Showing posts with label 1994. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1994. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Under Pressure - Slideshow footage
Footage from the slideshow event that was part of the Under Pressure jam in Livi 94. Hosted by Phase 2. Perhaps Eez can provide a bit more detail and background about this.
This is brought to you by the man Battlechasers. Big thanks to him for bringing this piece of Scottish Graff history out to share with everyone. Check out his blog The Underground Strikes Back here
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Under Pressure Footage
Right you bunch of ugly people, as promised footage from the Under Pressure Jam back in 94. This footage was recorded over the couple of days of the jam. Totally unedited so that you can enjoy every last drop, with some music over the top.
My memories of this is Lyken saying to me "there going to be a graff jam in Livi this weekend. Im heading through on Friday. You gonna make it down?" That was about as much info as there was. So me and a friend arrive with no expectations at the jam on the Saturday, park the car and start heading to the hall where the event is taking place. We walk past some guy who looks really familiar but I cant quite place him. Ten steps later, im like "Fuckin hell, was that Vulcan? In the middle of Livi? Nah, cant be" We enter the hall and standing right there in front of us is Mode 2, Phase Too, Zebster, Sharp, Ash, Shok, Stylo etc etc. We then head through to the other hall and there were these guys breakin, pulling off incredible moves with total ease and oozing bboy styles that at that point in time, you could only imagine.
The fact that this was all pulled together before the days of internet, text messaging and mobile phones makes it all the more incredible. The time and effort needed must have been incredible. The fact that these guys showed up for this showed not only their dedication to graff but more importantly, the respect that they obviously had for Eez.
I have heard many great stories from Rask and Eez about how they organised jams at this time, running down to phone boxes with piles of change to make international calls, etc. it really does put it into some kind of perspective about how Eez was able to achieve this and the amount of effort that he went to to make this happen. With the exception of the Keepers of the Funk jam organised by Mie One a couple of years later, nothing has come anywhere near to matching this jam.
Scottish writers in attendance at this were Derm, Elph, Bip, Ase, Dase (Mie One), Beta, Pois and One Mor (who painted outside the hall.) Hopefully didnt forget anyone.....
Anyways enough ramblings, sit back and enjoy the show. Music courtesy of DJ Qberts Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze mixtape. This was doing the rounds at that time and is arguably still "the" best mixtape out there. Enjoy!
My memories of this is Lyken saying to me "there going to be a graff jam in Livi this weekend. Im heading through on Friday. You gonna make it down?" That was about as much info as there was. So me and a friend arrive with no expectations at the jam on the Saturday, park the car and start heading to the hall where the event is taking place. We walk past some guy who looks really familiar but I cant quite place him. Ten steps later, im like "Fuckin hell, was that Vulcan? In the middle of Livi? Nah, cant be" We enter the hall and standing right there in front of us is Mode 2, Phase Too, Zebster, Sharp, Ash, Shok, Stylo etc etc. We then head through to the other hall and there were these guys breakin, pulling off incredible moves with total ease and oozing bboy styles that at that point in time, you could only imagine.
The fact that this was all pulled together before the days of internet, text messaging and mobile phones makes it all the more incredible. The time and effort needed must have been incredible. The fact that these guys showed up for this showed not only their dedication to graff but more importantly, the respect that they obviously had for Eez.
I have heard many great stories from Rask and Eez about how they organised jams at this time, running down to phone boxes with piles of change to make international calls, etc. it really does put it into some kind of perspective about how Eez was able to achieve this and the amount of effort that he went to to make this happen. With the exception of the Keepers of the Funk jam organised by Mie One a couple of years later, nothing has come anywhere near to matching this jam.
Scottish writers in attendance at this were Derm, Elph, Bip, Ase, Dase (Mie One), Beta, Pois and One Mor (who painted outside the hall.) Hopefully didnt forget anyone.....
Anyways enough ramblings, sit back and enjoy the show. Music courtesy of DJ Qberts Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze mixtape. This was doing the rounds at that time and is arguably still "the" best mixtape out there. Enjoy!
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Under Pressure footage
A quick edit of some footage from the Under Pressure jam in Livi 1994 that i have finally gotten transferred from VHS to DVD. Longer vid to follow once I get stuck in about the editing.
Jam featured Phase 2, Ash, Jon One, Mode, Shok, Stylo,Keen, Mr Zee, Sharp, Zebster, Rask, Derm, Elph and many more.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Up Yer Aerosol!
Couple of little things from the archives, relating to the Under Pressure Jammies & one from The "Asphalt" nights in Dundee.
The one above is for an exhibition a bunch of us were in around 96 in Edinburgh,
( I remember doing a perspex & wood painting for it but cant remember the actual show?)
Eez or Mie's memories may be a bit clearer than mine regarding these!
An article advertising the Under Pressure Jam from the Big Issue.
I think this is how I found out the Jam was on and just went without a clue where I was staying or where Livi actually was.
A cover of the Young Scot Magazine.
(I did have the Face Issue but looks like it is lost in the midst of time.)
I also have a typed transcript of the Phase 2/ Vulcan talk in Livingston thats pretty essential reading called "A Schooling in Livingston"
Lastly one of my favourite flicks of the era (Early 90's) featuring a well known Scottish Head.
(Hopefully he doesn't mind me posting this, blurred it in case)
This photo taken totally by chance, with a shitty camera & for me sums up the energy & the spirit of the time.
Everything seemed possible, nights like this at the Tay Hotel in Dundee, (which really was on its last legs by then) were amazing & hilarious. Inspired by the Under Pressure shindigs.
Pulled together with zero budget, just a willingness to rock!
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Under Pressure makes the front page
Front page of the Guardian from 94 promoting the Under Pressure event in Livingston. Hopefully, this kinda puts some sort of perspective of what Eez achieved at that time. Lets face it, if similar events were to be held in Scotland today they probably wouldnt make the front page of a national newspaper.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
under pressure event - article from Represent mag
Big thanks to Eez who has been gettin busy with the scanner to bring back some classics.
Balance event exhibition - publicity poster
Poster for an exhibition held at MacRobert Arts Centre Stirling October 94.Thursday, 30 July 2009
Friday, 10 April 2009
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Monday, 27 October 2008
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