BACKYARD SYNTH.

Here’s Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream fame, terrifying his neighbors by surrounding himself in a circle of synths in what appears to be a backyard somewhere in Germany. One can only hope he’s located in some pleasant, family-oriented suburb. Imagine this guy being your next door neighbor? Every ones out at work during the day and the children are at school. Every one but Edgar. By lunch time, he’s already halfway into his set, blasting through an improvisational jam session of deep synth and atmospherics, playing to an audience of birds, squirrels and cats.

By evening, he slows down and moves his gear into the house. What this afternoon-synth lover does to occupy his time indoors is still a mystery to many. One of the gossiping soccer moms of the community claims that he doesn’t sleep at night. She says while she was walking her dog late one night, she saw Edgar staring out of his upstairs bay window, sporting his aviators, testing out his homemade lasers in his living room.

But hey, with Edgar living next door, you won’t have to worry who’s going to babysit the kids when you leave! Or do you…?

GYMKATA.

His name: Kurt Thomas.
His title: 3-time World Gymnastics Champion.
His assignment: A secret mission for the United States government.
His only weapon: Himself…and that’s all he needs.

Every expectation you ever had about gymnastics and karate can now be fulfilled in Gymkata. The movie stars real-life Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas (playing himself), who’s sent on a mission to a country called Parmistan where he’s been chosen to compete in a brutal “Game”. With a piercing blond mullet and some limber gymnastic-meets-nujitsu style moves, Mr. Olympian takes us on a journey into a world where it’s perfectly acceptable to blend neon tracksuits and medieval times.
Gymkata welcomes characters ranging from black-cloaked warriors on horseback to New Jersey metrosexuals with tracksuits wearing wrestling sneakers…what? YES. You’ll question if the film takes place in 1985 or in 1685. PLUS, the movie has a bunch of those smelly townspeople that gather in villages who seem like their only purpose in life is to cheer, throw cabbages and pump their pitchforks and burning torches in the air.

If I could even begin to attempt to introduce the following clip, I would. Sadly, I’m still trying to recover from it. The only words I’ll mutter is that I feel like if a Steve Moore or Oneohtrix Point Never track was backing this scene, it would work like a charm. Begin at at the 5:28 mark.

BUDDY COP-DOG.

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One of the most underrated film genres of the motion picture world is the sub-genre of the buddy cop film: the buddy cop-dog movie, which teams a cop with a dog, but uses the same element of unlikely partnership to create truly timeless comedy. It only seems fair that we honor these masterpieces of cinema with a triple-feature screening only at the TNUC dome. All are welcome.

QUENCH YOUR MIGHTY THIRST.

Time to do some digging in the TNUC RADIO-FM archives. With this remix still being as delicious as ever, I couldn’t help putting this clip together. This quick compilation of images and scenes is just a little taste for the young, the hungry and the ravenous ones that are in heat for a new TNUC video feature.

Now before you call me cheap and tell me my stock has gone down, I have good news for all you vidiots* and video vamps**. Two full-length videos are coming your way very soon. The Futurecop! 88′ Girls video is completed and ready to be unleashed upon the masses. I’m just eagerly awaiting their label to give me the OK. Once this happens, the video and single will be released simultaneously. Also, my video for Fabian is coming right around the corner. When I say this video will be pure, uncut, class-A Colombian, I mean it. For now, enjoy the above clip and these two tracks that should push you to the limit…

Dj DLG & Redroche – On the Run (The Outrunners remix) download


Christopher Cross – Ride Like the Wind download

*Vidiot (noun) – A person habitually consumed in video or computer games to the point of losing contact with the world around him, often evidenced by a blank or glazed look and disheveled appearance.

**Video Vamp (noun) – An alluring and seductive woman from the VHS era whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.