Author results: Stuart Buchanan

J-Pod

1st Nov 06

As Coupland’s MICROSERFS came to characterise the burgeoning dot-com boom of the mid-nineties, this spiritual cousin smartly defines the aftermath.

Once again, a team of coders and designers stumble through a series of increasingly baffling scenarios, which involve a skateboarding turtle named Jeff, a Hugging Machine (for the borderline autistic numerous abductions), a death or two, and the search for one deliberately-placed false numeral in the first thousand digits of pi.

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From Buraka To The World

1st Nov 06
Release: Album
To Cure: An empty dancefloor

If baile funk was the emerging sound of the last twelve months, then kuduro - a bastard blend of traditional African music with ragga and techno - may well be the next. Originating in the former Portuguese colony of Angola, kuduro literally translates as “hard ass” - a clear indication that the stiffening of one's booty is considered mandatory.

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