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Monday, November 11, 2002

Mon, 11 Nov 2002 01:08:04 GMT

You can now visit us at www.cardinalpoints.net

Welcome to multipurpose Homepage for Cardinal Points, Cardinal Points Radio,and Chris Holm,

Music Writer, Guitarist, Studio Bassist, Multi-instrumnetalist,Producer, Manager, Recording Engineer,

and now Radio Host.

Links and Contact

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CP NEWS

Nice Try McCain. Guess you know what you're up against though. Good fuel for your campaign though.

As if the CIC wasn't having a hard enough time sleeping at night.

Noam Chomsky likes Charming Hostess. Great minds think alike. P.S. they hooked up with Golem. Where have you heard that band before?

Here's a good blog I''ve been reading lately

This is quite good

Sorry the station's down. I'm now actually seeing the bands I promoted out of the virtual world and into the real one. Bucovina Club and Shantel, DJ who did the remix of Dissidenten's Telephone Arab played 500 meters from my girlfriend's parent's over the holiday.

Are we using Nazi lingo now? " Some of your former classmates are training with Navy SEAL teams that will storm terrorist safe houses in lightning raids. "

Oooooo guess what?

Here's a fun one To bad the press over here is nearly as bad or controlled over here. No one asked why the US was using secret prisons during her whole stay?

This is so damned funny? sad? insane? horrible? something.

The porcupine is back online, but with a life now, so the internet will be less of a pastime.

I've landed safely in my new Holmland with so many engagements me and my SO have to turn them down.

She will be doing her own fashion show next week complete with press people comming by to wrote about it in a magazine.

We got to see Steve Mason, one of Europe's best Djs at the Butan one of the best electronic clubs in Germany with live instruments playing such as violin, cello and accordian. He came by to talk to us English speakers, especially my Yorkshire accented dahhhlink. We have a pic with her on her cell phone I'll put up shortly.

Congrats to the Secret agent at Soma radio, Steve Mason's favorite web radio station, which Anna also has been listening to for the past year or so.

It is a shame though that internet radio is suffers from the same factors as terrestrial, that being that most want background music for working on their pc, or that many still listen to internet radio at work.

Challenging music with substance creativity and virtuosity don't stand a chance these days. _____________________________

"Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next."
Dean William R. Inge

It's not your fault the world's the way it is, It is if it stays that way . Die Ärzte

live from the West Bank

(links were bad, but currently are working)

You'll need WinAmp

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Richard Thompson leaves Spin Art it would appear. Spin Art is back on the Michele Clark gravy train, so, no more Hank Dogs and Eyes Adrift, they deserve better. What I've heard of Dick's new work doesn't really lite a fire for me so don't expect it to be played. Good on ya anyway Thompson, now just add a few artists to your albums like Fier did with you and with Stipe. We can all help each other out can't we? A nyckelharpa player like Olav Johannsen, it's 2005, you can do these things remotely BTW. Bet they'd do it for free too, or for an opening act tour.

Tired of the unusually long ad when you log onto live365? If you promise to pay if you can afford it, here's the secret. after hitting play, hit play again after window opens. It will ask if you want to leave the player window, click yes, and voila, no more ad. If you're fast you don't even have to hear a word.

Allright!!!!

I've been doing this on my own for 21/2 years now, paying for it myself, playing artists that commercial and public radio refuse to play, choosing only the choice songs and not some easy listening at work soothing song list to bring in the large number of listeners, rather those with discriminating tastes. I will continue to do so and broadcast the CD's I would normally buy anyway, but the future is up to you.

At the top and bottom of the pages are "Subscribe" buttons and you can help carve the future of the station.

I currently broadcast 4 hour loops of unrepeating songs. With an extra $15 a month, we can afford 12 hour loops, and I can peek in live from time to time. I have 50 4 hour playlists now that will be reduced to about 17 12 hour playlists, which I update every other day. If you listen to more than 6 hours of internet radio a day, you should look into something called friends. Sex is always good to.

Any additional money will go to buying more CD's not paying my bills. If I had the means I could buy a new CD every week. Giving you more variety as well.

Click subscribe to pay $5 a month for as long as you like and the station will notice the difference.

Thanks for your help.

Subsrcibe to the email list and get updates about the station and what new artists I've added and wether the 3X playlist increase ever manifests by clicking on the link below or emailing radio@cardinalpoints.net and typing "subscribe" in the subject line *omiting parenthesis of course*

Thanks to all my listeners for bringing CPR over the 500 hour mark in December, a new best.!!!!

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You star! At last a radio station that I can listen to and enjoy!!!

I live in Holmfirth in Yorkshire, England and I've been listening to your radio for the last hour - fab!

Ros"

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Comming Soon

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NEW MUSIC WEEK

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Live 365 has added loads of free tracks so feel free to check some of these artists on my current playlist.

Akido, Moogwai, Gilles Peterson, Momu, Dhamaal Soundsystem, I-Ching, Fractal Glider, Igneous Sauria, Aisling Being, Kamel Nitrate, Harem, Agatsuma, Kirsten Braten Berg, Divinorum and more tracks from artists I already play.

Radiohiro I know more Asian electronic, but this was free!!! 13 songs, that are actually better than about 3/4's of sixdegrees stuff. I bet they'll end up there eventually. They're very diverse if you can say that for songs that still contain tabla and card shuffling breakbeats. They are quite clever eventhough they are staying within a format, they have their own sense of style.

Sorten Muld III-I first heard this band off a Northside sampler, but the chosen song was probably their least interesting I've heard. My roomate, then, picked up their 'cd's and found a very dynamic band despite the single. After hearing that, I added Mark II to my collection and gleaned a track off III from my roomate, but have now picked it up for 5 or 6 bucks on Amamzon's used CD page.

Sorten Muld is from my country, Denmark. A strange dichotomy of one of the greenest, windmill laden, bike riding countries in the world, that also has some disdain to non-integrating Arabs, and for significant involement in Iraq.

Denmark in my opinion was also a very quiet country of very undynamic people and conformity which has it's roots in what's called Jante Law. Very alive and practiced in Pittsburgh as well.

But Sorten Muld may be the inner selves of an emotionally repressed country exploding audibly. They have created some of my favorite tracks of any of the Scan bands, and have the best electronic studio work of just about any band to date. Powerful, dynamic, and bold, with imaginitive songs are complemented with small doeses of hurdy gurdy, violin, bagpipes and double bass. Very underated band

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Lado - Ladoelectro is remix of Croatian folk ensemble Lado -- which has been preserving and performing traditional Croation song and dance since 1949 and HR Electro that does the remix, and does a high quality very cinematic remix of Lado's work. Some of the most dimensional and textured electronics I've ever heard. If you're finding a lot of the ethno-remix stuff getting redundant, this is a much more refreshing than the rest of the stuff comming out.

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Radio News

Cardinal Points artists blossom!!!!!
Ben Okafor...... Now based in the UK Okafor has worked with such key figures as Desmond Tutu and attracted praise from U2's Bono.

Neil Anderson......Neil was a guest artist performing with The Chieftains on February 27th, in Charlotte, NC and March 1st, in Naples, FL

The Washingon Times calls Neil Anderson "Jimi Hendrix of theHighland Pipes"

(Chris Holm-Cardinal Points Radio called him that 3 years ago)

CNN recently asked Europeans about the upcomming election and the majority stated that America is a country of simpletons who will elect a simpleton whom they can relate to.

I agree with the later, and since there is a majority of such, they are being pandered to by those who want to make a buck, and are creating a downward spiralling whirlpool of ignorance and small mindedness, until this country implodes.

Simple arts, foods, and information will eventually destroy this country. Lowering quality standards daily is readily visable as is the growing ignorance in America.

By the way, I started this for those who like or have never heard progressive international/ethnic music. Ethnic is not just for the old and moldy, but can be inovative, clever and display talent and energy. It can incorporate modern elements that enhance the old provincial sounds.

So, I must say, the opposite is true. For those of you over 30 that find house and trance a bit too immature, I wanted to say that I've found that Goa Trance from India, started by Europeans is quite good and more sophistcated than your run of the mill house and trance. It doesn't fit in with what I'm doing and I don't want to go that far from format, but you may want to take a listen.

I posted earlier that NPR was playing some six degrees' bits between segment, but not telling the listener what it was. The other day, I heard they list it on their webpage. They actually used valuable airtime to indicate such. All songs considered played some Ukrainians too back in March, and I don't think Omnium dropped some kickback change, but then again, it didn't propel the Ukrainians into Afrocelt standings. Are they reading my webpage, or is it I listen so infrequently.

Tell you what Public radio, you need some gen x'ers in there. Publicly admit to lobbying congress to ban low power fm, give Prometheus project 5 mil, apologize, and give a million to LPFM stations in the 10 largest cities and I'll come host a show. Oh yeah, and do one of those nice little sequences on a Northside band. Väsen, Värttinä, etc.

Link T.V. on Satelite plays videos of a lot of stuff I play. I had satelite 5 years ago and loved it, but haven't seen it since. Was at a friend's with satelite the other day and saw Mary Jane Lamond, and Kila videos within the first 20 minutes I watched. I don't keep up on any specific genre or click musically, just what sounds good, and has talent, apparently so does Link

A special thanks to all my listerers. I went 150 hours over my record monthly listener hours, and 50 hours in one day. Especially big thanks to the 12 that named CP Radio their favorite overall station.

The Klezmatics' NY Psycho Freylekhs is played as a theme to a segment (oi joi joi) on Al Franken's radio show on Air America. A track I've played for the past 2 years. Yeah Al!! Great progressive minds think alike.

I now have my first ever PSA submission and from all places , Denmark.

Yes, your little Danish/Inuit host got an email quite co-incidentally from Denmark!! (my life is so sureal. )

Artists

P.S.

one of the world's oldest and largest anarchistic social experiments faces extintion from a right wing governed Denmark. (guess that explains the coalition of the willing bit.)

and...

Germany's answer to Christiania in Köln called

and the future headquarters of the DDR (Duetsche Discordian Reich) no affiliation or relationship to American Discordians.

(Update... Shut down by the man)

News! I went to see Varttina in NY. The good thing about all the corportization is that one can see a band that normally plays for thousands of people, in a little club, with less than 100.

No backstage pass needed. Just got to talk with them after the show by the bar. Sat 10 feet from the stage, front and center.

They were great. Little problems with the sound in the beginning. Played some from every album, new and old.

Cardinal Points Radio is.....

Friends and favorites of Cardinal Points streaming currently in 4 hour loops, 24/7. Attemping Daily Updates. Featuring Contemporay World and Folk. Eclectic Artistic Noncompromising Artists.

As far as Folk and World go, the perverbial "Folk Nazi's " Always fight against the progression of folk music and the impurity of stepping outside of traditon, to their intelectual shame.

A little info, there is no traditional folk music. For example, a mandolin is an Italian instrument. Any music using such for other than Italian music cannot be considered traditional. One can hear Bouzouki, and numerous other instruments in Celtic, and the Acoustic Guitar? Spanish. Anything other than Spanish music played with a Guitar is according to the Nazi's , a Bastardization. American folk is a departure from mostly Celtic styles.

I'm sure the first artists that used foreign instruments in music were considered radicals destroying tradition, just as those that refuse to except electric/electronic instruments in Folk and World. So my station is giving air to these artists, that have something inovative to add to the inevitable progression in music. The only thing traditional about Folk music is that it is always changing, always adding increased technology in it's instrumentation, and melding influences from outside of itself. Those who don't accept that have forgotten their own past and have settled into closed mindedness.

FAQ's

Rather faa's (anwers) On my main page, the .." plays artists such as..." I don't make that. It's some auto random gererated thingy, probably so we don't favor one artist over another or something. It seems to have a lot of typos as well.

If the stream stops all of a sudden, and it does, hit play again. This may be so people don't run up their ratings by leaving their computers on all night or all day at home when at work. Play time may reflect a more acurate listening experience. Just a guess.

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Monday, November 11, 2002

Mon, 11 Nov 2002 01:06:53 GMT

Chris Holm Your Host

aka "The Porcupine" aka "Stachelschwein" aka "Tao Jones"

Cardinal Points Studio

Public Radio Enemy #1

look at those freakin eyebrows

Politics

The endless cycle of doing a little evil internally, externally or both, to achieve a perceived good, by fighting a larger perceived evil, that is fighting your evil, or a previous evil, either internally, externally or both, with it's own evil to achieve it's own perceived good.

Chris Holm

"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." ~Plato

Monday, November 11, 2002

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Monday, August 12, 2002

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:29:46 GMT

The Band Cardinal Points is pretty much a closed chapter. I'll still spin some stuff on the station though. I'm going to remix the songs as instrumentals since I own the melodíes. This will take eons, because I'm trying to get a new business off the ground and relocate overseas. My girlfriend in Germany's cabal of friends are all musicians and want to get something going, as well as her who comes from a music family complete with musician/promoter father, so look for that in the future, a new band with a new land. Far more progressive, more on the lines of EBM than the current incantation. Of course my international repertoire and influence will be incorporated in my part, but the direction will be far more cutting edge for Europe, which means about 10 years ahead of the US.

In the mean time, join me at:

MP3's are back, you can even download samples. Buy the CD for full songs cheap skates!!!!! (if you have problems, turn off firewall, or reconfigure)

BUY OUR CD ONLINE AND LISTEN TO SAMPLES

Martin's (our drummer) new website

Cardinal Points merchandise

Cardinal Points is: David Youtz-vocals, 6 string acoustic, mandolin, ashiko, timpani. Martin McCall-Drums, Percussion.

Chris Holm- Electric 6 string, acoustic, 12 string, studio bass, bombarde, shawn, whistles.

Special Guests

Wes Lorber

mandocello, bass, guitar.

Jared Caulkins bass, keyboards on Demo.

Monday, August 12, 2002

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:29:31 GMT

The Black Horse Festival Website

DOES ENGLAND

I put up the English flag, because we didn't actually stray into the U.K. Don't Worry, I didn't know the Union Jack wasn't the English flag either. It's the flag of the U.K. and we didn't go to Wales or Scotland. Strange, it's virtually the exact opposite of the Danish flag. (Damn Brits beat the Danes in the World Cup too.) (Kraftdema)

The top photos are us at the Black Horse. Nigel Taylor of the Catsville Steamers, a very English folk rock band played bass for us the entire tour. A mostly instrumental band similar to Steeleye Span. Members have worked with members of Steeleye Span. Jeff Beck was a paying attendee the night before we played. See the metal fence? It kept back the hordes of women from flinging their undergarments at us.

Lower to the left is us at The Carlilse, a very Spinal Tap gig we did in exchange for using their upper room for practice before the Blackhorse Show for several days. It was all windows overlooking the ocean, fair deal I thought.

Us with Peter Knight (of SteeleyeSpan) at new friend Vince's house last night in Hastings. If we look odd, we were odd that night, a bit under the influence, don't worry we walked home.

The rest are a collage of Fest flyers plastered with our name on them in just about every store in the South of England.

Monday, August 12, 2002

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:29:09 GMT

This is was our home base, Hastings. Top left was the first flat we stayed in. A historic building with the ruins of Hastings Castle behind, and the beach in front. Tre' Magnifique. The window shots are our views of the from the flat. The next row houses ground level is where we stayed second. About a mile west of the first. To the left is the view of the Pier from the front door. Followed by the back of Hastings Castle. To the left, The cliffs of the East Hill. Below that, the ruins of Hastings Castle built by Norman William the Conqueror, most of it fell into the sea, hence the ruins. To the right, standing on the east hill looking at the west hill, with the ruins, and the pier off in the top left. Below that another view of the ruins. Left, the boardwalk with the east hill in the distance. Below that, oops, a duplicate. Right a boat in the harbor. Left, back of Castle hill from the market square, where a French market is going on. Right and bottom, speak for themselves. Those wacky

Monday, August 12, 2002

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op left, view of Hastings from the Pier. Right, Old Town, walking street with cute shops, and I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture of a life size chess game, with life size pieces that anyone can get the keys to from the glassware shop. Left, better view of the pier. Right inside smugglers cave. This what they do to the French tourists who don't speak English. Left, east hill from west hill. Right, Battle Abbey, Nigel took me there. It's where the actual battle of Hastings was fought, and where an exhausted English Army, after fighting the Vikings up north, walked 40 miles a day to fight William and the Norman invasion, and bit it. Left the outer wall of the back of the abbey. Right, gathering room for monks under the main sanctuary. Left the cathedral ravaged by the reformation. Right, "look kids, Big Ben, Parliment" . Left, Dave and Martin at the Horniman("yeah baby,yeah"), our battle cry for the tour. The locals call hooking up, "pulling" over there. We said that's fitting, because it's what we did at the end of the night after not hooking up. Same deal over there. 25-40 somethings don't exist. All home with the kids. So you have teenagers, and divorced 40 somethings. Nothing new. Right and then left again, in and outside The Tower of London, and of course, London Bridge.

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 03:59:13 GMT

Top left, Mad Max our benefactor and booking agent, her boyfriend Dave and his daughter. Right, the Carters, friends in Hampshire who caught one of our shows, and where we stayed the last night in England. Below, Bernie C. Left, Martin in my dream studio, Roy's (Bass player in an old band together with Martin) studio room. Below, R&B over breakfast. Bottom 2, Boris Karlov's old house, called the coffin, with his death mask over the window. Creepy. Bela would have a few choice four letter words to say right about now.