LapTopRadio.orgis a collective radioproject, a mobile ,sporadically and often unexpectedlystreaminginternetradiothatorganizes a special broadcast.Thebroadcast"FightThePower"willdraw inspiration fromtheeponymousPublicEnemysongthat was broadcasted live and continuously in1991ononeofBelgrade’sdissidentradiostation,B92.
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Withinthecontextoftoday’spoliticalandsocialdisruption all around the globe ,fromLibyatoAmerica-protestandradio,musicanddiffusion,sound and amplification seem to be of relevant importance. TheLibyanmusician-soldierandSlavojˇi˛ek’sinterventiononWall-Street(afterthepoliceforbade the use of megaphones duringtheoccupation) are therefore symbolic: theguitaristseemstohandlehisguitarlikeamachinegunwhereas the chorus (intheclassicalsense) denounces withamassivecriticalvoice the iniquitous situation.
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The subject of theeveningcouldbesummarizedasanattempttoanalyzethe geopolitics and dialectics of protest songs.That is for the theoretical part ;pragmatically the broadcast will consist of a collective live atopic soundperformance.Anumberofinvitedartists,writers,activistandmusicianswillremotelycontribute in real time. Everyone is cordially invited toparticipateinthisexperience.Inthiscase we will fix with you thetimeofyourbroadcastduringthateveningand we will call you shortlybeforhand.Youwilltransmityourcontributioninreal-timeviaphoneorskype.Pleasesendintitle,duration,andashortcontentdescriptionto:we@laptopradio.org. However, if you prefer sendingusashortcontributioninformofamp3(notlongerthan10minutes), you can dosobyaddressingitdirectlytowe@laptopradio.org. Followingcontributerswill be shown :BenoîtMaire,QuynhDong,KnowboticResearch,MarkDivo,SarahBurger,ArthurdePury,TafHassam,KimSeobBoninsegni,LiliReynaudDewar,MathieuCopeland,PekkaRuuska,YannChataigne,JanOpdeBeeck,VianneyFivel,MariAlessandrini,FabianMarti,DanielBaumann,HausamGern,NellyHaitiandmore... "FightThePower"isajointprojectinitiatedbyCeelMogamideHaas,LaurentSchmidandDanielSuterinthecontextof"ThisMachineKillsFascists",inspiredbyWoodieGuthrieguitarinscription. It's a project dealing with protestsongsin the widest meaning .Theprojectwilldevelop in a multitude of formats thatwillfinallyresultinanexhibitiontakingplacein2012inGeneva.