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Salindrome

Everything in moderation...especially moderation.

About Me

I like dancing. And getting back into a warm bed after going to the toilet in the middle of a cold night. And making soup. I am partial to exploring the comedy, creativity and downright silliness that sleep deprivation tends to inspire. I like to induce said sleep deprivation by laughing raucously and drunkenly with my best friends and/or jigging about like a loon to wonderful music. I like gin. I like it a lot. It gives me ginspiration. I am currently exploring ways to fuse my love of words with my opinions on the world, so far this has resulted in MC Salindrome – coming soon to a microphone nowhere near you. I love it though, and people say I’m good, but not the best they’ve ever met.
I like taking photographs, some of which you can see on this page, if you give a shit. I’m interested in places, faces, lights and sights....abstract weirdness and black and white portraits float my proverbial boat, and I am soon to get over my technophobic ways once and for all and purchase one of these digital malarkeys. All hell could break loose. I can’t wait.
I am part of an almighty crew of talented folk and ridiculous headcases collectively known as Vibrations. Our soundsystem is lovely and we play brilliant music. See myspace.com/vibrationshome for more. Over the years we’ve worked with some of the damn finest DJ's, VJ's, bands, perormance artists and fine folk this little island has to offer. I do the communications and shizzle, and also tend to represent hard on the dancefloor.
As well as raving, I quite like ranting, and using this public platform to raise awareness of issues such as - www.no2id.net and www.freewestpapua.org. Apathy is beige, don't let it attack.
I love my part-time job at a a charity, a therapeutic arts community here in Bristol, supporting people with mental health issues and drug/alcohol dependencies. To be surrounded by art, and creative people from all walks of life makes every working day a pleasure, even if I am just a dogsbody. I also volunteer at a night shelter for the homeless.
So. Anyway. Watch this space init. It's mine. Peace out.
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My Interests

Those simple pleasures in life - walks in the mountains, freeparties, good books, swimming in the sea, weekend papers, tea and rollies, sleeping under the stars, toast and marmite, talking rubbish, learning, music, films, roadtrips, festivals, roast dinners, sunshine, photography, cycling, travelling, gin and tonics...and stair bombing of course!

Music:

Big fat bass-heavy dub/reggae/electro/jungle/breaks/ hip hop at top volume on a crisp soundsystem in a countryside location on a sunny day please! All the better if it’s the mighty Vibrations HiFi...
Depending on the time of day I am also rather partial to the sounds of, in no particular order -
DJ Moonmonkey, Bison, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Prince, Seeed, Toots & The Maytals, Manu Chao, Bedouin Soundclash, Braintax, Quantic, DJ Rubbish, Stevie Wonder, Super Furry Animals, Orchestra Baobab, Lee Scratch Perry, Talking Heads, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Cat Empire, Sargasso Trio, Augustus Pablo, Beenie Man, Ben Harper, Bjork, Black Uhuru, Bob Marley, Madness, The Specials, Roots Manuva, Luciano, Mad Professor, Morgan Heritage, Afrocelt Soundsystem, Sizzla, Chemical Brothers, Cassetteboy, Dreadzone, The Herbaliser, Eek A Mouse, Fela Kuti, Nicky Spesh, Capelton, Femi Kuti, Nick Drake, Garnett Silk, Gregory Isaacs, Horace Andy, Parliament, Roy Ayres, Jimmy Cliff, John Coltrane, Janis Joplin, The Prodigy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ray Lamontagne, Joni Mitchell, Damien Marley, Kunt & The Gang, Roisin Murphy, Leftfield, Tanya Stephens, DJ Shadow, The Levellers, Massive Attack, Marvin Gaye, Max Romeo, Morcheeba, The Congos, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Nitin Sawhney, Peter Tosh, Primal Scream, Radiohead, Ruben Gonzalez, Salif Keita, Stevie Wonder, Portishead, Skatalites, Tracy Chapman, Celtica, King Tubby, Sufjan Stevens, Jamie Lidell and allsorts of weirdy gypsy mayhem, funkyass techno, world music influenced beats, folk, acoustic, whatever you can chuck at me. If it makes my ass shake or soothes my soul, so much the better!

Movies:

Yes, I am willing, as long as it's tasteful. Please contact my agent.

Books:

A few signed copies still available, please do get in touch via all the usual channels of communication.

Heroes:

Florence Treblecock, DJ Moonmonkey, Sunshine Dan, Noam Chomsky, Bob Marley. Oh and Gordon, for the ginspiration. Big up.

My Blog

Jah Humbug!

I went into town today and felt quite frankly repulsed by it all.  I stood and listened to the constant brrr wheeee blop brr pop blump bip bip bip of pin numbers being entered and tills opening ...
Posted by Salindrome on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:36:00 PST

New Years Eve!

So, we thought we'd organise an initmate New Years gathering for 600 of our closest friends this year...please do feel free to join us!!! Vibrations are seeing in 2007 with an 11-hour, 3 room mashup ...
Posted by Salindrome on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:02:00 PST

A last romantic evening together....

As I sit here on my last evening alone with you my little laptop, I feel a tear well up.  We've been a good team, you and I, haven't we?  I know I may have hit you sometimes, but I was drunk...
Posted by Salindrome on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:56:00 PST

I've changed

My picture that is.  I want to  appear abreast of developing myspace paradigm shifts and all that.  Trouble is, I feel a bit like when you get a new haircut that you're not quite sure a...
Posted by Salindrome on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:59:00 PST

Are you honestly going to bother to read this? Christ.

I'm getting quite into the idea of having a blog, it makes me feel like I'm getting the  most out of my broadband fee. Trouble is, I usually have something better to do, like emptying the compost...
Posted by Salindrome on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:45:00 PST

whose space??!!

I don't get it, I don't giiiit iiittt!! Unless you're trying to promote your music or business in some way WHAT IS THE POINT in having 3778 'friends'? Am i being cynical? Why bother having 356 random...
Posted by Salindrome on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:09:00 PST

Photography Project....

Below is the outline of my current photography project....I may or may not direct certain friends to read this, if I have decided to photograph you...Here's the shitter though: I am skint, and it all ...
Posted by Salindrome on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:12:00 PST

wot the 21st century

Blog schmog!! I feel like my mum, I am investigating this myspace business but I don't really know what I'm doing so here a picture of me, and this burble.  I gather you request to your...
Posted by Salindrome on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:01:00 PST