Music, Travel, Science, Mountains type stuff(snowboarding, mountain biking, fell walking, climbing etc )Art (liking Marcel Dzama), taxidermy (he he), Films, the dark world of Chris Cunningham (Director), all things warp (label), trying to cook, clubbing,all things Chris Morris, politics! Drawing graphs!
Anyone who can make me think, laugh or smile!Anyone into the same type of music as me. More techno monkeys please!
Eclectic tastes..... indie, techno/electro, electroclash, breaks, hip hop and much more....I hate pigeon holes....Although I love pigeons ;O). Bascially any music that "works" for me. My main passion was detroit techno my musical tastes have grown over the years to include more dirty, funky, acid ridden stuff, breaks, tech-house and pretty much anything that makes me move.I have to mention the techno holy trinity May, Atkins, Saunderson. I also like the cinematic syles of tracks produced by people such as Carl Craig and Jeff Mills.Other DJs and producers. DJ Rolando. All things blue print (James Ruskin) Oliver Ho, The old ultimate base residents(Carl Cox, Jim Masters,Trevor Rockcliff), Dave Angel, Richie Hawtin, Lauren Garnier, Joey Beltram, Dave Clarke, Andrew Weatherall, Billy Nasty, Surgeon, Orbital, Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead, Faithless, Leftfield, Alex Reece, Goldie, DJ Shadow, Jay Z, Kanye West, Adam Freeland, Roni Size, Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, Stone Rose, Radiohead, Robert Hood, Underground Resistance, LCD soundsytem, Erol Alkan, Daft Punk, Justice, Jurrasic 5, PCM. Many things Warp (Autechre, Aphex Twin, Square Pusher, Two Lone Swords Men, Chris Clarke). Sasha, Digweed, Chemical Brothers, The Orb, Artic Monkeys, Ade Fenton, Tom Middleton, Plump DJs, Station Warriors, Adam Freeland, Booka Shade, Jon Carter, UNKLE, DJ Rebekah, Tiga, Claude Von Stroke.
Fight Club, PI,Donnie Darko, Dr Strange Love, Trainspotting, O brother where art thou? Being John Malkovich, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Requiem for a Dream, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind, Big Lebowski, Election, JFK, Bowling for Columbine, Its a Wonderful Life, Mr Smith goes to Washington, Fargo, 24 hour party people, The Crow, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Apocalyse Now, Blade rRunner, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Full Metal Jacket, Withnail and I, The Shining, Football Factory, Aliens, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Welcome to Sarajevo ......Directors.. Spike Jonzes, Michael Gondry, Pedro Almodovar, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Winterbottom, Joel + Ethan Coen, Chris Cunningham(music vids/ commecials)
Peep Show, Spaced, Jam!! Funland, Alan Partrige (ah ha), Nathan Barley, family guy, old simpsons episodes, monkey dust, Neils Ferguson The war of the world (history prog), the day today, Brass Eye, Will and Grace, mighty boosh, nighty night, curb you enthusiasm, newsnight (dull i know).
1984, brave new world, animal farm, globilization and it discontents, Stalin court of the red Tsar, Stalingrad, the siege of Leningrad (not that I'm obsessed with Soviet history or despot dictators.), Catch 22, heart of darkness, Touching the Void, Googlewack, Into thin air, we are here, Harold Shipman a precription for murder (errr thanks Amy ..... )
No heros only a random selection of people I admire which are less obvious. Chris Cunningham, John Sulson, Roslin Franklin, Peter Savile, Prof Hogstrand (the person I aspire to professionally), Doug Scott, Eric Shipton, George Orwell, My grandparents. I admire people whos princlpes are not for sale.