http://www.jagr-mag.com JAGR Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:52 +0000 http://www.jagr-mag.com en http://jagr-mag.com/ARTICLE-Hash-Wild-Horses http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/ARTICLE-Hash-Wild-Horses Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:52 +0000 JAGR 4738760 <img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/WK3X1131a_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/WK3X1131a_o.jpg" data-mid="25281074" border="0" align="left"/> Hash & Wild HorsesText and photos: Trans Himalayan Charas Smuggler TransIation: Eriko Hosono I am in Bombay. I am 18 years old. A Hindu priest says to me, "Once a person sees the Himalayas, he will never be the same." The Himalayas stand like razor blades splitting the heavens so they can spill unto the earth. Gods stand shoulder to shoulder with wondering trantic yogis, sitting in meditation, sometimes with a chillum in their hands. I am 25 years old. I am in a valley nestled between white edged tops. I roll another spliff. I tilt my head back and stare at the sky. Blue, a deep blue, like I have never witnessed before. I am at 4,200 meters, on a rock. I look around, then down. Bellow lies a valley, a 10 day walk, a winding snake, a river, which leads to the beginning of this journey. I see two men on horses. They are time travelers. "Wild Horses" starts playing in my head. "Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands Wild horses, couldn't drag me away Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away" I bought the charas, the dark black oily hash, from a school kid on my way up the mountain. After 3 days of walking, I had reached a town, 2,600 meters, marijuana plants on every side of the trail stretching to the mountains. The small kid had come up to me. His palms open, filled with pellets of hash that he had made on his way from school. 2 US dollars for 5 grams. I spent the 2$. Got a tea in town and rolled the first. I then start the journey into the Higher altitudes of these mountains. The trail continues to wind. I continue to walk. The plants change colors to purple flowers, sometimes reaching 8 feet. They are strong, like trees. Occasionally, I walk off the trail and pick some plants to dry them on my pack. Other times, I simply rub the plants to get their oil on my hands and make my own charas. Making charas is a method of making hash in these mountains. It is a craft, an art of applying the right pressure on the plant as one rubs his hands around it. The charas here is world renowned for its intense and heavy high. But at this altitude i feel nothing but heavy and each smoke supplies me with an energy to keep walking. I do not feel the heaviness in my legs and the weight of my bag. The things I carried stay a step behind. Each village supplies me with more grass and hash than a battalion could smoke. It is a Battle. I am fighting the insanity below me and the only thing sane to do is to keep going up. The Higher I go, the crisper it gets. The air gets thinner, the sky bluer and the stars closer. Clouds appear close enough to reach up and grab. It gets colder and the crystals separate from the plants in the night. The heat of the sun dries them to a resin. The plants become darker, almost black. I am at a temple 4,800 meters high at the base of the river, the source of life. A sadhu, sits, Rudraksha beads around his neck, his dread locks covered. Crossed legged with a chillum in his hand, he yells to me "You smoke?" I sit by his side. I pass the chillum back and forth. I return to the beginning. I am 16 years old. I am sitting outside my friends house in suburban America. I don't even know how to roll. That I have to remove the stems. My vision split open with a landscape periphery and everything is lighter. I am floating. I am happy. Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you<img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/1_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/1_o.jpg" data-mid="25321859" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/bouquet2 copy_820.jpg" width="820" height="615" width_o="820" height_o="615" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/bouquet2 copy_o.jpg" data-mid="25321860" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/collecting copy_820.jpg" width="820" height="469" width_o="820" height_o="469" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/collecting copy_o.jpg" data-mid="25321862" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/facemask_820.jpg" width="820" height="1084" width_o="820" height_o="1084" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/facemask_o.jpg" data-mid="25321863" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/IMG_0311_820.jpg" width="820" height="615" width_o="820" height_o="615" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/IMG_0311_o.jpg" data-mid="25321864" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/IMG_2926_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/IMG_2926_o.jpg" data-mid="25321866" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/IMG_2949_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/IMG_2949_o.jpg" data-mid="25321867" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/morepot_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/morepot_o.jpg" data-mid="25321868" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/P1010208_820.jpg" width="820" height="615" width_o="820" height_o="615" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/P1010208_o.jpg" data-mid="25321869" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/saddhu_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/saddhu_o.jpg" data-mid="25321870" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/WK3X1142_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4738760/WK3X1142_o.jpg" data-mid="25321874" border="0" align="left"/> ハシーシとワイルドホースズインドの都市、ムンバイに18歳の僕はいる。 ある日、ヒンドゥー教の聖職者がヒマラヤについてこう語っていた。"一度あの山を目にした者は、二度とその前の自分には戻れまい" そんなヒマラヤ山脈は、天国が地上に切り開かれたかのような幻想的な面持ちで、構えている。まるで、あぐらをかいた神様たちが瞑想中に何かを悟り合い、時にはchillums(水キセル)を吸いながら、お互い肩を寄せ合っているかのようにも思える。 25歳の僕は、途中の谷間に座りながら、spliff (マリファナ)を巻いている。 ふと上を向くと、今までに見たこともない青い、青い、深い碧い空が目に舞い込んできた。ようやく4,200メートル中腹地点までたどり着いた僕は、大きな岩の上から今までの10日間の道のりを見渡すことができた。登ってきた谷や川、曲がりくねった道々ー そこでふと、旅の始まりに戻る。馬に乗った2人のタイムトラベラーの男達。 Rolling Stoneの"Wild Horses"が頭の中で奏で始める。 Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands Wild Horses, couldn't drag me away Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away 登山道を歩き始めてから3日目、2,600メートル地点に位置する小さな村にようやく辿り着いた。 僕が目指す頂上に向かって、共に続くかのように、道の両サイドにはマリファナの葉がどこまでも生い茂っている。そんな道なりを歩いていると、学校帰りの子どもが突然どこからともなくやってきて、僕の目の前でその小さな手のひらをめいっぱい開いてみせた。どろんこのように茶色、ベタついたcharasー その小さな手のひらから5グラム分のcharaー (ハッシュ)を$2で買いとった僕は、村で買ったお茶とその少年の作品を一本巻いて休憩することのした。それから、また頂上に向かって旅を始めるのであった。道はよりいっそう激しく曲がり、僕はというとそれに従いひたすら歩く。マリファナの草は、紫色の花を咲かせ、2.5メートルにもなる巨大な植物に成長した。木々のように強そうなのだ。 必要になれば、途中で葉を摘み取り乾燥させ、歩きながら葉っぱのオイルを手にひらでこすり合わせ自分のcharasを作ったりもした。 Charasを作ることは、この山ではハッシュを作るメソッドになる。芸術やクラフトと同じように繊細で、丁寧に、丁度いい力具合で練っていかなくてはいけないのだ。ここのCharasは、強く、ヘビーなハイで世界的に知られているが、この高度ではこのヘビーさ以外は、何も感じない。これを吸うことによって、一歩一歩前進するエネルギーを蓄えられる。長時間歩いている足の重みも、背中の荷物の重みも感じない。 一歩足を踏み出すと、その一歩前の疲れは、足跡と共に消えてゆく。とにかく、がむしゃらに ただ前へ向かって登って行くバトルに、僕は挑戦しているのだ。 高くなれば、高くなるほど、氷のように冷えていく。 空気は、しだいに薄くなり、空はより青く、星は一層近く。そして、雲はつかめそうなすぐそこまで、広がっていく。 夜は、マリファナの草にクリスタルができるまで冷え、 日中は、暑い太陽によって樹脂がでるまで乾かされる。 マリファナの葉は、黒に近いくらいダークな色になる。 高度4,800メートル地点、川の源流にある寺院に辿り着いた。生命の源。 そこに、一人の僧侶がchillumsを片手に、あぐらをかいて座っている。あっちの方で僕に向かい、吸うか？と問いかけてきた。彼の隣に腰をかけ、僧侶と交互にchillums吸っている僕ー 僕は、まだ16歳。アメリカの郊外で育つ僕は友達の家の外で何気ない日々を送っている。 まだマリファナの巻き方も知らないから、パイプで吸うしかない。 目の前が、一気に明るく冴えはじめ、身体が浮いているように軽くなる。どこにでもいる、平凡で幸せな16歳。 Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Hash & Wild HorsesText and photos: Trans Himalayan Charas Smuggler TransIation: Eriko Hosono I am in Bombay. I am 18 years old. A Hindu priest says to me, "Once... http://jagr-mag.com/ARTICLE-Tea-Time http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/ARTICLE-Tea-Time Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:51 +0000 JAGR 4657545 <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img763_820.jpg" width="820" height="456" width_o="820" height_o="456" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img763_o.jpg" data-mid="25278317" border="0" align="left"/> Tea TimeText: Cassia Carvalho Photography: Gui Martinez Location: Taiwan TransIation: Saka Matsushita Working with tea for quite a while now, I was asked to write a informal article about this fine beverage for JAGR. And to be honest it’s hard to figure out what is new, what is obvious and what is interesting for the general reader. I tried to keep a record of what our clients were most surprised about when we explained a little bit further about this millenary drink but there seems to be costumers that know from nothing to being an expertise. So I hope I can accomplish something interesting on teas for you dear reader. To start with, I would like to mention the lack of vocabulary English language has to distinguish teas from herbal teas, it’s all called teas and that gives path to a little confusion. Teas, whether they are black, white, green or red… they are all made from the same exact plant, the Camellia sinensis. It’s also true that it can come in different cultivars (the same way an Arabica coffee can be a Bourbon or a Caturra), but they are all the same species. Are we clear on that? Great! So that leaves all herbal teas, which are infusions made out of different plants (species) to a later issue of JAGR. <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img589_820.jpg" width="820" height="550" width_o="820" height_o="550" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img589_o.jpg" data-mid="25279953" border="0" align="left"/> What differs from one tea to another, as well as the geographic location, cultivar, rainfall, harvesting and all the agricultural criteria, is their processing methods. It consists of a very similar set of methods but the outcome can vary significantly in taste, smell, appearance and nutritious properties. You can easily find, even in wikipedia, more information on what is involved in each procedure so I’m not going to detain myself in such details. <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img762_820.jpg" width="820" height="664" width_o="820" height_o="664" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img762_o.jpg" data-mid="25279965" border="0" align="left"/> To make a long story short and the least complicated as possible, most tea processing involves: Plucking: most picking up time is early morning before 10am Wilting: the leaves loose humidity, become soft and ready for bruising Bruising: when you bruise the leaves you break long chain from the leaf cells and natural oxidation begins Oxidation: (also called fermentation) can either be full or partial depending on the tea, the leaves are naturally fermented in room temperature close to 17°C for around 2h Fixation: it is done by baking, panning or steaming the leaves and it’s necessary to stop the fermentation at a precise desired moment Shaping: normally rolling machines will do the job, apart from a few different teas like Lung Ching that has a special brush tool to flatten its leaves. Drying: this is for most teas the final stage, it will make the tea ready for consuming or to be stored and stocked for sale. Curing: this phase is only required for Pu-Erhs, Oolongs and Aged Teas. It is a post-fermentation for Pu-Erhs ,or a secondary baking for Oolongs to reach the client’s desired cup profile or by storage to obtain Aged Tea. <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img634_820.jpg" width="820" height="545" width_o="820" height_o="545" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img634_o.jpg" data-mid="25279955" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img637_820.jpg" width="820" height="540" width_o="820" height_o="540" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img637_o.jpg" data-mid="25279957" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img665_820.jpg" width="820" height="544" width_o="820" height_o="544" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img665_o.jpg" data-mid="25279959" border="0" align="left"/> Varying this process you can obtain teas ranging from: White Tea & Green Tea You could also say they are ‘raw’ teas since their leaves barely undergo any kind of oxidation after plucking nor any firing after drying. The white tea is composed of the bud and first (and second sometimes) leaf of the brunch and that is why it normally costs much more than other tea varieties, it takes approximately a whole day for a picker to gather 2 kg. You can tell white and green tea apart from the furry silver look you get from the white tea buds. They are both extremely antioxidants, excellent for dental care, they increase concentration and memory capacity and so on and so on… <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img508_820.jpg" width="820" height="550" width_o="820" height_o="550" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img508_o.jpg" data-mid="25279950" border="0" align="left"/> Yellow Tea It is very similar to green tea with a slight different detail during the processing that makes the final tea lack that ‘grassy’ taste typical of the green tea. After fixation the leaves are sweltered (heated in a humid environment – or suffocated you could say). It is gaining recognition little by little in the Western countries. Oolong Tea (also called Blue Tea) Oolong Tea is what you get between Green and Black tea. For that reason you can get semi-oxidized closer to Green, closer to Black and somewhere in between. In Taiwan we found out a specific type of Oolong called Oriental Beauty, entirely harvested in the summer months when a tiny grasshopper feast on the emerging buds and secret an enzyme that stops the leaf from growing. This little insect is responsible for Oriental Beauty’ unique perfume, an incredible sweet flavour, silky smoothness of a golden fragrant liquid. You must try it before you die! <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img672_820.jpg" width="820" height="606" width_o="820" height_o="606" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img672_o.jpg" data-mid="25279963" border="0" align="left"/> Black Tea It’s the most commonly known worldwide tea. I may say that some people think that Black Tea is the only beverage named Tea. I have often been to simple cafeterias/restaurants and dared to ask what sort of tea they had to offer and all I got for an answer was “Tea” (endpoint). Now I know that all the time that there is only one type of tea (in western countries), that is most probably Black. So Black Tea is the 100% oxidized tea. They have double the caffeine from green tea since they’re much more concentrated and they are less antioxidant since they’ve been oxidized, it’s a simple math. <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img779_820.jpg" width="820" height="1043" width_o="820" height_o="1043" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img779_o.jpg" data-mid="25279970" border="0" align="left"/> Pu-Erh (also called Red Tea) This post-fermented tea is named after a small Chinese county in the Yunnan province (well known for good quality tea). Pu-Erh follows the same procedure as Green tea with a microbial fermentation after the drying stage. This can be done either by natural aging – dry storage - (some can be as old as 30 years old) or by wet storage – adding water to speed up the aging (lower quality). They have an earthy camphor like taste, a heavy body and are well know for devouring fat, so if you need a hand on loosing weight this is your tea, just don’t forget to quit junk food and exercise yourself, Pu-erh is no miracle tea after all . One other word for the misinterpretations on Pu-Erh versus Red Tea. The South African Rooibos redbush (Herbal Tea) is also known as Red Tea in some Anglo Saxon speaking countries, so we might as well say Pu-Erh when we refer to Pu-Erh and Rooibos when we refer to Rooibos and quit Red Tea misinterpretations. Aged Tea Aging is a not so common method to change the tea’s character, aroma and taste. Pu-Erhs can be considerate aged tea, but they are placed under its own known category. It can be done with pretty much any kind of tea and the result is a unique smooth, dense and mellow cup. In Taiwan for instance, they use organic high mountain grown Oolongs and keep them stored in specific condition in earth ware pots (so they can breath) for 3, 5, 10 or even 15 years. It is a relatively new thing in the market, specially because there is almost no one registering the dates they are processed and stored so no official label can be tagged into those special teas. <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img492_820.jpg" width="820" height="537" width_o="820" height_o="537" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img492_o.jpg" data-mid="25279944" border="0" align="left"/> Final considerations: Oh man, there is so much to talk about tea, it feels like I’ve said nothing so far, this are just the basics, perhaps I’ll write another article on less trivial tea facts now that you’ve become a tea connoisseur. In late august we travelled to an amazing tea expedition in Taiwan to visit chiefly the oolong gardens and factories. We are now compiling the data there collect to present it online and share it with all tea curious worldwide. If you want to know more about tea, there’s two main important things to do, first one is to drink as much different tea as possible and second one is to read as much as possible about them. Not very different from all other things you would like to know more about in this life. <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img401_820.jpg" width="820" height="546" width_o="820" height_o="546" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img401_o.jpg" data-mid="25279940" border="0" align="left"/> ティータイムお茶に関わる仕事をしてしばらく経った頃、この素晴らしい飲み物に関してカジュアルな記事を書いてくれないかとJAGRから尋ねられました。正直私には一般の読者様にとって何が新しく、何が当たり前、そして何が面白いのかを想像するのはとても難しいのです。　この歴史の長い飲み物の説明をする際、いつもどのような事にクライアントの方々が一番驚いたのかきちんと把握するようにはしているのですが、クライアントの方々も何も知らない方もいらっしゃれば、専門家のような方もいらっしゃいますからね。　この記事で、親愛なる読者様にとってお茶に関する「面白いお話」が出来ればいいなと思います。まず一番に言いたい事といえば、英単語の中にお茶とハーブティーを区別する言葉がとても少ない事。全て「お茶」と呼ばれているので、少しわかりづらいと思います。 
お茶は紅茶、白茶、緑茶、赤・・・すべて同じ植物「チャノキ」から作られています。品種は様々（アラビカコーヒーにブルボンとカトゥーラがあるように） ですが、元の「種」は全て同じなのです。ここまでわかりましたか？素晴らしい！では残りはハーブティー。こちらは多様な植物（種）から煎じ出したものです。ハーブティーの詳しい話はまた今度にしましょう！ <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img649_820.jpg" width="820" height="541" width_o="820" height_o="541" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img649_o.jpg" data-mid="25279958" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img670_820.jpg" width="820" height="546" width_o="820" height_o="546" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img670_o.jpg" data-mid="25279962" border="0" align="left"/> 
お茶の「違い」というのは、取れる場所、品種、雨量、収穫、そしてその他の農業の基準や取り扱い方で決まります。お茶の製造過程の大体はとても似ていても、最終の味、匂い、外観および栄養になる特性において著しく異なります。お茶を作る細かいプロセスは、とても簡単に調べられるので（ウィキペディア にも掲載されているはず）ここでは省略させてもらいますね。 
 <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img412_820.jpg" width="820" height="547" width_o="820" height_o="547" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img412_o.jpg" data-mid="25279941" border="0" align="left"/> お茶の製造過程をより簡潔に短く説明すると、以下の様になります。 
摘採：大抵の摘採時間は朝１０時前。 
冷却：葉の水分を取り、やわらかくし、揺青の準備をすること。
 揺青（ようせい）：葉の表面に傷をつけ、発酵を促す事。 
酸化（発酵ともいわれる）：発酵具合はお茶の種類によって異なりますが、葉は１７度近くに保たれた室内で２時間自然発酵されます。
 殺青（さっせい）：頃具合の発酵の時、葉を蒸す、焼くなどして加熱し、葉の酸化作用をとめること。 揉捻（じゅうねん）：複数の特別なお茶を除くと、茶揉捻機が使用されることが殆どですが、龍井茶などは専用の葉を平らにするブラシを使います。 
乾燥：殆どのお茶の製造の最終過程。乾燥させ、販売に出す準備をします。 
締め揉み：プーアル茶やウーロン茶そして熟茶のみに必要な製造過程。プーアル茶の発酵後のプロセスで、ウーロン茶の製造過程では二回目の焼きつけにあたります。クライアントの希望の味に近づけるためか、熟茶を作るために行われます。

これらのプロセスの違いによって以下の種のお茶が 出来ます： 白茶＆緑茶 この二つは、葉を摘んだ後の酸化時間と最終仕上げの火入れ乾燥時間が大変短い為、 “生“茶とも呼ぶことが出来ます。白茶は茶葉の芽と最初に生えてきた葉のみを使用して作られる（二回目に生えてきた葉も使われることがある）ので、通常他の種のお茶よりも高額な事が多いですね。人の手で２ｋｇの葉を摘むのに丸一日もかかりますから。 白茶と緑茶の違いは、白茶の特徴である茶葉の芽の銀色の産毛。 どちらのお茶も抗酸化作用が高く、デンタルケア向き、集中力や記憶力の向上などなど・・・。 <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img514_820.jpg" width="820" height="560" width_o="820" height_o="560" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img514_o.jpg" data-mid="25279952" border="0" align="left"/> 
黄茶 緑茶ととても似ているのですが、小さな違いはといえば緑茶の「草っぽい」味をなくす効果があるこのお茶の製造の最終工程。殺青後、葉は蒸されます（高温多湿の場所で－窒息させるという感じかな）。最近では西洋社会でもだんだん有名になりつつあるお茶ですね。 ウーロン茶（青茶とも呼ばれる） ウーロン茶は緑茶と黒茶の間に出来るお茶です。ですから、緑茶に近い半発酵されたもの、黒茶に近いもの、そしてその中間くらいのものと種類が様々なのです。台湾で私たちは「オリエンタルビューティー（東方美人茶）」というウーロン茶に出会ったのですが、これはウンカによって生えてくる芽が食べられ、それにより葉の成長が止まる夏のみ採取されます。この小さな虫がこの黄金色で香り高いお茶の独特の香りと素晴らしい甘み、そしてシルクのようなスムーズさを作り出しているというわけです。死ぬ前に一度は必ず飲んでみて！ 
紅茶 こちらは世界一有名なお茶ですね。紅茶だけが「お茶」と呼ばれる飲み物だと思っている人もたくさんいると思います。私はしょっちゅう小さなカフェやレストランで、どのような種類のお茶があるかと尋ねるのですが、答えは「お茶」とだけ言われます。たしかに、長い間お茶といえば一種類のみ（西洋社会では）で、それは紅茶だったのだと思います。 紅茶は１００％酸化されたお茶です。濃度が高い為、カフェインは緑茶の倍あり、抗酸化作用は低めです。
 <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img775_820.jpg" width="820" height="647" width_o="820" height_o="647" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img775_o.jpg" data-mid="25279968" border="0" align="left"/> プーアル茶（赤茶とも呼ばれる） この後発酵されたお茶の名前は中国の雲南省（良いお茶の製造地として有名）からきています。プーアルは緑茶と同じ製造過程ですが、乾燥後微生物発酵をするという違いがあります。方法は乾いた場所での保存し、（３０年ものもあったりします）自然に熟すものと、湿った保存方法－水を加え熟す進行を早める（クオリティは下がる）の二つあります。 このお茶は少し土っぽい濃い味がし、脂肪の燃焼を助ける効果があることで有名なのでダイエットがしたい方はこのお茶を飲むといいです。でもジャンクフードをやめる事と運動もしないとね。プーアル茶は魔法のお茶ではありませんからね。 南アフリカのルボイスティー（ハーブティー）は英語圏ではレッドティー（赤茶）とも呼ばれているので、プーアル茶とレッドティーが同じものと間違われる事がよくあります。ですからこれからはプーアル茶のことは「プーアル」と、ルボイスティーは「ルボイス」と呼んで、混乱を避けるために赤茶と呼ぶ事はやめるべきですよね。 熟茶 熟成はお茶の味や香りに変化を与える方法としては、まれです。プーアル茶は熟茶とも呼ぶ事が出来ますが、熟成されたプーアル茶はそうでないものとは別のカテゴリーです。熟成は大体の種のお茶が出来、仕上がりは滑らかでユニーク、深みがあり、やさしい一杯になります。 台湾では、高山で有機栽培されたウーロン茶を、環境が整った場所で土器に（空気が入るように）３年、５年、１０年そして時には１５年保存します。長い間保存期間を把握していなく、お茶のちゃんとした評価ができなかったので、この種はお茶業界では比較的新しい試みとなっています。 

最後に 
お茶の話をしだしたら本当にきりがないくらい奥深くて、まだ何も話していない気分です。今回のお話は本当に「基本」です。でも皆さんももうすっかりお茶のプロになっていただけたようなので、次の機会があったらもう少し詳しくお話できるといいです。
８月の終わり頃、私達は台湾へウーロン茶畑や工場を訪ねるための素晴らしいお茶探しの旅に行ってきました。現在そこで得た情報を世界中のお茶ファンたちにオンライン提供出来るよう準備中です。
お茶の事についてもっと知りたいという方がやるべきことは二つあります。一つ目はお茶を出来るだけたくさん飲む事。そして二つ目はお茶に関する読み物を出来るだけ読む事です。人生何かについて知りたい場合は、たいていこんな感じですよね。 <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img498_820.jpg" width="820" height="544" width_o="820" height_o="544" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4657545/img498_o.jpg" data-mid="25279946" border="0" align="left"/> Tea TimeText: Cassia Carvalho Photography: Gui Martinez Location: Taiwan TransIation: Saka Matsushita Working with tea for quite a while now, I was asked to write... http://jagr-mag.com/PHOTO-TEXT-Allegra-Pacheco http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/PHOTO-TEXT-Allegra-Pacheco Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:49 +0000 JAGR 4746305 Fullscreen <img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/28_scan0046_820.jpg" width="807" height="598" width_o="807" height_o="598" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/28_scan0046_o.jpg" data-mid="25511101" border="0" align="left"/><img 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src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/24_screen-shot-2012-01-05-at-71138-pm_820.jpg" width="820" height="549" width_o="918" height_o="615" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/24_screen-shot-2012-01-05-at-71138-pm_o.jpg" data-mid="25511095" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/24_screen-shot-2012-01-06-at-433_820.jpg" width="820" height="546" width_o="919" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/24_screen-shot-2012-01-06-at-433_o.jpg" data-mid="25511098" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/6CITYSCAPE1-1024x682-1_820.jpg" width="820" height="546" width_o="1024" height_o="682" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/6CITYSCAPE1-1024x682-1_o.jpg" data-mid="25511081" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/6-frey-1024x685-1_820.jpg" width="820" height="548" width_o="1024" height_o="685" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/6-frey-1024x685-1_o.jpg" data-mid="25511080" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/4ROBOT-BUILDING1-1024x685-1_820.jpg" width="820" height="548" width_o="1024" height_o="685" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/4ROBOT-BUILDING1-1024x685-1_o.jpg" data-mid="25511077" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/3BUILDING1-1024x685-1_820.jpg" width="820" height="548" width_o="1024" height_o="685" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746305/3BUILDING1-1024x685-1_o.jpg" data-mid="25511075" border="0" align="left"/>TOKYO by Allegra PachecoText and photos: Allegra Pacheco TransIation: Eriko Hosono Sitting across a small, subdued Japanese man serious in demeanor and kind in his gestures I thought, “how did this man end up working in a used underwear shop in a busy corner in Shibuya?” And, more importantly “how the hell did I end up negotiating with him!?” This, and other wack scenarios seem somehow, not bizarre, and even commonplace in the craziness that is Tokyo. The hurricane of emotions is a constant in this city- 2 hours into my arrival in Japan I found myself crying non-stop. How in hell’s name and I going to live here for 2 SOLID MONTHS when I hate it already? The shock of the sensory overload of Tokyo hits you like a slap in the face and a punch in the guts, all at once, and I hated it… For a full 24 hours. After that, I was in love…. and I blame the tiles, the mad tiles that are plastered in every building that woke me up to the reality of the city, and not my delusion of what it would be. What do tiles have to do with anything? The truth is, when I got to Tokyo I had the idea of a brand new sparkling space-age beehive, and what I got instead was a real life Blade Runner. Initially shocked by it’s awkward almost retro-modernism, I was upset, but then I realized I WAS IN A REAL LIFE BLADE RUNNER. Living in a small hotel in Shibuya, the love hotel district was fun, but being the one female photographer, among a crew of male models, all strangers in a strange land, seemed like a reality tv-show on acid. …And it was. Some amateur, others professionals, we were all photographing, painting, drawing and filming our day to day in this madhouse, that and we were also all on acid. One of my favorite things of being in Japan is being forced to embrace, and come to love, not understanding anything. This blessing in disguise opens up a whole other dimension of perception and communication; paying close attention to gestures and their gesticulations are key, and fundamental things like looking deep into stranger’s eyes become essential to survival. Aside from not speaking the language (and a surprising minority speaking English) the streets REALLY have no names, so your visual memory and following your gut are the basically only way to get around. You choose your food off sight and smell and find yourself picking everything from train tickets to drinks by just pointing at them. Visual contamination like advertising becomes beautiful, because lack of understanding deconstructs signage into wonderful works of art that blink and buzz in vibrant colors-to foreign eyes; the whole city is a moving digital painting. Then there are my personal favorites-an individual-diner Udon restaurant in Shibuya where you sit in a seat off a long communal bar, separated from your neighbor by a retractable wall where you order food through a vending machine (as is the case with many other wonderful things, like warm coffee in a can, and yes, also underwear). Another of my favorites are the toilettes, the wonderful beautiful, fun friendly toilettes which make noises to cover up other less welcome noises, that flash their disco lights in the whole rainbow gamma, and spritz you front to back with such ease they make you want to take them home. Then there are peculiarities, which could only fit in Japan, like their painful attachment to the rules, which is strikingly evident as theirs soft faces go stiff in shock when a foreigner crosses the road on a red light, even if there are no cars. And the Shibuya girls! They are in my top five Tokyo attractions no doubt. Clad from head to toe in Paris Hilton’s clothing line, they look like Britney in her coming out video “Oops I did it Again”, complete with her knee high socks and furry pom-pom pigtails. But their key selling point is their shoes… These girls all wear high-heeled shoes 1 or 2 sizes too big for them, and drag them around the city in a manner that is impossible do imitate and almost as difficult to describe- they tuck one of the tips of their shoes inwards, and the remaining foot schleps along in submission- truly a travelers delight and an absolute sight for sore eyes. Every day is different in Japan and much like a true urban jungle, Tokyo’s constant flux, change and diversity makes it’s nature all the more rich; and being a euro-latin blonde girl in a sea of black haired Asians indisputably makes you the peculiar foreign species. And luckily young, western artists are the foreign species that is as welcome and cool in Japanese eyes as Lady Gaga herself, and gives another meaning to the phrase “famous in Japan.” For those lucky enough to travel there and delve into the wonderful country that is Japan, and more specifically Tokyo, I say go for it. Jumping head first into the culture clash and the sensory overdrive that is this awe-inspiring city is life changing, it inspires you in ways you never thought possible and it opens ups sides of you, you never knew existed… Tokyo Tower-a 332 meter C-3PO, Shinjuku-perfectly captured by Gaspar Noe in it’s DMT color blast, Takashita street (yes, takeshit st)- St. Marx in Japan, Hachiko still patiently waiting for his master off Shibuya’s train station, Ebisu’s canals and delicate Cherry trees, and so so much more; Tokyo is the urban soul’s heaven, and you don’t have to die to get there...But when you do you are reborn. 東京物静かげでどこか優しそう。真面目な日本人のおじさんを横目に私は、"この人は一体、どうしてこの渋谷のど真ん中の古着パンツ屋さんで働いているんだろう" それ以上に、"日本語が話せない私と、英語がまったく話せない彼とで、たった今どうやって値引き交渉成立させたんだろう" そんな事ももはや、不思議と不思議に感じないのもクレイジーな街、東京だからでしょう。 成田空港に着いた２時間後には、子供のように泣きじゃくっていた。もうすでに帰りたいのに、これから２ヶ月の間どうやって過ごしていけばいいの... それからという私は、この街にどんどんのめり込んでいくのであった。 東京に来る前は、すべてスペーシャスな蜂の巣のような建物を想像していたけれど、残念なことに家と家の間がタイルでつながっていたのは、 それもこの街の現実。レトロとモダンの掛け合わせられた街に少しがっかりしたけれど、ふと気づけば私は本当の"BLADE RUNNER" (この映画知ってるかしら？） での生活を始めたのであった。 女はカメラマンの私が1人、見知らぬ街の見知らぬラブホテル街で見知らぬ男のモデルの子たちと生活を始めたが、その様子はまるでリアリティショーの番組のようであった。そして、そう本当のリアリティショーがそこから始まった。 この家でacidでハイな私たちは、アマチュア、プロ関係なしにみんなで写真を撮ったり、絵を描いたり、ペインティングに没頭したり、映像を撮ったりして日々を過ごした。 言葉を理解しなくても相手から愛を感じ、 ウェルカムされることは日本の良さの一つ。それによって、日本人とのコミュニケ–ションの取り方がとっても簡単になったの。まずは彼らのジェスチャーを注意深く観察すること。それが一番のキーポイントよ。そして忘れてはいけないのは、相手の目の奥までみること。初対面の人の目の奥をそこまで見つめるのはおかしいかもしれないけれど、この街で生き残る方法の一つよ。 日本語もわからない私にとって、（日本人で英語を話せる人が少ない事にとても驚いたの。）道の名前を覚えるなんで断然無理。ましてや、一つ一つ、迷路のような道に名前がないのにはビックリした。自分の記憶をたどって、頭の中に自分の地図を描いていくしかないの。 そしてまた頭の中で食べたいものを決めて、嗅覚だけをたどって見つけにいくの。電車の切符も、飲料品も、指をさして決めるだけ。 広告など街のあちこちで見るヴィジュアル看板も、素晴しい仕事を理解することによって、だんだんとそのチカチカした鮮やかなアートに魅了されていった。東京全体がデジタルペインティングで動いているみたい。 私のお気に入りの一つ、誰にも見られない"individual-diner"のうどん屋さん。自動販売機でチケットを買ったあと、一人一人壁で分けられた席に座って食べるカジュアルダイニング。 自動販売機では他にも素晴しいものが買えるのよ。(あったかい缶コーヒーに、下着まで!!) そして、どうしてもお家に持って帰りたい優れものは、素晴しい機能を取り揃えたなんともフレンドリーなトイレでしょう。隣の人に恥ずかしい音を聞かれないように、癒しの音を流してくれる便利な音楽に、まるでラスベガスのディスコライトのように前から後ろまでフラッシュしてくれるスプラッシュ、どうしても欲しいわ。 そして、もちろんそれぞれの場所で異なったルールがあるのは当然。例えば、車が一台も通っていない横断歩道を、みんな忍耐強く待っているの。そこに、私のような外国人が赤信号を無視して歩くと、普段優しい表情の日本人があっという間にビックリした鋭い目線で私を見る。 もう一つ忘れてはいけないのは、"The Shibuya girls"!! 私の中の東京TOP 5に入るのは間違いないでしょう。頭のてっぺんから指の先まで綺麗に着飾る彼女たちは、まるで "Oops I did Again"のPVにでてくるブリトニースピアーズのようだ。そして彼女たちの特徴はというと、みんなサイズが一つか二つ大きめのハイヒールを履いているの。履いているというよりは、ハイヒールを引きずりながら歩きまわっているの。どのように説明するのが一番適切か、私も分からないけれど内股で靴の先に足を引っ掛けて歩いてる様子は、海外の観光客からの視線は痛いもの。 毎日毎日がとても新鮮な東京は、本当にthe urban jungleのよう。この街の個性や違い柔軟性とがすべて合わさり、ずっと素敵な街に感じさせてくれる。黒髪のアジア人の中にラテン系ブロンドの女の子でいることは、この街では少しだけ違う生き物に感じてしまう。 けれど、ラッキーな事にそんな白人の若いアーティストでいることは、日本ではlady gagaのように人気者になれるのよ。 私は、幸運なことに今回の旅を通して日本という素晴しい国をよく知る事ができたわ。一度きりの人生、一度は日本に行ってみてほしい。 カルチャーショックに自らの頭を突っ込んでみてほしい。知らなかったもう一人の自分の存在を見つけられるかのように、自分が今まで想像できなかったことが可能になるわ。 332メートルの東京タワー、竹下通り、ハチ公は渋谷駅で今も忍耐強く飼い主さんの帰りを待っている、恵比寿にあの中目黒川の桜の木々、その他にもたくさん素晴しいことで溢れている場所。 東京とは、アーバンソールのヘブンみたいなの。あなたも東京に行けば、新しく生まれ変わった気持ちになれるかもしれない。 TOKYO by Allegra PachecoText and photos: Allegra Pacheco TransIation: Eriko Hosono Sitting across a small, subdued Japanese man serious in demeanor and kind in his... http://jagr-mag.com/FASHION-Bedwin-the-Heartbreakers http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/FASHION-Bedwin-the-Heartbreakers Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:48 +0000 JAGR 4746223 Bedwin & the Heartbreakers for JAGR Fullscreen <img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img826a_820.jpg" width="820" height="593" width_o="1240" height_o="898" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img826a_o.jpg" data-mid="25322949" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img770-2_820.jpg" width="820" height="660" width_o="1200" height_o="966" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img770-2_o.jpg" data-mid="25322942" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img782_820.jpg" width="820" height="541" width_o="1363" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img782_o.jpg" data-mid="25322943" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img812-2_3_820.jpg" width="820" height="631" width_o="1200" height_o="924" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img812-2_3_o.jpg" data-mid="25323113" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img832_820.jpg" width="820" height="615" width_o="1199" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img832_o.jpg" data-mid="25322952" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img833-2_820.jpg" width="820" height="554" width_o="1200" height_o="811" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img833-2_o.jpg" data-mid="25322954" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img844_820.jpg" width="820" height="616" width_o="1198" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img844_o.jpg" data-mid="25322955" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img845-2_820.jpg" width="820" height="528" width_o="1200" height_o="774" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img845-2_o.jpg" data-mid="25322957" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img857_820.jpg" width="820" height="605" width_o="1218" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img857_o.jpg" data-mid="25322959" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img867-2_820.jpg" width="820" height="612" width_o="1201" height_o="897" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img867-2_o.jpg" data-mid="25322960" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img886_820.jpg" width="820" height="614" width_o="1201" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload122.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4746223/img886_o.jpg" data-mid="25322962" border="0" align="left"/> photography: Gui Martinez clothes: Bedwin & The Heartbreakers model: Cris Miqueletti styling: Diego Acaqui Bedwin & the Heartbreakers for JAGR photography: Gui Martinez clothes: Bedwin & The Heartbreakers model: Cris Miqueletti styling: Diego Acaqui http://jagr-mag.com/ART-Saragaia-Falli http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/ART-Saragaia-Falli Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:46 +0000 JAGR 4778981 <img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS--1--_820.jpg" width="820" height="733" width_o="1100" height_o="984" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS--1--_o.jpg" data-mid="25511316" border="0" align="left"/>Saragaia Falli for JAGRPainter and writer, she published her first novel "Vita di Saragaia" in 2007 with the publisher TEA, in the series "Neon!" directed by Aldo Nove (on the cover her works). Her paintings are featured in the film "Matrimoni e altri disastri" by Nina Di Majo with Margherita Buy and Fabio Volo released in Italy. She lives and works in Florence, Italy. These paintings were made exclusively for JAGR with the theme Love Kills. <img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS--5-_820.jpg" width="820" height="578" width_o="1100" height_o="776" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS--5-_o.jpg" data-mid="25511318" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS-3-_820.jpg" width="820" height="562" width_o="1100" height_o="755" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS-3-_o.jpg" data-mid="25511319" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS-2----_820.jpg" width="820" height="621" width_o="1100" height_o="834" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS-2----_o.jpg" data-mid="25511321" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/love-kills-6-_820.jpg" width="820" height="591" width_o="1100" height_o="794" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/love-kills-6-_o.jpg" data-mid="25511320" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS-4-_820.jpg" width="820" height="572" width_o="1100" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4778981/LOVE-KILLS-4-_o.jpg" data-mid="25511324" border="0" align="left"/> Saragaia Falli for JAGRPainter and writer, she published her first novel "Vita di Saragaia" in 2007 with the publisher TEA, in the series "Neon!" directed by Aldo... http://jagr-mag.com/JAGR-GIRLS-Alyssa http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/JAGR-GIRLS-Alyssa Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:46 +0000 JAGR 4779028 JAGR GIRLS present Alyssa JAGR GIRLS present Alyssa http://jagr-mag.com/JAGR-GIRLS-Ayla http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/JAGR-GIRLS-Ayla Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:44 +0000 JAGR 4779234 JAGR GIRLS present Ayla JAGR GIRLS present Ayla http://jagr-mag.com/PHOTOGRAPHY-OETKB http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/PHOTOGRAPHY-OETKB Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:43 +0000 JAGR 4779288 OETKB OETKB http://jagr-mag.com/MIXTAPE-Sorcerer http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/MIXTAPE-Sorcerer Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:42 +0000 JAGR 4785793 SORCERER The Sorcerer recently washed ashore from his musical chamber deep below the ocean surface. He fuses magical melodies with electronics entangled in seaweed. The Sorcerer creates slow burning grooves using his guitar, drum machine grooves, synthesizers, and fragments of sampled sound. Influenced by surf music, 80s dance pop, space jazz, 70s germany, disco, dub, and african cassettes, his music is a representation of a California lifestyle. He is currently a member of the live dance group SHOCK who recently had a 12", Heaven, come out in October on Voltaire records, with remixes from Steve Moore, Hatchback and The Beat Broker. He has released music under the name Windsurf with his pal Hatchback. This mix is a tie-in with his 12" release Island Rescue on the new Diskotopia sublabel A Kind Of Presence coming out in January, featuring remixes from Greeen Linez and Myakkah. soundcloud.com/sorcerermusic/<img src="http://payload124.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4785793/tumblr_mccrb5hkZD1qz7lib_1351006531_cover.jpeg" width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload124.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4785793/tumblr_mccrb5hkZD1qz7lib_1351006531_cover_o.jpeg" data-mid="25549341" border="0" align="left"/> 1. Sorcerer - Island Rescue 2. Tony Allen - Nepa (Dance Dub) 3. Professor 3 - Professor Rhythm 4. Julie Stapleton - Where's the Love Gone? 5. Idjut Boys - One for Kenny 6. Grace Jones - Unlimited Capacity for Love 7. Monte - True 8. Dreams 2 Science - My Love Turns to Liquid 9. Windsurf - Aqua Download Mix SORCERER The Sorcerer recently washed ashore from his musical chamber deep below the ocean surface. He fuses magical melodies with electronics entangled in seaweed.... http://jagr-mag.com/INSTANT-LIFE-Tim-Sullivan-03 http://jagr-mag.com/following/jagr-mag.com/INSTANT-LIFE-Tim-Sullivan-03 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:41 +0000 JAGR 4779584 The instant life of Timothy Sullivan. Our friend Timmy not only is an amazing musician and DJ but also has a mad finger when it comes to snap shot photography. JAGR is here to show you a little bit of what goes on in his life through the lens of his instant film camera. <img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4779584/01_820.jpg" width="820" height="854" width_o="1017" height_o="1060" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4779584/01_o.jpg" data-mid="25514424" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4779584/02_820.jpg" width="820" height="854" width_o="1017" height_o="1060" src_o="http://payload123.cargocollective.com/1/2/71453/4779584/02_o.jpg" data-mid="25514425" border="0" align="left"/>by: Timothy Sullivan The instant life of Timothy Sullivan. Our friend Timmy not only is an amazing musician and DJ but also has a mad finger when it comes to snap shot photography....