Noise and politics 'zine Datacide have reprinted their first ten issues and compiled them into a new book titled Everything Else Is Even More Ridiculous. Charting a history electronic music countercultures and free parties, the 364-page book compiles material originally published between 1997–2008. Much of the content included has been out of print for many years. The magazine has also released a collection of articles and excerpts aimed at introducing the reader to topics covered in the magazine. Called Almanac For Noice & Poltics 2015, the A6 book with also look into the related record label Praxis, and includes an interview with founder Christoph Fringeli.

Matthewdavid’s Leaving Records have announced a series of cassette reissues of early releases from Sun Araw, Ssaliva and Dem Hunger. Included in the reissue series is a 2010 Sun Araw live recording from Sun Ark, which includes a live remix by Matthewdavid, Belgium producer Ssaliva’s 2011 release Thought Has Wings and Dem Hunger ‘s Caveman Smack (2010). Cassettes come with downloads and are limited to 200 pressings.

The online poetry, writing and rambling community Caught By The River are returning to London for a one day event of music, film, talk and poetry. The daytime session follows on from a series of events held by the platform in North and West Wales, Cornwall and Bristol. The line up includes Darren Hayman presenting his music and film project “Thankful Villages”, a live performance from July Skies, Richard Skelton in conversation with Colin Greenwood, and poetry from Will Burns and Martha Sprackland. Caught By The River Social Club also promises a fully stocked bar and bookshop. It takes place 15 November, Bush Hall, London, 1pm. Tickets are available here.

The Cesura//Acceso journal is calling for contributions for their second issue. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the journal for music, politics and poetics published its first issue in November 2014. Edited and run by Gabriel Humberstone and Paul Abbot, it contained essays on Bay Area punk, DJ Rashad, Don Cherry, Joe McPhee and others. The new volume aims to be published by spring 2016, with the core theme centred around: Corrupting Desires: Technique, Performance, Control. Deadline for submissions is 3 December and can be sent via email. A new website for the journal is also in the pipeline, and you can contact Cesura // Acceso on Twitter.

Vocalist Diane Charlemagne died of cancer on 28 October. She was 51 years old. Charlemagne is known for her vocals on Goldie’s seminal drum ‘n‘ bass tracks “Inner City Life” and “Kemistry”, both of which appeared on his acclaimed 1995 debut album Timeless. The album celebrated its 20th anniversary this summer.
Born in Manchester, the vocalist and songwriter was a member of the chart rave outfit Urban Cookie Collective, who hit the charts in 1993 with “The Key, The Secret” and “Feels Like Heaven”. She later worked with artists including 4Hero, Doc Scott, Satoshi Tomiie and others.
In a series of tweets, Goldie posted: “So she went into the early morning ... God rest her soul… I cant thank you enough for what you contributed and we will carry on your legacy.” Charlemagne’s final record, a collaboration with Andy Rourke of The Smiths entitled It’s In Your Eyes, is out now on Northern Quarter. All proceeds will go to Charlemagne’s family.

Nottingham Contemporary is hosting a series of Sun Ra dedicated events in tandem with the arts centre’s Alien Encounters programme. The programme includes a Sun Ra exhibition called Sun Ra (1914-1993): The Cosmo Man as well as Rana Hamadeha’s Sun Ra: Space Is The Place inspired show about the serial killer sisters Raka and Sakina; Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz’s film and photography exhibition In Memoriam To Identity; and installations and sculptures from Danai Anesiadou. Upcoming Sun Ra events include Nottingham writer and former Wire contributor Graham Lock’s talk about Sun Ra’s astro black mythology and its roots in African American history and culture, The Study Session: Sun Ra And The Astro Black (19 November), and the Intergalatic Storytelling workshop where participants can learn the art of shadow puppetry and make a Sun Ra inspired film (15–16 December).

Alien Encounters runs until 31 December at Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham.

London Contemporary Music Festival returns this December with its fourth event in three years. Held at Ambika P3 development space at the University of Westminster, the festival promises seven days of music and performance.

Notable firsts include the UK debut of Pieta from Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Dienstag Aus Licht, London based producer and Pan collaborator Visionist performing his new audiovisual project, Jennifer Walshe’s new work Total Mountain, and the first UK performance of Ethiopian composer and pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. The programme also features a night dedicated to US West Coast music, including performances from San Francisco Tape Music Center founders Pauline Oliveros and Morton Subotnick, as well as a world premiere of sound artist Chris Watson’s multi-channel installation Okeanos. The line-up also includes David Toop, James Ferraro, EEK featuring Islam Chipsy, Ellen Fullman, Chris Watson, Stephen O’Malley, Shelley Parker, Aisha Orazbayeva, and more.

LCMF 2015 will take place between 11–17 December at London Ambika P3. More information can be found on the LCMF website.

A film about Sugar Hill Records co-founder and CEO Sylvia Robinson has been announced by Warner Bros. As yet the project is still in its early stages, with the studio taking on Carlito Rodriguez, the former editor-in-chief of hiphop magazine The Source, and producer Malcolm Spellman as its screenwriters. Rodiguez’s screenwriting credits include Empire, the hit US TV drama about the hiphop record industry.

As co-founder of The Sugarhill Gang, Sylvia Robinson is cited as the woman responsible for pushing hiphop into the limelight with The Sugarhill Gang’s massively successful single “Rapper’s Delight” and Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five’s “The Message”. She began her music career in the early 1950s as Little Sylvia. In the mid–50s she formed the duo Mikey & Sylvia, who made a mark with their 1957 single “Love Is Strange”. In 1979 she founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband Joe Robinson. By the time she died in 2011, Robinson was known as ‘the mother of hiphop’.

Paula Wagner, who acquired the rights to Robinson’s life story in 2014, will be working on the script with screenwriters Rodriguez and Spellman.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto are working on the soundtrack for Alejandro G Iñárritu’s new film The Revenant. Based on Michael Punke’s novel, it’s Iñárritu’s follow-up to Birdman, his 2014 film which featured a score consisting mostly of Antonio Sanchez’s solo drumming. The Revenant is set in the 1880s and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a bear attack victim left abandoned in the American wilderness. Sakamoto and his longtime collaborator Nicolai will also be working alongside Bryce Dessner on the score.

The Revenant will be premiered on 25 December, with its worldwide release following on 8 January 2016. Sakamoto and Nicolai’s soundtrack will be released digitally by Milan Records on 25 December and as a CD in late January. A special vinyl edition will follow in March.

A crowdfunding campaign has been started by the London based art and music venue, The Horse Hospital. Based in Bloomsbury, London, the venue announced in May 2014 that the historic building was to be put up for sale for 2.5 million. After a series of campaigns the venue was listed as a community asset with Camden Council, resulting in an indefinite halt to any future sale of the building. However, the venue is now struggling to pay for its 2016 programme. Talking of the experience, the independent venue state: “This stressful journey has also been financially crippling, with hefty lawyers fees and a series of on going mandatory building works, and as a 100% independent, unfunded organisation now in its 21st year, we have been left with virtually no budget to put towards the programming in 2016 [...] after much thought and careful planning we have devised a scheme to put all this offered kindness and generosity to its best possible use, and now we are proud to announce ‘The 2016 Horse Hospital Fighting Fund and Support Program’. This unique crowd-funding plan offers everyone the opportunity to help continue our fight, and also fund an ambitious program that actually celebrates independent & community forming culture.”

The 2016 programme aims to host events including: a series based around the 1965 Detroit Artist Workshop, a residency by David Burrows and a Simon O'Sullivan's collaborative project Plastique Fantastique, Destroy All Monsters film archive and talks, and more. Their target is set at £30,000 and will help cover artist fees, travel, accommodation and build a fund to assist with any future unforeseen expenditure. You can find more information and donate at the indiegogo campaign website.