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perform or install work. We’ll also be glad to accept any collaborations you Free4Alternatives might propose. We are also in contact with alternative artists from other scenes Free4Alternatives is an activist group Autonomous Spaces! (rock, rap etc.) and are trying to arrange originating from the Free Spaces scene Our aim is to offer people a place concerts as well. (Free Parties, Teknivals, Squats, Traveller to stay, rest and fi nd new energy to go We have done our polite bit and asked sites, TAZ...) who stand together to fi ght back to the barricades with. We want for a building but still haven’t received any against the growing restrictions on our to mobilise all the people that normally answers yet. Even if they don’t give us a liberties and to fi ght for autonomy and wouldn’t come to the G8 protests place we will take one for our event. As we the right to live an alternative existence. without there being something else in it said, we are experienced in that area and We will attempt to assemble our scene for them. Don’t laugh – it’s true, a lot of will be ready to defend our camp. Honestly at the blockades and protests against the people would defi nitely make it if they though, we don’t think they will give a fuck G8 2007 summit, which will be held from could also fi nd a festival there. about people dancing when they will have 2nd – 8th June in Heiligendamm (Rostock, Our message is in our art (music, video, thousands of people trying to break down ) and plan to organise a Free juggling, painting...) and we certainly their fence at the same time! Artistic Space there. intend to make ourselves heard! We want We pulled off an illegal Teknival with 5000 people to come back from the barricades people in Germany (Baden-Baden) last year HELLO ARTIVISTS and fi nd a place to free their minds and just after the demonstration we organised moods from all aggressiveness and hope in front of the European Parliament in FROM ALL OVER to re-motivate them with the positive and Strasbourg on April 15th 2006. Some of creative infl uence of our art. our group staged other events all over THE WORLD! Moreover, the 8-Big-Bastards will speak Europe last year and have also organised about copyright and the distribution numerous illegal protests in Berlin (and The press have said that the RAF networks of art (DRMs, licences, legal ones too) – so we are quite aware of might come back for G8… it’s true! peer2peer, copy protections etc.) so we how it goes down in Germany. It’s the Resistance Art Festival!! cannot let them do that without showing We will be organising an artistic them that Free Art is a reality and is If anyone is interested in working with Temporary Autonomous Zone near steadily on the rise; that we can and will us in this project (whether you have Heiligendamm during the G8 summit in make autonomous spaces for free, and equipment or not is not an issue) please June from the evening of the 2nd till the offer more than ‘just’ art to the people; contact us: [email protected] (french end of the protest. We are comprised and that we refuse their standardisation and english) or [email protected] of several tekno sound systems and of art and the capitalist way of seeing art (german and english) demonstration organisers from across in general. Our art is not for sale!! To subscribe to the Free4Alternatives Europe and we will be bringing our We will bring our own hardware mailing list send a blank message to: rigs to Heiligendamm; after all, we are (speakers, amplifi ers, trucks, video [email protected] already used to creating our own Free projectors...) so any artist can come and WWW.FREE4ALTER.ORG

If You Go Down to the Woods Today... (You’ll be Section 63’d!)

Reports have come in that a large rave in which most rigs complied and began to pack being charged to have the law look after their Wentwood Forest near Caldicot in Wales, down. However, apparently one rig bucked vehicles and equipment will be an extra sting in with 3000+ ravers in attendance and a dozen the trend and proceeded to kick out the jams the tail. It’s a double (triple?) sting if you hired or so sound systems which started on Easter again – much to the disgruntlement of the the vehicle in the fi rst place! Saturday, got heavily pigged on the Sunday Filth. This time they sent all their boys in and The local media report 5 people also being evening, presumably to stop it carrying on things got a little heated. To show them who’s arrested and the main discussion points they’re until Monday. A Section 63 dispersal order The Man the pigs seized most of the rigs and presenting are yet again over the litter left was issued by one of two police helicopters, vehicles as they left and so far it doesn’t seem on the site. Of course, most raver’s response and whether ignored or simply not heard, the like they’ll be returned for quite some time. to this is ‘how do you expect us to clean up rave continued unabated. The Plod retorted by Whether they reckon they can nip further big properly when we’re being kicked off site?’. sending in only a handful of the few hundred gatherings in the bud by keeping hold of the Fair point, but as the debate in the pages of offi cers they had present onto the site. This kit for the next few months does remain to be Rupture last year pointed out – the answer is fi rst bunch told the rigs to shut off ‘or else’ to seen. However, the £12 per day which they are ‘as you go along!’. Reader’s Digest by Tom De Plume I’d done this before, a number of times with alternating rates of lightly printed on thin crisp sheets of translucent paper with a success. delicate gilt edge that pealed off like a chocolate coin. Others At the previous election I had accumulated all the varying were written with a quill on flaky parchment, or a biro on lined manifestoes. paper ripped from a spiral pad. I had them all amassed in front of I carefully cut out each separate statement. me and they had been prepared. From the bland taste of their words The jackets were removed, a small incision and the spine was I could not distinguish one from the other torn off leaving only the stitching and glue to be cut away before However their synthesis did make some kind of sense the real work could start. I could tell which candidates would win. Each paragraph was separated from the body of the text. This This skill of mine happened to be fortunate for some people and was dissected further; a few sentences or words making up each lucrative for myself. bite-sized piece. Then I set to work with the sauces, pickles and chutneys… I wasn’t prepared for this kind of request though. This, to mix my metaphors, was a whole different kettle of worms. That night I think I slept comfortably. The process began easily enough; I visited a number of The client phoned first thing in the morning, I said I’d phone him bookshops and easily procured the sacred texts. back once I had what he wanted, I’m not sure if I hung up before I wondered if the type of translation mattered? I passed out… If the type of typeface used would affect the outcome? These questions would remain unanswered until I had produced It was hours until I next awoke, this time a persistent growling the results. sound pulled me away from the searing heat of the desert that filled my dreams. The various qualities of paper and ink felt different from each It was my stomach, it wasn’t happy. other. I staggered to the toilet grabbing my phone as I kicked open the Some manuscripts were deeply printed on thick paper with door. indelible inks created from the carcasses of beetles; others were I hit redial and my client got their results.

RECLAIM THE FUTURE 4 For me these questions are a side date record bag. issue; the ambitious efforts of the people It would be easy to criticise the After Reclaim the Streets can we involved in Reclaim the Future who location or the bravado of trying to ever get away with using the name managed to provide a cheap vegan cafe, amalgamate a party and a political show reclaim? Did the police arrive with a workshops on loads of things from party of defiance but as raves are strangled CCTV van and finish with police in security to bike fixing, a cinema, concerts by muggers and property merchants riot gear because of the the location and a (half)party was a roaring success. and manifestation is ever more closely (Holloway road is a main london Events like these, unlike simple raves, controlled, we need to look to a new thoroughfare)? Could the party have are open to everyone and provide a future for our alternative society, Reclaim gone on if the ravers and rigs would have solution to the commercialisation of showed us the way, can you help, or have been more hardcore? (It dwindled when community space. They give a chance for you got any better ideas? Stop muttering police stopped ravers entering at 1am many people to showcase their talents in the background and start doing it, the and threatened to nick the rigs.) and not just for those with an out-of- future is ours for the taking.

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RUPTURE IS NOW ONLINE We can send you a screen version in PDF format (a free reader can be downloaded from adobe.com) Email [email protected] and tell us you want on the list. For those that can help copy and distribute issues of Rupture ask us to send you high-res print versions of the PDFs. A Randomix review MUSIC REVIEWS Czech this out. Random Artists go east! enjoyed the art and effort that had been DJ Hidden – The Later After What started out as Kultura Jinak made by Random Artists and Oko3 in [Ad Noiseam] presents Mix Cooltura, an exhibition in creating something new and interesting The Ad Noiseam label returns with yet the Prague National Gallery, ended up as to look at. The highlight of the show was another fi ne-tuned and accomplished work, this time from ‘ard drum&bass producer DJ Randomix at the Trafacka Arena, mainly without a doubt the TAA in a dolls house. Hidden. He shows how his own production starring and hosted by Random Artists Standing at just over 6ft tall with four skills have evolved from his earlier more crude and Pitchless (who were this elusive Kul- fl oors of artwork (miniature of course), outings, cutting swathes with intense breaks tura Jinak…?) a rave in the basement and looking more through delicate atmospherics. A mature album The air of disappointment from both like an old Victorian workhouse than a which will go down a treat for any fans of countries’ artists was not hard to miss, dolls house, it housed over 30 artists. This fellow label-mate Enduser. as the huge derelict warehouse/gallery outstanding installation is totally repre- FFF – It Gets No Ruffer EP housed a minimal amount of art and sentative of the TAA experience; com- [Zero71 Recordings] audience. But then again, the building was plete with squat-slop café, infostall and Embarassing retro rave-stab breakcore from hit-and-miss Dutch producer FFF. Some people huge! The basement, a K-monster in the will like it. I certainly didn’t. however, was teeming kitchen. Again, you’re V/A – A Tasteless Gallery of Dead with eclectic, electric gonna have to wait till Celebrities [Neurotic Waste] artwork. There was a the real-sized TAA in Quality 6 track EP of French hardcore for large projection wall May to truly experi- fans of hollow 4:4 kickdrums and vocals de showing a feedback ence the awe! But fromage. Ram’s track ‘Terrorisin Breakshit’ is distorted image of the when you do, make the most fractured and did it best for me. basement; an interac- sure you check out El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead tive TV wall displayed the toilet and crew [Def Jux] This is El-Producto’s third solo album. 13 fresh animated visuals fed room – the attention experimental hip-hop tunes on well-pressed through from a plinth that picked up to detail is impressive. double vinyl along with two remixes on a movement and light; a drape installation All in all the trip was a good experi- bonus 7’’. ‘Bring me the dramatic-intro machine’ of urban projections that you could walk ence. Some good contacts came out of – discordant melodies and epic refrains conjure amongst; and lastly, but by no means least, the show as the gallery owners are more an image of thick Brooklyn smog. The pollution the Random Artists/Pitchless Interactive than happy to work with Random Artists is industrial, political and psychological. El-P’s Nightmare Bedroom. The art, video and for any future shows. As are the Oko3 anger and cynicism sear through this mist to audio collected from a number of artists crew who made the amazing TV wall and reveal many unpleasant truths. worked well together to create an intense helped wire up power to the whole thing. Drop The Lime – Sky City Rising atmosphere of a distorted dream world Very good people, really good art! We [Broklyn Beats] DTL continues to wipe everyone’s memories made real on the walls and monitors. I also learnt that when somewhere like the of his earlier wonk-step breakcore antics with won’t give it away as you’ll just have to National Gallery say “you can have it for a 5 track EP covering a different set of bases. wait till May to see for yourselves! free”, always check the small print where It opens with a chunky dubstep track but then The basement was also home to a lot of they mention the insurance, staffi ng fees goes into ‘DTL’s midnight mood music’ in the very high-class art from other Czech and and other such costs that end up in the next track; stripped down minimal sub-bass English artists. The National Gallery really region of 100,000Ck (approx £2,500)! and fi nger snaps. He then brings it back ‘up’ for did miss out on a treat of great art. Un- And for those of you hanging on for any some heavy half-stepping. fortunately the Trafacka Arena is a newly news on this summers’ teknival events, Michael Forshaw – Blackpool Rock EP established art centre in a district on the the word on the streets of Prague is that [SMB] Mr Forshaw, the Blackpool Big Daddy of edge of town – so no poncey art-goers CzechTek is off this year and all the sound electro-fi lth knocks you up side yer head with came anywhere near it. The Czech ravers systems are heading to places like some mentasm-tastic E-fuelled grit. It starts off that did turn up throughout the four days and Croatia for this years party season. with some retro hoover bizness then goes into of the event, either for the music on the Czech ya later. his trademark brickwall production, stutter- opening night or for the fi lm night hosted www.randomartists.org / oko3.org edits and screaming pads. Predictable yes, but by the London-based Projection Gallery, www.kulturajinak.com enjoyable just the same.

THIS MONTHS’ HALFWIT LEGISLATION NEWS: A COMPULSORY MUSIC LICENCE You might not know it, but for years now the Government has required pubs and nearly all other venues to have special licenses to have more than two musicians perform live. This is why most smaller pubs never put on bands any more. However the Government want to take it one step further now and make it illegal to have even one musician perform at any venue (even a private one such as a school) unless the venue has either (a) a full Public Entertainment Licence, or (b) a Temporary Event Licence (and each venue is only allowed 12 a year). If this law goes through it will mean that (for example) a bar that wants to put on a piano player or guitarist now needs the same type of entertainment licence that Wembley Arena do to put on Robbie Williams or Simply Red. Seems fair doesn’t it? It also means that private fundraisers now need to be licensed and so do school concerts. Some more info at www.surbitonfl yer.co.uk/ petitionmusic.htm PARTIES RADIO

18.04.07 – 21.04.07 NORTH For contributions email 27.07.07 – ??.08.07 BRISTOL TEMPORARY When in France dial 3673*1 then [email protected] CZECHTEK 2007 AUTONOMOUS ART code 010507 The full programme will be on: The Czech rigs have all signed a The Bristol Insurgent Arts massive www.taaexhibitions.org statement saying that there won’t stage the fi rst TAA of the year. 28.04.07 be any more events under the To contribute email IN.DIS.DRESS 02.06.07 Czechtek banner again. They plan [email protected] Squat couture, fashion show, live NO FIXED ABODE to go further east this summer. www.bristolinsurgentart.co.uk acts, stalls and food. From 2pm. Back to the old format of one The text is here: Cheese Factory, North-East hard’n’fast room and the back czechtek2007.wz.cz 20.04.07 London. Infoline: Call 07876 room with bass-heavy electro/ GLOBAL WARNING 264263. To particpate email: dubstep/breakbeats. 25 White 10.08.07 – 16.08.07 Hardtek, hardcore, breaks, electro. [email protected] Post Lane, Hackney Wick, London TEKNIVAL (1) White Post Centre, London E9 E9 www.nofi xedabode.info Salento area. 11pm – dawn. £5 entry. 03.05.07 www.globalwarninglondon.com LIFE4LAND 06.06.07 – 08.06.07 11.08.07 – 16.08.07 French-tek after party G8 SUMMIT ITALY TEKNIVAL (2) 21.04.07 Breakcore, jungle, dubstep, d&b. In Heiligendamm on the north come.to/shockraver GENER8R Soultree Club, Cambridge coast of Germany near Rostock. Thunder-Ridge rig linkup in the town center, next to The Corn For more see g8-2007.de DECIBEL BREACH main room and the rest fi lled with Exchange. 8pm – 4am. £4 early also happening in concurrence The Decibel Breach radio show ya proper soundsystems out there entry then £6 later. with the protests is the will continue till the end of June busting their rave-nuts. Also the RESISTANCE ART FESTIVAL each and every Saturday night afterparty for TAA. 05.05.07 www.free4alter.org from midnight till morning on 10pm – 8am. £6 on the door. UGLY FUNK Resonance FM. After this the Lakota, Upper York St, Bristol No-skool techno, electro, bass. 07.06.07 – 17.06.07 show will take a short break for 10pm – 8am, White Post Centre. UNSOUND ITALY the summer, and hopefully return 21.04.07 www.uglyfunk.com BEACH PARTY in some form in the autumn. LONDON ZINE www.unsound-system.org No Fixed Abode have 14 April, SYMPOSIUM 2007 11.05.07 – 13.05.07 12 May, 9 June.... ILL FM have 21 The Horse Hospital, off the east SCHNEWS ALTERNATIVE 09.06.07 April, 19 May, 16 June.... Adverse side of Russell Square, London MEDIA CONFERENCE SECRET NFA PARTY Camber have 28 April, 26 May, 23 12pm – 6pm. Discussions, screenings, stalls, In a mental location, mailing list June... RedZeroRadio has 5 May, practical workshops, plus the only though, so send your email 2 June. 27.04.07 obligatory messy party on the or SMS details to: Resonance is on 104.4FM in NFA BENEFIT FOR TAA Saturday night. Starting Friday info@nofi xedabode.info London and also live online at Starts early at 8pm with a rave- evening till Sunday afternoon. www.resonancefm.com based pub quiz – then its a party The Cowley Club, 12 London Rd, 14.06.07 – 16.06.07 More info on the show including after with breaks, drum’n’bass and Brighton. www.schnews.org.uk SCUMFEST 2007 listings and mp3 archive at: www. breakcore. www.scumfest.org dbreach.fm Vertigo, 485 Grove Green Road, 16.05.07 – 19.05.07 London E11 LONDON TAA 20.07.07 – 22.07.07 EURO-RAVING www.nofi xedabode.info A full-blown open-access art POLISH TEKNIVAL As we always mention at this time event with gallery space, cinema, Near Wroclaw. of year, to keep up with European 27.04.07 – 01.05.07 workshops, cabaret, bands and parties and teknival get on the TEKNIVAL IN whatever you’re bringing! web: come.to/shockraver PARTIES & EVENTS ART & MEDIA & THE REST PARTYLINES www.headfuk.net www.taaexhibitions.org NFA 07092 812259 www.nofi xedabode.info www.randomartists.org Hekate 07092 017667 www.dissident-faction.co.uk www.network23.org.uk Pitchless 07946 839775 www.pitchless.org www.resonancefm.com Ill Eagle 07780 986765 www.ketwork32.com www.dbreach.fm Abacus 07974 892670 www.squatjuice.com c8.com FUBAR 07984 199768 www.crossbones.co.uk www.indymedia.org.uk Disjunkt 07835 175534 www.partyvibe.com schnews.org.uk Malfaiteurs 020 7644 5179 www.hekate.co.uk www.eroding.org.uk HDFK 07092 230023 www.tribeofmunt.co.uk www.squatter.org.uk PRANK 07870 827511 www.clubneurotica.com www.riseup.net Unsound 07946 466573 www.ragandbonerecords.co.uk www.56a.org.uk Club www.disjunkt.net libcom.org Neurotica 07788 856941 www.uglyfunk.com en.wikipedia.org come.to/shockraver www.myspace.com If you run any of the above infolines please www.dayliterobbery.org www.braindamageradio.com put the date on your messages so that people www.rif23.org www.dirtysquatters.com don’t travel to fi nd an empty building!