Greek triumph in backstroke at 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships

Greek triumph in backstroke at 4^th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships

4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2013, Dubai

Source: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4143:swimming-world-juniors-day-2-great-day-for-russia-8-medals-3-of-them-gold&catid=213:world-junior-swimming-championships&Itemid=773  

Apostolos Christou (GRE) swept through the pool with a fine sub-55sec effort in the men’s 100m back, ensuring a great start of the second day’s afternoon session. The Greek’s win was never in doubt, he clocked a new Championship Record. The battle for the silver was a tight one, Danas Rapsys (LTU) had the better touch-in ahead of Grigory Tarasevich (RUS), by 0.09sec.

«The Night Patrols»: Larry Gus new video

«The Night Patrols»: Larry Gus new video

Hear now: L.A. producer Madlib feted by Larry Gus on new mixtape

Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-madlib-larry-gus-mixtape-20130719,0,347016.story

Sometimes it can take a Greek to remind Angelenos — and the rest of the world — of talent living in our own vicinity. Specifically, producer Larry Gus, whose recent work for DFA has been on repeat for nearly the entire year, has collected into one essential mix the fantastic creative output of beat producer Madlib.

For those unfamiliar, the artist born Otis Jackson Jr. (but also known as Quasimoto, Beat Konducta and Joe McDuphrey, among dozens of other names) has over nearly 20 years produced countless deep, abstract jazz and soul-inspired grooves.

Artists including Mos Def, Erykah Badu, MF Doom, Ghostface Killa, Joey Bada$$ and dozens more have harnessed Madlib's beats for their rhymes, and Gus examines some of the best in a selection that blends foundational sample material with Madlib’s repurposing to craft what amounts to a sonic docudrama of a master musician.