More details about the new blog and website... Plus a new LP for lovers of beautiful objects!
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A Herculean task It took 18 months to migrate the blog (external link) and the website (external link). It wasn’t easy. There were 6,000 blog posts, 1,700 MP3s across 171 albums on the website, plus even more images, audio players (including the random Radio Drame), and links going in every direction. In fact, as I write this, there’s still an issue with internal hyperlinks that needs to be fixed, but it’s just a matter of a few days.
A Sustainable System For development, data migration, and design, webmaster Sacha André (external link) chose to work within the Osuny (external link) community. It is an open-source content management system that enables the creation of accessible, eco-designed, high-quality, sovereign, and secure websites. An example of digital frugality: the shared execution of all tasks on the Osuny platform helps reduce the digital carbon footprint by pre-calculating whatever can be pre-calculated. Etienne Mineur (external link), who introduced me to the Osuny community, provided us with expert advice on typography.
The Archives Are Still Accessible The historical website (external link) for Un Drame Musical Instantané, Disques GRRR, and my creative and editorial activities was originally designed and developed by Hyptique in 1997 (graphic design by Etienne Mineur, assisted by Arnaud Dangeul), followed by the illustrations by Nicolas Clauss. This date explains why I was able to easily acquire the domain name “drame.org”. Note that “drame” is always meant in the theatrical sense — I have no fear of comedy whatsoever! In 2010, Version 2 (external link) was completely redesigned by Contact-Terrestre (external link) (Jacques Perconte) with a design by Nicolas Clauss (external link), and maintained thanks to the efforts of Pat Joub. I took charge of its design and updates, as I still do today. Security concerns, the discontinuation of the Dotclear application, and other factors made it necessary to rewrite the entire site, but we found ourselves caught up in a process that was more complex than it initially appeared or was described.
Bilingual The website is still bilingual (French/English), but the blog will not become bilingual until later. This depends on improvements to the Osuny platform, which is constantly evolving.
More Links I took this opportunity to improve the links to my friends, distinguishing between the blog and the website. The blog — which is general-interest, socially conscious, and activist in nature—features articles I publish daily, which are also mirrored on Mediapart (external link), FaceBook (external link), Instagram (external link), Mastodon (external link). The website lists the records and virtual albums released on the GRRR label, as well as a few chronicling the adventures of Un Drame musical Instantané (external link) or my own. On the homepage, you’ll find Radio Drame, which offers over 9 days of music (203 hours) to listen to for free in shuffle mode, while each of the 171 records or virtual albums can be listened to individually. You can even download the tracks. You’ll also find an extensive press kit, bios, and photos of me, since life has decided that I’ll continue on my path “alone.” I put that in quotes because I only participate in team “sports,” and none of this would exist without the great help from my friends (external link).
Originally inspired by the cult track by Jac Berrocal (external link) featuring Vince Taylor, released in 1977 on his album *Parallèles*, the album by Nurse With Wound—a band from Stapleton known, among other things, for the famous list (external link), the underground bible that features my Défense de by Birgé Gorgé Shiroc, is significantly expanded thanks to numerous remixes of the seven tracks from the NWW album. The box set will likely be released in September on the British label Dirter, and will therefore include my own remix of A Silhouette And A Thumbtack (Dance in Hyperspace).
In the meantime, the 4-track vinyl is magnificent, both for the contributions of the three other musicians and for the artwork by Babs Santini—the pseudonym of the prolific Steven Stapleton in his role as a graphic designer. Watch the gray vinyl, speckled with black, spin to Rock ’n’ Roll Station [Gros Module Version] by the American artist Irr. App. (Ext.) & The Jolly Glottal Ensemble, followed by Finsbury Park, May 8th, 1:35 p.m. (Worlds To Conquer) by the Irish artist Diarmuid MacDiarmada, is a magical moment. On the B-side, this time pink and black (each copy is different), I love Rock ‘n’ Roll Station Strange Wax by the English artist Andrew Liles (a member of NWW) just as much—it precedes my own remix. I’m obviously flattered that it was chosen alongside the others—which, I must admit, I prefer to my own. I love anything that’s wild (like a firecracker), irreverent (and therefore perfectly relevant), funny, and biting. My father warned me: family isn’t the one you’re born into, but the one you invent and create for yourself.
