coded language

November 17th, 2008

Listening to DJ Krust & Saul Williams – Coded Language. Don’t think I have quite listened to such a powerful track before; can’t believe I never heard it before either – Coded Language came out in 1999. It is perhaps best described as a marrying of spoken word, political activism, hip hop, drum n bass and jam poetry. Is there a category for this kind of expression? (it’s weird to say ‘music’). Good stuff. (h/t Ray).

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  1. Milo

    Oh man, I remember the first time watching this video late at night on TMF way back when and being totally blown away by it. Good stuff indeed!

book and sword : gratitude and revenge

is the first novel written by Jin Yong. The protagonist is Chan Ka Lok, who is the leader of the Red Flower Society. The book title refers to Ka Lok being famous for being well-versed in culture and martial arts, but also for having to make a difficult ethical decision. My father named me and my brother after him.

The subtitle is from a poem Desiderata