Articles by Vinita Ramani
Various
The Very Best of Bossa Brava
PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006
Instinct Records has been serving listeners large doses of experiments in bossa nova since 1995, when it began a compilation series to glea...
Fussible
Odyssea
PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006
The Nortec Collective's fascinating musical trajectories continue via Fussible, formed by Pepe Mogt and Jorge Ruiz. The duo (along with Rob...
DJ Dara
Further
PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006
As commentators have noted, DJ Dara's 2001 effort for Moonshine Records, aptly titled Future Perfect, was a somewhat impenetrable and incre...
Various
Select Cuts From Nation
PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006
German label Select Cuts is probably better known for its three-volume compilation catalogue of remixed dub and reggae tracks taken from Ma...
Clean
Oliviere Assayas
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005
Ambivalence is surrounding Assayas's most recent outtakes, with his last film, Demonlover (2002), garnering lukewarm praise for its attempt...
The Clean
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004
Ambivalence is surrounding Assayas's most recent outtakes, with his last film, Demonlover (2002), garnering lukewarm praise for its attempt...
Warriors of Heaven & Earth
He Ping
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004
Warriors of Heaven and Earth is Chinese filmmaker He Ping's (Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker, 1994) dubious contribution to the increasi...
Alila
Amos Gitai
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004
Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai has never been one to steer clear of controversy, particularly in relation to the dubious historical undercurr...