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FINALLY!: www.think.cz 33 YEARSYEARS OFOF TTHINHINKK BBEE SSTT OFOF PP RAGURAGUEE hudbahudba umeníumeníˇˇ módamóda subkulturasubkultura ** musicmusic artart fashionfashion subculturesubculture GAAL OISE ONLY SO MUCH INK FITS ON PAPER PRÒVODCE VA·ÍM SVùTEM/YOUR GUIDE TO IT ALL SKUPINA VINÍK/THOSE TO BLAME . 26 ISSN.1212-13098 Creative Director Jeffree Benét Editorial Director Keith Kirchner Shaolin Master Jay King Vedoucí redaktor Jarka Fricová Redaktor Eva Koláfiová Associate Art Director Honza Maxa Asistentka vydavatele Magdalena Pechová Chief Agitator Karl Rotstan Cover photo by Jeffree Benét Hlavní pfiispûvatelé/Senior Contributors Dr. Nick Begich, Jeffree Benét, Bob JR Dobbs, Jarka Fricová, Milkmoney Jones, Ph.D., Phil Jones, Keith Kirchner, Efka Koláfiová, Mike 696, Thurston Moore, Tim Otis, Magdalena Pechová, Jakub Trubaã, Pavel Tulin, Alex Waddell, Alex Zaitchik PFIEKLADATELÉ/TRANSLATORS Jarka Fricová, Blanka H., Magdalena Pechová FOTOGRAFOVÉ/PHOTOGRAPHERS Jeffree Benét, Jarka Fricová, Ondfiej Novák, Tim Otis, V Jámû 7, Praha 1 tel: 02/2422-2383 www.praguepivo.com That guy with the camera FOTOPRÁCE/PHOTO LAB Ultralab & Syn 02/312 1197 LITHOGRAPHY QT Studio 02/6122 5209 How to reach us: fone: 02/0603 984 729 fax: 02/2425 2123 Voicemail: 9614-4129 Email: [email protected] Fax letters or mail them to: Keith Kirchner, Poste Restante, Jindišská 14, Praha 1, 110 00 Czech Republic We have too much free time on our hands… Feel free to send us plenty of rantings, excuses, recipes, threats, complaints, unmarked bills in small denominations (we'll make change) to Central HQ of THINK (add @terminal.cz to the end of THINK to write to us). We can also let you know about the magazine when they come out. We promise, if (dis)respectful, we'll get back to you ASAP if there's nothing good on TV. „You have lost many brain cells while looking at this magazine“ „Pi listování tímto magazínem jste ztratili mnoho mozkových bunk“ 3 LETTERS FROM OUR CRACK SMOKING READERS Why do Aliens want to enslave us? Lies, lies… they are our FRIENDS. They are trying to HELP US! I don’t even believe they are [[THEY]]. They are US. They are manifestations of an emergency response routine lying dormant in the psyche of the human species. When the species is in danger of extinction, it kicks in, using whatever metaphor is necessary. It’s goal is simple. To correct the situation which is leading toward extinction. As things get worse, it should be interesting to see this feature activate in millions of humans. -Scott Busby Dear Think, Thank you for the excellent perspectives in your recent issues regarding the situation in Serbia. It is not going to get better there until Milosevic and his people are brought to justice, and the Serb people learn how they have been used. HUMANIFESTO On the 600th anniversary of the war in Kosovo, in the square where hundreds of thousands of Serbs were gathered, President Milosevic said, “We are entering a new war after 600 hundred years. It is not an armed Think is brought to you this month by: Ben struggle but if necessary we will use arms.” The Balkan wars were kindled at Dover and C. Howlett Fields, Attorneys At Law that moment... Milosevic knows communist methods very well, uniting them with nationalist rhetoric, and had used three techniques in Bosnia. These can "And the way they talked to me! Like old friends, people who’d be listed as encouraging radicalism in the Serbian people, turning the Serbs known me forever. I was appalled at the thought of having to stay into militias, and organizing provocative incidents. with them forever," lamented a character in the most famous book To radicalize the Serbs, Milosevic has misinformed them. Implying that the by the most famous Czech author, and yet another wave of long term- Muslim population and the Croats were planning to kill the Serbs, he said that ers head back to the mothership, the oppression of the summer heat they had to eliminate them first. Then he armed all the Serb peasants and releases all its children into the hiving that we are programmed to do provoked them to attack the Bosnians and Croats. To top it all, following the despite the restlessness of the non credit card carrying, under incidents created by the Serb militia he asked the Serbian army to go in and insured, hand to mouth world the rest of us live in. As if there were thus held the upper hand... In Kosovo, the savage actions we’re all the work of any separation, as if when we lie, steal, cheat, and fuck over some- the ‘militia’. The only difference lies in the fact that, when the Serbian army body, it gets you any farther from the source of the problem. A was preparing to go into Kosovo, NATO has interfered. NATO has to eradicate marvelous tool, the hypocrite uses, as the spiritual wannabes down Serbian facism. Only then can peace come to Kosovo, and the Balkans.” at the "white" (as in trash, which is what they sell) market would -Taha Akyol-Milliyet have you believe. This guy from there had the nerve to give me this Buddhist schlock-prose one day when I was in his office talking about Greetings from the USA. the dance scene (unity etc.) and I spotted his guru, leering down at We’re dropping an email to you to say first off that we really like your me, and begging me to ask about it. This well tanned dude, magazine. It’s just the right blend of humor and information, something few Mahamudra wrote about finding "The clear light that is without cate- magazines ever achieve. The grunting midget in the one ad was a good one! gories or veils of obscuration, and the spontaneous, concept free Secondly, we would like to announce that two of our artists (Dj Bliss and state that is beyond intellect." You’d do biz wit dis kinda fool Brian Stillwater) will be visiting Czech in December/January to play at the wouldn’t ya, a straight up karma cracker, he’d seem. Well this chap, Millenium Z event on New Year’s Eve. We’d like to see if it would be possible lets just call him Petr for short decided that he wasn’t gonna pay for to somehow get something mentioned in Think, maybe even an interview with his two page map in our last issue, because, on the outside he them. explained, they did the graphics themselves! Well, as their noble They’d also like to make some contacts before coming over, and Think English-speaking employee explained to us, they just wanted to screw us Magazine is definitely an organization that is of interest to them. They will be over because of our country of origin. These guys make cash from clothes there at least a week, with other area gigs and radio appearances while they no one in Britain would wear, western garbage that is, and convinces you are there. Let us know if this would be possible. At the very least, that its cool. They try to get tourists to buy their junk-using Think, and play we’d like to arrange for you to simply meet up with them while they are there. the xenophobia card. So before any of you shop at their one stop karma Thanks a lot. We hope to hear from you soon. Below is a short bio on each shop, keep in mind, they sure do like your dough at the Black Market store dj/producer. Brian Stillwater-Inertia Label Collective: but beyond that, they think they’re getting over on, and they think they http://www.specworks.com/ are better than you. This is becoming a little more like Consumer Reports DJ BLISS: From 1995-1999 he ran the nationally distributed Activated everyday, I fear, but maybe if we could do the simple things like fulfill our Magazine. Last year he began Activated Records. The first release, Innercourse obligations in the simple world of transactions, then not only would we “Waypoint 1” (Bliss & Brian Stillwater) gained play from John Digweed, Nick become more Buddha like, if that’s your bag, but perhaps have some Warren (Way Out West), Andy Jarrod, Chris Fortier, etc. Reviews of the record respect for ourselves instead of becoming like the sad middle aged men popped up in magazines such as Thousand Words, Lotus and Matter. Bliss is on the trams who look in a constant state of petty guilt and anxiety over also a staff reviewer in BPM Culture Magazine, and has just joined the all the folks they fucked over in the years gone past. All this presumes that Thousand Words staff. Bliss also works at Modern Music Records in Baltimore time is linear of course, and whatever happens in Prague matters. It’s on (techno buyer). More information on Bliss is at: y’all. Your’s truly and respect to those who keep it real. http://www.angelfire.com/md/djbliss Signed, BRIAN STILLWATER: Formerly known as Brian S., Brian has been Dj’ing and The multicultural and hard working staff of producing for years now, currently one of the leading US trance DJ/producers, Think entering its fourth year. In your homes, Holmes. with releases on labels such as Gargoyle, Outlandz, Sonic Soul, Vinyl Junkie, 4 THINK MAGAZÍN 09/1999 [email protected] Activated, and his own label- Progress Recordings. He has had tracks on CD compilations from Simply Jeff, Dj Liquid, and others.

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