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Abaga Records - New Website Up!

July 25th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

Abaga Records

Our affiliate label in Edinburgh, UK has just setup their new website, and there are some tastey FREE MP3 Downloads for all there:

In the coming months you will find information on ABAGA releases, gigs, free downloads and more.

ABAGAzine issue 2 has just been printed, so keep an eye out for it, or check it on our downloads page.

www.abagarecords.com

Posted in MP3 Downloads, Music Promotion, LRRecords Friends, Affiliates, Drum and Bass, Bass, Dub, Dubstep | Comments

Illumination 10 - A DECADE OF DANCE

July 25th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

Endorphine

Illumination is celebrating its 10th anniversary on the
21st August as part of Festival Cairns, with a special under 18 community concert at PCYC in Manunda. This event will be on the same night as Illumination 18+ event at AJ Hackett’s Smithfield.

This highly anticipated night out with Music, Dance, Performance and the creative involvement of the punters, dressing up in White Outfits, is Illumination.

The unifying of the crowd creates a conscious 3D moving canvas illuminated under the intelligent lighting and projections. Geometric shapes are suspended to interact with the multi colour laser shows. Both events will reflect the classic Illumination formula in their theme. Set your co-ordinates for Space Travel and prepare yourselves for a voyage in the Vehicle of Light as the organisers have programmed the line-ups allowing the headline acts,

ENDORPHIN (Syd) / MODIFI (Syd) / DAISUKE (Japan)

to play at both events. Support for the night comes from an extensive line-up of local DJ’s/ Producers, Fire Performers, Multi media Visual artists, Drummers and Indigenous performance. The alignment of these two extraordinary events will be documented by the Illumination Film Crew.

RAINFOREST LOCATION
INTERACTIVE 3-D INSTALLATIONS
BIG SCREEN VISUALS
HIGH TECH PRODUCTION FOR BOTH LIGHT AND SOUND
INCLUDING LASERS AT BOTH EVENTS
DEDICATED FIRE STAGE INCLUDING DRUM PERFORMANCES

A Festival Cairns Event in 2009

ILLUMINATION, a dance /performance event, held over the last 10 years with a white outfit theme. Over the last few years Illumination has been held at A.J Hacketts. Organisers Dean O’Shannessey and Veronica (Judy) De Bruyne focus all of their accumulated creative energy into this one event.

http://www.illuminationcairns.com

Illumination 10 - a decade of dance…

CHECK OUT ‘LITTLE RASCALS’ ON THE OUTDOOR STAGE AT THE UNDER 18′S EVENT:
DJ BLITZ AND MC D-NOX (hip hop, FNQ style, open mic!)
SYMONARD (dub)

Posted in Earth, Hip Hop, LRRecords Friends, Youth, Cairns, Music Promotion, Community, LRRecords, Bass, Electronica, Drum and Bass, Affiliates, Dubstep | Comments

UMI Arts Indigenous Markets

July 25th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

From 4–9pm on the last Friday of every month the Cairns
Esplanade comes alive with the all new UMI Arts Markets
– a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
arts, crafts, performance, music, dance, and food.

The grassed Esplanade area, overlooking the water, is
a relaxed and vibrant space for families and community
to come together to celebrate the unique Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander cultures and life.

The UMI Arts Indigenous Markets are a FREE event
featuring a LIVE performance stage and open mic.
The Markets are a new initiative of UMI
Arts, presented in collaboration with the
Cairns Regional Council Esplanade.

download market information and application pdf

check out DJ BlitZ and MC D-Nox on the Culture Beat stage at the UMI Markets,ripping up FNQ Hip Hop style and promotiong the Culture Beat Music Program

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UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF CONTACT

July 20th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

Please click on the link below to sign the following Petition to the United Nations.

The Petition
UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF CONTACT
We the Undersigned request that the UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY adopt, fund and implement the UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF CONTACT:

UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

TITLE : “UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF CONTACT RESOLUTION”

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
Prevention of an arms race in outer space
United Nations DECADE OF CONTACT Resolution

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming United Nations General Assembly decision 33/426, 1978, approved 18 December 1978, provides: “2. The General Assembly invites interested Member States to take appropriate steps to coordinate on a national level scientific research and investigation into extraterrestrial life, including unidentified flying objects, and to inform the Secretary-General of the observations, research and evaluation of such activities.”

Recognizing that From 1963-1967, Hon. Paul Hellyer was Minister of National Defence of Canada in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, who won a Nobel Peace Prize. On September 25, 2005, at the Toronto Exopolitics Symposium held at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, former Minister of National Defence Hellyer stated: “UFOs, are as real as the airplanes that fly over your head,” and “I’m so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war, that I just think I had to say something.”

Recognizing that Mr. Hellyer stated the people of Earth may be threatened with the consequences of war in outer space: “The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning.” Former Minister of Defence Hellyer went on to state: “The time has come to lift the veil of secrecy, and let the truth emerge, so there can be a real and informed debate, about one of the most important problems facing our planet today.”

Recognizing that the Hon. Paul Hellyer stated at University of Toronto: “To turn us in the direction of re-unification with the rest of creation Alfred Lambremont Webre is proposing a ‘Decade of Contact’ - an ‘era of openess, public hearings, public funded research, and education about extraterrestrial reality.’ That could just be the antidotge the world needs to end its greed-driven, power-centered madness.”

Recognizing the common interest of all mankind in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes,

Reaffirming the will of all States that the exploration and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be for peaceful purposes and shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interest of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development,

Reaffirming also the provisions of articles III and IV of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, (1)

Recalling the obligation of all States to observe the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the use or threat of use of force in their international relations, including in their space activities,

Reaffirming paragraph 80 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly,(2) in which it is stated that in order to prevent an arms race in outer space, further measures should be taken and appropriate international negotiations held in accordance with the spirit of the Treaty,

Recalling its previous resolutions on this issue, and taking note of the proposals submitted to the General Assembly at its tenth special session and at its regular sessions, and of the recommendations made to the competent organs of the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament,

Recognizing that prevention of an arms race in outer space would avert a grave danger for international peace and security,

Emphasizing the paramount importance of strict compliance with existing arms limitation and disarmament agreements relevant to outer space, including bilateral agreements, and with the existing legal regime concerning the use of outer space,

Considering that wide participation in the legal regime applicable to outer space could contribute to enhancing its effectiveness,

Noting that the Ad Hoc Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, taking into account its previous efforts since its establishment in 1985 and seeking to enhance its functioning in qualitative terms, continued the examination and identification of various issues, existing agreements and existing proposals, as well as future initiatives relevant to the prevention of an arms race in outer space,(3) and that this contributed to a better understanding of a number of problems and to a clearer perception of the various positions,

Noting also that there were no objections in principle in the Conference on Disarmament to the re-establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee, subject to reexamination of the mandate contained in the decision of the Conference on
Disarmament of 13 February 1992,(4)

Emphasizing the mutually complementary nature of bilateral and multilateral efforts in the field of preventing an arms race in outer space, and hoping that concrete results will emerge from those efforts as soon as possible,

Convinced that further measures should be examined in the search for effective and verifiable bilateral and multilateral agreements in order to prevent an arms race in outer space, including the weaponization of outer space,

Stressing that the growing use of outer space increases the need for greater transparency and better information on the part of the international community,

Recalling, in this context, its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 45/55 B of 4 December 1990, 47/51 of 9 December 1992 and 48/74 A of
16 December 1993, in which, inter alia, it reaffirmed the importance of confidencebuilding measures as a means conducive to ensuring the attainment of the objective of the prevention of an arms race in outer space,

Conscious of the benefits of confidence- and security-building measures in the military field, Recognizing that negotiations for the conclusion of an international agreement or agreements to prevent an arms race in outer space remain a priority task of the Ad Hoc Committee and that the concrete proposals on confidence-building measures could form an integral part of such agreements,

Reaffirming the importance and urgency of preventing an arms race in outer space and the readiness of all States to contribute to that common objective, in conformity with the provisions of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies;1

Reaffirming its recognition, as stated in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, that the legal regime applicable to outer space does not in and of itself guarantee the prevention of an arms race in outer space, that the regime plays a significant role in the prevention of an arms race in that environment, that there is a need to consolidate and reinforce that regime and enhance its effectiveness and that it is important to comply strictly with existing agreements, both bilateral and multilateral;

Emphasizing the necessity of further measures with appropriate and effective provisions for verification to prevent an arms race in outer space;

Calling upon all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, to contribute actively to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and of the prevention of an arms race in outer space and to refrain from actions contrary to that objective and to the relevant existing treaties in the interest of maintaining international peace and security and promoting international cooperation;

Reiterating the provisions of A/RES/58/36, adopted December 8, 2003 by a vote of 174/ 0 with four abstentions (including the United States of America and Israel), including the invitation to the Conference on Disarmament “to establish an ad hoc committee as early as possible during its 2004 session.”

Acknowledging the General Assembly’s decision to “Prevention of an arms race in outer space” in its Agenda.

1. UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF CONTACT. The United Nations General assembly establishes a DECADE OF CONTACT with the following four Objectives:

DISCLOSURE - Open, transparent, official governmental disclosure and declassification of all past and present programs related to Extraterrestrial Presence.

DECADE OF CONTACT - Public funding by U.N. Member Nations and by the UNITED NATIONS of a 10 year process of formal public education, scientific research, educational curricula development, strategic planning, community activity, and public outreach about the Extraterrestrial Presence and our future in a populated Universe.

DISARMAMENT - A permanent ban on all space-based weapons and warfare in space through a Space Preservation Treaty Conference.

DIPLOMACY - Public Interest UNITED NATIONS Diplomacy with ethical Off-Planet Cultures now visiting Earth.

Posted in Activism, Other, Community, Humanity | Comments

Fresh beats from Madsickill aka Dub Terminator

July 20th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

Some tune correspondence from our dub friend over in NZ…

JUST DROPPING OFF SOME FRESH BAKED MADSICKILL BEATS. DON’T LISTEN TO THEM ALL AT ONCE WE DON’T WANT ANY HEARING DAMAGE!! NUFF RESPECT



MADSICKILL%20AKA%20%20DUB%20TERMINATOR
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Posted in Hip Hop, LRRecords Friends, Dub, Electronica, Bass, LRRecords, Dubstep | Comments

LRRecords subscribers upgraded to Author

July 11th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

Hello - Brett here from Little Rascal Records. We are keen to allow fans and subscribers to be more involved with LRRecords online presence, so I have just upgraded all lrrecords.com.au blog subscribers to \’Author\’ role status…That means subscribers can now contirbute more to lrrecords.com.au >

You can now create, edit, delete and publish posts to lrrecords.com.au, which includes uploading files. We are keen to see relevant posts and podcasts from our subscribers, all in the name of music promotion, networking, opportunities, and resources. So if you have something worthy to publish and share, youv\’e found a awesome artist or label, or you have recorded a fat dj mix or a wikid track that will go down well at lrrecords.com.au then please make a contribution!!

Of course lrrecords.com.au subscribers are always the first to know of new releases and opportunities at LRRecords and will be always rewarded with occasional subscriber exclusive goodies from LRRecords, and those that contribute much phattness to lrrecords.com.au may just get some special treats!!
so happy posting…

Oh yeah, a little warning - if anyone makes spam of lrrecords.com.au, they will be dealt with and relegated to the scum pile…

cheers :)
Brett Caporn - Boss
Little Rascal Records
www.lrrecords.com.au

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Peace Week Rap Comp 2009

July 10th, 2009 by 'little rascal'

In proclaiming “the year 2000 as the International Year for the Culture of Peace"
(A /RES/52/15)
and the decade 2001-2010 as the

International Decade for a Culture of
Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World


(
A /RES/53/25)
the United Nations General Assembly defined the culture of peace as
the " (…) values, attitudes and behaviours that reflect and inspire social
interaction and sharing based on the principles of freedom, justice and
democracy, all human rights, tolerance and solidarity, that reject violence and
endeavour to prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems
through dialogue and negotiation and that guarantee the full exercise of all
rights and the means to participate fully in the development process of their
society”
(A/RES/52/13).


The culture of peace is a
concept
that inspires the work
of individuals, groups, organizations and institutions around the world whose
actions correspond to those of the United Nations Declaration and Programme
of Action for a Culture of Peace
(A/RES/53/243)

Cairns Peace Week celebrations will culminate on the friday night event at Mooroolbool. LRRecords will run the rap comp on this event and has been practicing down at Shang St Park on Saturday afternoons from 3pm-6pm up until the week of the event. Come on down meet DJ BlitZ and D-nox , do some practice, learn some tricks and get the low-down on the event.

Peace Week Rap Comp

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Liquid Architecture 10

July 2nd, 2009 by 'little rascal'

Liquid Architecture 10: Festival of Sound Arts will be a landmark occasion for the festival and for sound culture in Australia.

Celebrating its tenth consecutive year, the Liquid Architecture sound festival returns to Cairns with an exciting program of contemporary sound arts. With a decade of experience to draw upon, the diverse program features live events and installations showcasing the highest quality sound work in an intense focused listening environment, privileging our most unsung sense, listening.

The breadth of diversity of artists and artistic practices includes meticulous recorded work, spontaneous improvised instrument performance, new sound for screen work, radical uses of digital technology, inventive self-made sound making devices, historically informed practices, and established artists appearing alongside emerging artists.

The Cairns program features the vibrant line-up of Perlonex (Ger), Soddell/Caddy (Melb) and Submerge 3 (Return Return, Nigel Perera & Bitcloud).

The electro-acoustic trio Perlonex was founded in late 1998 and has performed and toured in Europe and North America extensively since then. Ranging from prominent contemporary music festivals to underground noise/punk clubs, from art galleries to obscure improv backrooms the wide variety of venues they have played marks out the musical spectrum of the group.

Through the interplay and friction of gradually shifting layers of sound, sonic interferences, interwoven loops and hidden repetitive structures Perlonex is plumbing the depth of a rather complex sound material.

Venue: Crate59 Gallery, 59 Sheridan St, Cairns,
Date: Sun 12th July
Time: 6.00pm
Tickets: free

Posted in Cairns, Electronica | Comments

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