721612008-03-14T13:58:00.004+01:002008-03-14T14:35:52.943+01:00Going Emo<br> I heart <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_%28band%29">Mineral</a>!<br /><br />Originated in the mid-90ies from Austin, Texas, they had a heavy influence on subsequent emo and indie bands, especially during the late 1990ies in the Midwest of the States.<br />When they broke up in 1998, singer Christopher Simpson founded The Gloria Record, a band I can also warmly recommend to any emo-rock fan.<br /><br /><br />Check out their great music (which I upped on Mediafire as I promised, for your dearest convenience):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9ctb5jmtmw0">The power of failing (1997) + February</a> (o my gosh, I love that song just so much) &<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wyhgngxbj4n">End Serenading (1998)</a><br /><br /><br />Take care!<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-60276160704165500962008-03-13T00:27:00.006+01:002008-12-10T12:47:03.262+01:00Enlightened<br> Tonight I passed the Heldenplatz in Vienna, and this is what hit my eyes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2330093038"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8evDW7e1koVi7Bhxm5U6w8UVhlZO4ihiwDhNnrxvJnwRX2nuUPbwCTFy0_zw7l_lOY6-cASzYk5dFnlsA8NO2L1ElSVgltu7Wp0tZ0MWg62-RzsdltWkUqWPHeBpEt0LquoyK16maFo8i/s400/2330093038_0ae41cc776_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177004215431262994" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately, I only found articles about the 80.000 candle-light installation in german (as to be seen <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2pj6md">here in Die Presse</a>, for instance) - but I think it's incredibly beautiful as a sight itself!<br /><br /><br />In other news, I haven't found much sleep within the last weeks; nor did I find enough time to spend on all the things I'd love to get done.<br />But I'm looking forward to going to Hamburg and Berlin the next weeks, meeting some awesome friends and artists I haven't seen in a while, and return all recharged on rest and motivation again.<br /><br />Also, my life is pretty much turned upside down.<br />Which doesn't sound like news at all. Maybe I should've adapted to that situation by now ;)<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-56740155351987199822008-02-26T10:14:00.003+01:002008-12-10T12:47:03.423+01:00No Excuses<br> Dear folks,<br /><br />I've been under super crazy deadline pressures the last days. My life is just about turning upside-down and I didn't even have the time to think about doing the aftermath of possible subsequent damages caused by continuous sleep deprivation.<br /><br />I will most probably be back to 'normality' by Mon, 03-03-08 - until then, please wish me luck with my proposal for the MAK's Schindler scholarship program, an artistry in residence in Los Angeles, CA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2288210653/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5fswdLrQ6Xd9InnF9VbjXMrKHUg2aXjemGwi4SIiOCKgupBXL22eLz9P8l0lzfhuHpPnNESpLA7j3d6ekhQr-YJxQ7HXnBel7BuFTKNTO0Rc-PBHegsjR1J0__VJKV_Xo_Udq7sXjMVd/s400/2288210653_084c3bbda7_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171227810858656866" border="0" /></a><br />Now to the No Excuses part of this post:<br />A song to be found on the wonderful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jar_of_Flies">Jar of Flies</a> EP by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains">Alice in Chains</a>, which (the EP of course, not the single song) I upped to Mediafire <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?0oyn2nrmy27">here for your d/l convenience</a> =)<br /><br />Take care,<br />tgfkae.<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-21175114496090995112008-02-17T15:01:00.006+01:002008-12-10T12:47:04.109+01:00Pro-Ject<span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br> Finally, I brought my new Pro-Ject record player home yesterday after having it assembled by the folks at the House of HiFi Vienna.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2271515420/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLFuxvkGCiamwbdmT3Fz64wuLeKdIGYERiSB4cw0BMa5-2Eo62Tas7hPKJSzFc8IJZc51SHKb5XEEEm4EGhviHqjL4R-bzacyLhgs5RZAXQndpZs-iAYCMSZDTEVOEuqqlJvIdLe-Ou_x/s400/pladdi+qf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167961247711880242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Until then I hadn't worried about which color I'd like to go for, which slightly drove me into a bit of sudden hecticness at the store, so I twittered for help - not striking it lucky actually, since Twitter didn't forward any DMs in time...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginK87Aym2rd8h2hOyeSaPHEdGGfgtdFjz62o5inPVVzSp5LSb8N1uQUuPBFQrQjGxNFZhFfL2v-FgOoQJ1PRaQvovNdjYNmDq6JodEnk8nTXadRzJM51qSu26STGrHkGMZe3BMRfzKuEG/s1600-h/Bild+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginK87Aym2rd8h2hOyeSaPHEdGGfgtdFjz62o5inPVVzSp5LSb8N1uQUuPBFQrQjGxNFZhFfL2v-FgOoQJ1PRaQvovNdjYNmDq6JodEnk8nTXadRzJM51qSu26STGrHkGMZe3BMRfzKuEG/s400/Bild+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167961647143838802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">See-sawing between glossy black and clinical white, I went for the second option (and turned out, most Twitterers would've done so, too) - and am more than happy with it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">After I arrived home VERY late, I decided on arranging and finetuning it in the morning... but when I woke up (on the floor, FTW?!?) at around half past 3 am again I just couldn't resist setting it up right away.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I still cannot believe how on earth I managed to practically live without listening to my beloved records for the last two months!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2270723667"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXEcD6QBo0MXtufwwXlw-vJpNmwupJUDSGKKpMP-5z26BLUFsMjWtiYJqwrx-df_d8GB6zN5YtEmVXzzsBbKzpjdU0ClbAB0CUjy2BA-pIBLa6GUyPUjxg2z89twsQMQ0zLd-fe-19pUm/s400/pladdi+hf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167961539769656386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also, I tried to keep myself from thinking of playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_%28Japanese_band%29">Mono</a>'s You Are There - but epically failed. Therefore distracted myself with </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amon_Tobin">Amon Tobin</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">'s Bloodstone EP (also, here's the links to their full-length album </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_Room">FOLEY ROOM</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bypmebd0evy">part one</a> and <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?cyyim1zy0my">part two</a> via Mediafire -, my most favourite AT record ever! *love*).</span><br /><br> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Gosh. I'm a record junkie.</span>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-50722603079915863852008-02-15T20:17:00.005+01:002008-02-15T20:33:36.916+01:00Happy Valentine's Day<br> I've watched <a href="http://www.mickipedia.com">Mickipedia</a>'s <a href="http://www.mickipedia.com/?p=1060">Love</a> viddie now for maybe a dozen times within the last months, and still I think this is one - if not THE - most lovely and amazing video I’ve ever seen:<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmickipedia%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F415306&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer" height="255" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmickipedia%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F415306&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf"><param name="quality" value="best"><embed src="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmickipedia%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F415306&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" quality="best" name="showplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="255" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />And after all I think, maybe I’m in love with it.<br /><br />Happy belated V-day everyone!<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-33254763448847300782008-02-13T04:47:00.002+01:002008-02-13T05:00:34.216+01:00Yay, incoming again!<br> What yours truly found in the mail box yesterday (brought to its new home i.e. my CD rack by the Web of Mimicry):<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepytime_Gorilla_Museum">Sleepytime Gorilla Museum </a><br />Of Natural History (2004)<br /><br />I cannot recommend you this band warmly enough. My very, very favourite album of all times.<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/79368325/Sleepytime_Gorilla_Museum_-_Of_Natural_History.zip.html">d/l from Rapidshare</a><br /><br /><br />Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless Horses<br />Perils (2005)<br /><br />Another experimental art-rock project by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Sullivan">Daniel O'Sullivan</a>, who is also involved in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guapo_%28band%29">Guapo</a>, Aethenor, or Mothlite.<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bjdyzdnimax">d/l from Mediafire</a><br /><br />O'Sullivan btw makes me think of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_O%27Malley">Stephen O'Malley</a> in connection with Aethenor, whose - most awesome!! - bands/projects involve the following:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunn_O%29%29%29">Sunn O))) </a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanate_%28band%29">Khanate</a><br />Burning Witch<br />Ginnungagap<br />Lotus Eaters<br />KTL<br />plus, of course, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_In_Ocean_Sunk_The_Lamp_Of_Light">Aethenor</a><br /><br />Two more albums which are totally worth listening, though not in my mail box this time:<br />Ginnungagap<br />1000% Downer + Return to Nothing (both 2004)<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=IGQC60LU">d/l from Megaupload</a><br /><br />Also, experimental/drone/doom metal band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanate_%28band%29">Khanate</a> again reminds me of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Plotkin">James Plotkin</a>, who worked on two other great projects within the last years, namely Atomsmasher and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantomsmasher">Phantomsmasher</a>, which you should definitely check out if you happen get your hands on.<br /><br />Additionally, I may provide you with these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanate_%28band%29">Khanate</a> links:<br />S/T<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=VJTGXYV0">d/l from Megaupload</a><br /><br />Things Viral<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=CDHO2Y9Y">d/l from Megaupload</a><br /><br />It's cold when birds fall from the sky<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=RINU07O9">d/l from Megaupload</a>, again.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/asvaband">ASVA</a><br />Futurist's Against The Ocean<br /><br />The ambient-death-grindcore band's first full-lenfth album (following the split w/ Burning Witch), with a cover artwork assembled by Stephen O'Malley.<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=MJE3C93M">d/l from Megaupload</a><br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-47525277748122946612008-02-09T01:43:00.001+01:002008-12-10T12:47:04.330+01:00I <3 music. I <3 people.<br> I thought it would be pretty nice to list some of the apps and stuff I use the most to d/l & share music...<br />For your, my kindest readers, convenience.<br />And for a wider musical horizon generally.<br />And just for the fuck of it, of course.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sordomusic.com/db/">The Sordo Music Archive</a><br />The hugest easily accessible database of individually uploaded music links I got to know until now, and by far the most amiable.<br />Unfortunately, sometimes the site is down due to... well, you know... (l)awful issues. Whenever this happens, you may have a look at his <a href="http://sordomusic.blogspot.com">blog</a>. Actually, he's looking for donations right now, too, since the site shall be upgraded to a top-level domain shortly.<br />Visiting the site for the first time, you may have to enter the pass 'quack'.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/">Google blog search</a><br />There are so many great people somewhere outside there on the internets, providing the humble seeker daily with loads of albums they upload to sites like Mediafire, Megaupload, Rapidshare, et cetera. (Did I already mention I love people? Well, at least I love these.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22band%22+last+modified+mp3+%22index+of%22+-html+-htm+-php+-asp&btnG=Search">Google index search</a><br />Pretty much self-explanatory. You'll have to replace the word "band" with the band name you're looking for, naturally ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://thepiratebay.org/">The Pirate Bay</a><br />Guess everyone already knows that one. Still, this wouldn't be a complete listing of my mostly used sites if I didn't put it on record.<br /><br /><a href="ftp://ftp.bunglefever.com/">Bunglefever ftp</a><br />Some wonderful guy I will be thankful to for the rest of my life brought together all kinds of recordings referring to Mike Patton, related projects and other MP-hardcorefan-interesting stuff on this server. Love it.<br /><br /><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006">DownloadHelper</a><br />A Firefox extension (works under Firefox version 1.5 up to 3.0b2; unfortunately there's no updated add-on for the beta3 version yet...) that 'helps' you download mp3s and videos you shouldn't be able to otherwise. (Especially like to use it when I happen to catch a nice tune on Myspace that I'd like to listen to again.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.simplifymedia.com/">Simplify Media</a><br />A friend of mine (thank's again!) advised me to get this app to share my iTunes library with him only a few weeks ago... For now, not only my collegues and some friends installed it, too, but I discovered its wonderful convenience by actually sharing my own music with me - between the different computers I work on, that is. Simply. Great.<br /><br /><br />Plus, today I found these trousers somewhere under piles of stuff I'm trying hardest to tidy up and clear away these days in my appartment (which is just about to become a shared flat). Haven't seen - and therefore worn - them in years to be honest (shame on me), and I finally discovered I love them. Though they're pretty large.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2250963291/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NdbVyND3Phl2AapOL1G07nQUJle2sSEES_-9rM_Ba7SZOxyJVqw558159ORQbSZ87uMKSQ_Gj2XUJvfwerSJ-c_n92OD_zpT3NzMXXxbhqECjIeMlj85t5Uzy3NWIIZNxgyOLT0NItvc/s400/the+now+080208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164778912653865362" border="0" /></a><br />Actually I'm only just posting that to use the 'randomness' label again, which I've ignominously neglected for the last weeks.<br />Good. Done.<br />Bye.<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-40495304552540995772008-02-06T16:36:00.000+01:002008-02-06T16:54:07.079+01:00Incoming!<br> Woohooo,<br />today I finally received this super awesome shipment by Relapse, which provides me with all my very favourite albums I had to let go of due to Role's & my parting issues - and therefore, the split of our record collection.<br /><br />I'm so happy about having them again, I thought I might also share these links ;)<br /><br />Mr. Bungle<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ch7mwydadaf">Disco Volante</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?fmhteym252z">California</a><br /><br />Sleepytime Gorilla Museum<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9x1qcxyrxw9">Grand Opening And Closing</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=RC5M33NL">In Glorious Times</a><br /><br />Sunn O))) & Boris<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=01T1ZLA8">Altar, pt. 1</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=98OOARM0">and pt. 2</a><br /><br />Boris<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/89042131/B2005PMP3.part1.rar">Pink, pt. 1</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/89044493/B2005PMP3.part2.rar">and pt. 2</a><br /><br />Wolf Eyes<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=62PW7820">Human Animal</a><br /><br />Kayo Dot<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=QHGNLEBA">Choirs of the Eye</a><br /><br />Khanate<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=VJTGXYV0">s/t</a><br /><br />Einstürzende Neubauten<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/82424030/Einstuerzende_Neubauten__2007__Palast_Der.part1.rar">Palast der Republik, pt. 1</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/82425871/Einstuerzende_Neubauten__2007__Palast_Der.part2.rar">and pt. 2</a><br /><br />plus finally,<br />Entombed<br />Wolverine Blues - which I <a href="http://schneeweisz.blogspot.com/2008/01/ear-ache.html">shared with you already</a>.<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-1240278606492515552008-02-05T19:55:00.000+01:002008-12-10T12:47:05.965+01:00Fuckhead @ the Chelsea<br> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2244167105/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJY3UyOrKjglRU3HbaM4XoU6hsZMcxJ1M3TRtT8nooykFh6Iytc-7gtGuq2kZRsQ5U3YiTwz2EcS95K_I54Sp4iQNBhrKBDpCOX_MwOZ7fvCagFlmmuQE_KYkUoo0hNrox05m7N0OFVaq/s400/P1000750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163576137127391538" border="0" /></a><br />The other night, I went to a show of the very gorgeous <a href="http://www.fuckhead.at/">Fuckhead</a> (see multiple links below, though unfortunately they're not yet to be found on Wikipedia), a band/project formed back in 1988, from Upper Austria. Right, it was their 20th anniversary - pretty unbelievable, but true! I've seen them like 7 to 10 times by now, and still, the fascination goes on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2244960482"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIIbZZO6_JHjpJWKzuOvV0P9ulMy4jwa8EZ-2vIje5ZJiKceoE7GHgVrkvfyw7lO3DFbjgKJcExQZH9BSzWidfbnGtut-LR_N456SIyDck78AWeFPWdYBYeVdgBYyH52SotIBMDqI-vcB/s400/P1000753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163576412005298498" border="0" /></a><br />So what is it all about?<br />Actually, Fuckhead is neither a band nor a performance group in any common sense... extreme, excessive, complex, theatrical, repulsive. And maybe only seeing them at a live show could really explain. But perhaps the YouTube viddy links I dared to post below may give a little bit of an insight.<br />In other words:<br />The new official diplomatic team of Austria - representing the beauty and modernity of people and land - performing the songs and the dances of this tiny sentimental nation of crashing folkloristic bores in an advanced way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2244167417"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqGumBFgIICD25cQo5iJ1YZGpo3q2e-4EvwVHdsN8DNZDGsS-CqQG86P4eP67HkL-MKQTBxIXHVNjadPXLCNWRnk4gZ_Rp1WQguPWmiJPf16ARckx-TR0w1UdQsmgVd0-3TsaDypCA_Ot/s400/P1000758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163576777077518674" border="0" /></a><br />The current line-up, a who-is-who of Austrian live/electronic music/fluxus happening/plus-so-much-more artists (again):<br />Didi Bruckmayr (voc/vid; also founding member of Wipeout, Dr. Didi, Imago et.al.)<br />Michael Strohmann (guit/bass/DSP/sequ/vid; member of Pest, Imago et.al.)<br />Didi Kern (drums/perc; member of Wipeout, Bulbul, Pest et.al.)<br />Aigner Siegmar (voc)<br />Alexander Jöchtl (mix/master; also member of Dr. Didi et.al.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2244167581"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYSUd8ls7ZpBrHLbb4639BhdsBjJgq9IgksKarMPqL8xR7afWaUuWP3UE6MkWvkUqm0ZR3wYRS-CXFT0tY6m9ag1ACF4JJpYUm8vQZqWFdxCP9qKrcVGElnjJkjEsknH8ZwFoKz7XSDpf/s400/P1000759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163576828617126242" border="0" /></a><br />Now coming to the more interesting part of this post: the stuff...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2244960882"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i_gBP7P6m_RgwEq65aqTDUHT7OmCeM-eYiCDI-7LFY7cayHbGhw4BCboA5IRKK_csmgtbXTEqARTDj6y-6kf7a3a5_7qm9P85JKgW0RMO5xssg1eeMe8GedNAHmAsnAYakiWt8By6mKO/s400/P1000763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163576841502028146" border="0" /></a><br />I deigned to compile a small catalog of Fuckhead's most famous and awesome pieces, including:<br />Die Einsamkeit<br />Ich bin traurig<br />And The Ego Flows<br />Brainpan Cauterizer<br />The Circumcision<br />The Clones<br />Ass In My Face<br />Descent<br />The Best<br />Memories,<br />plus the previously unreleased Mozart-mash-up, Egypt.<br />Just for your convenience, part <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?4hg14vnofjn">one</a> and <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?fzjydldmnm4">two</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2244167997"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnvJI2bHGu_KddwopYdJtbuMZamPEtqnbFk7uwA8XB0Gr4A_mK3Lpt2Itu2DbEnmgKAKOc0zxS5XFCjRnf_PI8yXbi-yNW7dJNB6uN1oAjHlEmiDnpJ8i-7GYlQnP2kWNWXw1hLxHMKJu/s400/P1000764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163576961761112450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also, I was so bold as to assemble two of the most beautiful Wipeout tracks, namely<br />Der Zerrissene, and<br />My Simple Love,<br />too - right <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?b5ntjd2nzta">over here</a>.<br />Besides, I would very warmly recommend you to get hands on their latest album, Black Light District Boys. Simply amazing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Last but not least, some more links:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fuckhead.at/">the very official Fuckhead site </a><br /><a href="http://mego.at/fuckhead.html">Fuckhead @ Mego </a><br /><a href="http://www.sra.at/band/27">and on SRA </a><br /><br />Fuckhead videos on YouTube:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0CFSZIkxY">Life at Wasted, pt. 1</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDzdlBcRe_M">Life at Wasted, pt. 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7CabsUrST4o&feature=related">Wipeout @ Rhiz</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUv0zSLI7Dg&feature=related">Bruckmayr - Mrs. Big Love</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fuckhead.at/wipe-out/">Wipeout</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/wipeoutofficial">Wipeout @ Myspace </a><br /><br /><a href="http://joreg.ath.cx/imago/">Imago</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bulbul.at/">Bulbul</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.screenshot.at/pest/">Pest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fuckhead.at/didi/">Didi Bruckmayr </a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bruckmayr">@ Myspace </a><br /><a href="http://www.play.fm/playfm_artists.php?p_id=1069">and @ play.fm </a><br /><br /><a href="http://sm.xdv.org/">Michael Strohmann </a><br /><br /><a href="http://dorninger.servus.at/node/407">Fadi Dorninger</a> (former Fuckhead, now Wipeout member)<br /><a href="http://technorati.com/people/technorati/fadimat105">plus here </a><br />and ranting about <a href="http://www.servus.at/fadi/didib1.htm">Didi B. over there </a><br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-67571072491409866252008-02-02T05:04:00.000+01:002008-12-10T12:47:07.956+01:00Random trash<br> This is what caught my eye the night I was riding back home from the BarCamp Vienna:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2236173112"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkwNM1i5m-JNdDLxJDsxLrP5z2hAKCJ7pjkibg5yG0X3Kbel_yh1J4hNowiex1x6QIfdx5TFmD7iJC1LQSUfADjJRtt5k5RIPnnMLWjqFPYUyMUg2CGudz4JMKAq1H2RFgCPF-Pi9GZww/s400/P1000727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162229274038071490" border="0" /></a><br />All along the Wienzeile (Naschmarkt), up to the Ring, masses of trash - mostly paper stuff - were blown over and around by a storm that came up that evening. No idea where all this crap came from, but it was most interesting to watch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2236173374/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQi4Vk8MitYSFW-aoj75vDlGbYjiqbO7A2X_G2loM05VOEd_k1_b9J2WNKv2UFitSqDI2Q04hG4UEZzadxUsEXs5V02nz-QWOsnVLUSAhuKx-LTykdZtRvISX-jqAWhyphenhyphen7l-Fwxw99-xa4/s400/P1000729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162229617635455186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then the other day, Michi twittered this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfRt_lgAk5UCAgXeSNOahk8qW-wNetKXDK7CQ_SiJcHj_d9puQvwvOjSuZgbXrG9_aIevs-FVsRs8vOVzTeP-S3Jyb_lOiL67ADm1O1pP_ABxSUGvGaWp9vTFewRAfRRV9tLJPvWCQJaj/s1600-h/Bild+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfRt_lgAk5UCAgXeSNOahk8qW-wNetKXDK7CQ_SiJcHj_d9puQvwvOjSuZgbXrG9_aIevs-FVsRs8vOVzTeP-S3Jyb_lOiL67ADm1O1pP_ABxSUGvGaWp9vTFewRAfRRV9tLJPvWCQJaj/s400/Bild+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162229991297609954" border="0" /></a><br />and that:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pjIKVf9DXeyJ9BJ67ZtFaSg309yCl1Ed1PZPXsidX1CnJcNqm-JkM09xI__TF1loKsDLlONb6gvxroGWA3O6O8lXvSYULNGKi1HZrbmSr-txJ0xumDj3GvXNovmiWTG7n0F9aQJj-GTC/s1600-h/Bild+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pjIKVf9DXeyJ9BJ67ZtFaSg309yCl1Ed1PZPXsidX1CnJcNqm-JkM09xI__TF1loKsDLlONb6gvxroGWA3O6O8lXvSYULNGKi1HZrbmSr-txJ0xumDj3GvXNovmiWTG7n0F9aQJj-GTC/s400/Bild+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162230231815778546" border="0" /></a><br />but I arrived late, and this is actually all what was left:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2236173574/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOqKYIMSo8BMEXcJml7IohMYMPlKQeHl9w_wW0Ng4ekqW_6FnKh-REaV6hyphenhyphenat4-5B15qdz7sodiRLP3kYYjTQJwuEqcxvsFJdsTj-0QqWHVdjyIzhfupK65IgGtRKZkOrD3rX17jmlCx9/s400/P1000742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162231288377733394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2236173768/in/photostream/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFPjqgQZeIBzDcq6Q5f3EwYmZ7go7jAKsAoL4kue6AJj339x15zvpD-QE_4H3yEzDdM0UMAN-6DlR4UFy9cpCJd3XIsrEgSsoqZ2WYEN7bhCcUSltO9Um8EyulH1XTck0tLfOXQ6dLN7_/s400/P1000741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162231498831130914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2236174050/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0my8wKYAIJZcpsLkkY-8SDToMsTKr__1e6GnUpzTYIZqGeUqFSP20Dr0XmrKcjpXBDsxa1n2TFUs40CrEGRtsuOyE3qoPuISggHjezThzNJ0b8RyY1kdlW1Hc_t6u7dFmmpT0UOrRC_w5/s400/P1000745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162230738621919490" border="0" /></a><br />Think I never saw a Billa demolition site before.<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-75161491193715467842008-01-30T02:15:00.000+01:002008-01-30T05:18:30.554+01:00Wanna go with me?<br> Within the last couple of weeks, I had some very interesting talks about relationships, and friendships, and even family, with a whole lot of people (though some of them had more to say than others, of course...).<br /><br />Besides that, only recently an implausibly great many of couples I've known now for years broke up their relationship totally 'unexpectedly' - at least to their friends, that was, and mostly to one of the partners.<br /><br />Some of the thoughts that came to my mind through this time made me look at life in a pretty different way and want to share my feelings about that kinda subject with others.<br /><br /><br />1. Relationships.<br />To me it seems, the main reason the 'classic' relationship (i.e. couple that aims to stick together until the end of all days) and, subsequently, marriage still do not forfeit popularity among the largest part of the world we live in, is simply because of (make-believe) practicability and convenience.<br />In most political systems, calling the institution of two-person relationships into question, would not only effect economy in probably unthinkable and maybe unbearable ways, but also most certainly lead to broad questioning the whole system; no hegemonial thinking country could encourage a mass shift towards autonomy in hindsight to relationships and lifestyle.<br />Therefore, the common belief in a dozen-years love attachment to one single person may be reconsidered, in favor of strategies in the way of open relationships maybe, or whatever else comes to mind.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forms_of_nonmonogamy%29">Wikipedia</a>: 'Many nonmonogamous terms are flexible in definition, because they are based on criteria such as 'relationship' or 'love' that are themselves variably defined... In addition, usage creates distinctions beyond the raw definitions of the words.' (Yeah, I know. Citing Wikipedia. Pretty bad, isn't it.)<br /><br />2. Dependance.<br />Focusing on only one partner who makes like 45 per cent of your way of living and thinking - and worrying, too - looks like a pretty dependent or non-self-determined kind of living. I know compromises are massively important in life, and not to be thought of negatively at all.<br />But dependancy also manifests itself in the deep com-passion to the partner; which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but from time to time turns out to be the worst feeling in the world - since you couldn't do anything about it or get away from it the time you - and noone else than you - would want to.<br />Besides, 'time management' is a term that comes to my mind at this point. Because it is something that hardly ever turns out to work in a really democratic way in a two-person relationship - as so many other things wouldn't, too.<br />To be more than honest, I haven't figured out how to cope with this problem myself; though not stating myself a rather 'dependant' person, I fall for people - very rarely, but still - sometimes so badly I should better worry about that kind of issue. At least every couple of years, maybe.<br /><br />3. Sex.<br />Now that's most definitely a topic I don't have to speechify about.<br />Sex simply is important. People how assure it's not knock me for a loop.<br /><br />4. Jealousy.<br />Me, after being asked if I'd be bothered if my 'hypothetical' friend made out with another girl, honestly: 'I think it would bother me. But that doesn't mean I don't want him/her to.' If I'd feel jealous, or betrayed? 'Oh god, no, I wouldn't feel betrayed! And well, maybe not even jealous... I'm pretty much into the whole idea of open relationships. Would make things just sooo much easier to everyone! And as long as this means sex with other people, I'm totally fine with it. Or, you know, friendship. Just not like... another 'deeper' relationship.' So what makes it something deeper? 'I think it means, hanging out lots, and having that... umm... very butterfly-like happy feeling, and thinking of nobody else and stuff. But to me, I wouldn't say it has anything to do with more-than-once/before/after/whatever sex. But you know, that's the point where i can clearly see my whole theory totally lacks of a basis!'<br />Anyway, I think jealousy is the very main reason for so many relationships (of whatever kind) not to work out in the end. What is it everyone is afraid of? How could one live in a relationship expecting his/her partner - one states to love and only wish the best for - to think of oneself as such a perfect and ideal human being that actually all of his/her deepest wishes and desires could be fulfilled by only just being oneself, without providing any variety or alternatives?<br /><br />5. Expectations.<br />People will most likely in any case of uncertainty start thinking of what the future could bring and therefore develope expectations, ranging from relatively 'little' and rather realistic, up to pretty excessive, hypothetical and dreamy prospects. And while I can clearly see the obvious 'pros' of imaginative thinking into the future as to mulling over what will become and how to react to it, maybe it is right that not only living up to someone else's expectations but also - first and foremost - making up one's own raises the possibility of disappointment tremendously.<br />To admit it, I shouldn't throw stones while sitting in a glass house myself - but I'm definitely (and sometimes probably even rather desperately) trying to work this point out.<br /><br />6. Labeling.<br />As already stated before, developing expectations and therefore classifying things in one's head may lead to whole shitloads of problems. Living in today's culture and society, trying to fit things, people and situations into a ready-made box full of preconceived opinions seems to be more than common - since it comes in so very handy! Still, it wouldn't make much sense if examined more closely.<br />Anyway, people - when communicating with each other - are used to agree on something, like on codes as language, specific motions, and so on. If there weren't 'labels' to put on some sort of collective things that kinda 'belong' to more people than only themselves (as given in any friend-/relationship/family), I believe everyone involved would get totally stressed out and exhausted trying to find out what things are about... and hence maybe even more disappointed, since they couldn't just turn off any expectation or wishes or whatever, as long as there's no common believes or agreements deriving from something as such as a general term, for example. And as they would - or could - not talk about it (and therefore agree on a term), people would just be left alone with their dreams, wishes, or whatever.<br />This all sounds fairly confusing, I know - but it somehow turns out to be a vicious circle.<br />And maybe, time has just come to get away from all the old labels and think about new ones.<br />Maybe.<br /><br />7. Ageing.<br />A very natural and understandable concern with not spending all your life in a monogamy/matrimonial relationship is the fear of being alone as one grows older and older. This may also be a main factor in deciding to have children.<br />Still one should be aware of the fact that feeling left alone only comes from inside, and that this could likely happen to people living in a family, too. I believe that at any age, friends are the most important factor to your feelings, and irreplaceable by any other social structure.<br />Concentrate on all those you like or love, and when living in a partnership, do never forget about them - like most folks happen to do.<br /><br /><br />Besides, no, I am not looking forward to getting married any time soon.<br />And no, I am not planning on having children. Which also implies - and implied - I wouldn't carry a child to term in any (accidental) case.<br /><br />Also I don't want this post to sound depressing in any way, since I am very happy with that insight I got on (my) life. I do not want to discourage or even run down anybody for the way they choose to live their life.<br />Simply I want some more people to re-think about situations and relationships, and their expectations towards others.<br /><br /><br />Plus: I worked on this post for quite a while now (shame on me!), aiming to figure out the final version. As for now, I have to give in - not thinking that something like a 'final' thought on stuff like that could possibly ever exist. Guess I should call it a work in progress.<br /><br /><br />Last but not least I wanted to cite two very wonderful views in connection to all that crap I wrote - pointed out to me by someone I'd like to thank very much for all his frankness again and again.<br /><br />First there was this sentence <a href="http://suicidegirls.com/members/d20/">someone</a> I am sorry not to know at all posted in his latest blog:<br />"If your life flashes before your eyes and you don't get a boner, you're doing it wrong."<br /><br />And then, there was that image of a sign made by <a href="http://tantek.com/">Tantek</a>, saying:<br />"Your failed dating model is not our problem..."<br /><br />All in all, pretty fantastic.<br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-67076657123395817652008-01-26T13:45:00.000+01:002008-12-10T12:47:08.473+01:00Villalog & Mäuse @ Rhiz<br> Just a short note on the Villalog / Mäuse show at <a href="http://rhiz.org/">Rhiz</a>, Vienna on Jan. 24th<br /><br />I didn't know <a href="http://www.villalog.com/">Villalog</a> (also to be found <a href="http://www.myspace.com/villalog">here</a>; feat. B. Fleischmann on the drums) before, but I found they were pretty amazing. They just released their new CD 'Zwei' (two) under the <a href="http://angelika.koehlermann.at/">Angelika Köhlermann</a>/Hoanzl label, which you should definitely check out. It sounds like a toxic mix out of hypnotic electro-beats and melodic-psychedelic guitar tracks, underlined by ambient soundscapes from time to time, then again evolving in manic out-of-space-rock parts. Loved their "West Berlin" song!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2220711688/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgNE5G56BaoyHD0lDvhDDOq-X5TVsGGPLmAcrg91qX5xuqugiOiu3-LMSWJknt-wvpfjHTSsLNqrlHf5Bf3vBn-qXc8QQ3tvB3lrlVHPhM_uDglIMkh8bkIJqu8lRlMTybRLfSXACQxHi/s400/villalog1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159766947812438146" border="0" /></a><br />But the reason for me to go to that show actually was the <a href="http://www.sra.at/band/7690">Mäuse</a> performance - being their second gig after AGES!! (the first one just took place a couple of days ago...)<br /><br />The line-up practically is a who-is-who of austrian sub-subversive music (plus non-music, too) culture; more precisely:<br /><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Rubinowitz">Tex Rubinowitz</a> (vocals),<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Potuznik">Gerhard Potuznik</a> (guitar) - these two also running the Angelika Köhlermann label;<br />Philipp Quehenberger (keyboards), and<br />DD Kern (on the drums).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2220721100/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAhHaEkXE0OKntS1-5_GT4P1iz344J3kKGG68WeN_nq9fJ2jLxnutex6KJZmnoo7zBEiyzgVugxrnyXvwfYVOGc6sqcW-DJWzsRqucQdQY4je2HS4-dN8ddDtLYl8Zr7Lsdopl_3liFZ/s400/maeuse5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159767695136747666" border="0" /></a><br />Yay for reunions - at least in like... umm... 5 % of the cases! ;)<br /><br />All in all, the gig was pretty short, unfortunately - and Mäuse didn't play their greatest-of-all-times-hit (at least to me, that is), '<a href="http://www.sra.at/record/1607">Il Pullover</a>'.<br />Still, the show totally rocked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/2219921255/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sLFbU-P6OXfDqtFCdwPpccqqDj848yn5lEuXmUN_wGUVgWqUDC7aBTf4Qo5FLvldUHOxd4B84W7SWun4nTpwhHpyKx9KYfrM6PSp5ctiQcF9hczeWjHIHTq9MoKKKsKN0XT9w7mVAKh1/s400/maeuse1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159768365151645858" border="0" /></a><br />Will upload the videos I took later on.<br />I promise!<br /><br />Plus:<br />Tex R. also did a very fine job on the DJing after the show - playing mostly 1960ies/early 70ies hits. Really freaked me out, in connection to these bands!<br />Since then I just can't get rid of this sweet tune I catched (and therefore have to share with you):<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsH2i_VDtsM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsH2i_VDtsM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290285394501098695.post-61007003121976434302008-01-26T11:00:00.001+01:002008-12-10T12:47:08.917+01:00Barcamp Vienna 01/08<br> Just arrived at the WerkzeugH, where this January's <a href="http://www.barcamp.at/BarCamp_Vienna_Januar_2008">Barcamp</a> takes place.<br />Knew nobody involved, but people are super nice. Totally excited for today's talks, will report back for sure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5psTaR2o4JLuBW-D49NJifmKwS6isGsi8IDP1RAuSJ2pHIhite3KWxsce0Z1W0_b6ocDyEWnTuxZneOIkmv9TOH9hrlJtL7o0uas8Ng_X-SEQE1iNYpuCTh8dJycfl7OBBCoGFcNgW5Ss/s1600-h/barcamp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5psTaR2o4JLuBW-D49NJifmKwS6isGsi8IDP1RAuSJ2pHIhite3KWxsce0Z1W0_b6ocDyEWnTuxZneOIkmv9TOH9hrlJtL7o0uas8Ng_X-SEQE1iNYpuCTh8dJycfl7OBBCoGFcNgW5Ss/s400/barcamp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159724182823071858" border="0" /></a><br />Now: coffee.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HiwLfqolaemDpSsXqRo9JronaDno0nEbpOnqDPh90w8-zL9IrjZJb0KCxLkcl01MugaKO2vDKP88f-83K-85Inbn0dEXhuqMDjlj9DpFj3QEmPh2Tc2ttvn-3boNDX9dZ303_S3BhdDF/s1600-h/schedule.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HiwLfqolaemDpSsXqRo9JronaDno0nEbpOnqDPh90w8-zL9IrjZJb0KCxLkcl01MugaKO2vDKP88f-83K-85Inbn0dEXhuqMDjlj9DpFj3QEmPh2Tc2ttvn-3boNDX9dZ303_S3BhdDF/s400/schedule.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159805237445882034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.barcamp.at/Sessions_Vienna_Januar_2008">(schedule to be found here)</a><br /><br>who the hack is astera schneeweisz, or: the girl formerly known as estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848678594204729153noreply@blogger.com0