<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:27:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mandibil/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait" (Movie by Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno, 2006)]]></title><description><![CDATA[How would you go about making a movie portrait about a football player ? This may be a bigger challenge than one might think. the obvious way would be the chronological life & times of the individual,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mandibil/zidane-a-21st-century-portrait-movie-by-douglas-gordon-and-philippe-parreno-2006</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mandibil/zidane-a-21st-century-portrait-movie-by-douglas-gordon-and-philippe-parreno-2006</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mandibil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri6xWjRYRaXiU3st5WcsFn8McYuVf9DKeBrZgRi2MVh4ikWYf6gRk1SJqL9ERaqobAWB1JL3bsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAXON : "Rock The Nations" (Album 1986)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bass player leaves (or is sacked from ?) the band - and Byford takes over the bass while singing, for this recording. I do think this ads to a flatter and overall less optimal sound. On the other hand,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mandibil/saxon-rock-the-nations-album-1986</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mandibil/saxon-rock-the-nations-album-1986</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mandibil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2riBdaFwU9T29tmYxV4u5JMWxWx3PD2Qg1Nh3xqMTj2Roy5MkxEa16TaJRVcgjcoExYtcacnDHXC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAXON : "Innocense Is No Excuse" (Album 1985)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saxon desperately tries to rub shoulders with the overproduced hair metal of the day ... and honestly, the quality of this album is a slight improvement over the last one, which is a real stinker. 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