Author Archives: Jason

About Jason

Jason R. Koepke is Founder and Data Strategist at GNT LLC, a risk-analysis and data strategy firm that provides analytical and technical services to the public and private sectors. His work and research has been featured in the academic, financial, and technical industries.

Album Reviews

1——>3—–>5
Terrible—>Fantastic

5
Benga – Diary of an Afro Warrior
Maclean, Juan – Less than Human

4
Adams, John Luther – Light that Fills the World, The
V/A – Arabian Pop
Blue Scholars – Bayani
Booka Shada – Cinematic Shades (The Slow Songs)
Hedburg, Mitch – Hits and Misses
Hedburg, Mitch – Mitch All Together
JTT the Most – Unknown
Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali – Supreme Collection, The, Volume 01
Merzbow – Electric Dress
Philips, Washington – Key to the Kingdom, The
V/A – Evening Ragas

3
Garnås, Agnes Buen – Rosenfole Medieval Songs from Norway
Gong – Gazeuse
Herbaliser – Solid Steel Presents Herbal Blend
Hot Chip – All Filler, No Killer!
Hot Chip – Barbarian EP
Limp Twins, The – Tales from Beyond the Groove
Log Cabin Crew – Log Cabin Crew
Losoul – Getting Even
Vishaal – Gemini

2
Lonnie Smith Trio – Purple Haze Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Manzanero, Armando – Lo Mejor de lo Mejor
Matisyahu – Youth
Members of Mayday – Sonic Empire single
Minotaur Shock – Maritime
Minotaur Shock – Rinse
Shakti – Best of Shakti, The

1
Martin, Steve – Steve Martin Brothers, The
Moggs, The – White Belt is not Enough, The
Morse, Steve – Stressfest
Sixpence None the Richer – Divine Discontent

Album Reviews

1—->3—->5
Terrible—->Fantastic

5
Johnson, Robert – Complete Recordings
Shackleton – Soundboy’s Nuts Get Ground up Proper EP
Skream – SSDubstar007
Skream – Traitor BW Angry [ITAL001]
Technical Itch – Winter Stone Breaker
Thievery Corporation – Radio Retailiation

4
GMOS – West African Heat Mix [20080700]
Johnson, Blind Willie – Complete Recordings, The
Lil Wayne – Carter III The Rebirth
Mustard Pimp – Demolition March Mix
NASA – Spirit of Apollo
Prine, John – Great Days
Robinson, Miles Benjamin Anthony – Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Rok, Tes la – Cold Blooded Broken Reality
Gunshot Ritual Murder
Mental Block Warehouse [MODE002]
Rok, Tes la – Uprise Kill Demo [BD002]
Rok, Tes la and Innasekt – Archetype No Need 2 Be Nasty [RVOL002]
Rusko – SNES Dub [dp005]
Shackleton and Mordant Music – I Want to Eat You
Stars of the Lid – And Their Refinement of the Decline
Telepath – Contact
Williamson, Sonny Boy – Real Folk Blues, The
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz

3
Allen, Lily – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Baker, Chet – Embraceable You
Mackaveli – Fabric Live Promo Mix
Mal O Dua – Aching Fingers
Martin, Steve – Crow New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, The
Mills, Alan – Songs of the Sea
V/A – Mirex C8 Wasted
Mr. Beatnick featuring Ahu – I Know All the Bitches
Peverelist – Live at Phonica
Plastician vs Chimpo vs MRK 1 – Kryptonite 12 inch
Prodigy, The – Invaders Must Die
Ramadanman – Each Time
Religious Knives – Door, The
Reso – Toasted and Holograms 12 inch [pitch003]
Round, Carina – Disconnection, The
Scorn – Whistle for It [une40]
Scuba and Distance – Scuba and Distance [abucs001]
Shackleton vs Applebim – Shackleton vs Appleblim [skull002]
Shackleton vs Applebim – Soundboy’s Ashes Get Chopped Out and Snorted 12 inch [skull006]
Shackleton vs Applebim – Soundboy’s BOnes Get Bured in the Dirt, Volume 02 [skull005]
Skepta – Greatest Hits
Skream vs Distance – Skream vs Distance [TEC006]
Skream vs G Squad – Skream vs G Squad
Sno – Disturbance Back Yard [Earwax001]
Sunz of Man – Last Shall Be First, The
Super Flu – Sugarplum Hum Mix [20081216]

2
Byrd, Donald – Black Byrd
Chiefroca – CR4REAL
Flobots – Platypus
Frisell, Bill – Best of, The, Volume 01 (Folk Songs)
Ramadanman vs Conquest – Bare Dubs 001
Random Trio – Lost City (rtp001]
Random Trio – Tectonic [tec004]
Round, Carina – Slow Motion Addict
Rusko – Action Dread and Cockney Flute Remix 12 inch
Sanders, Pharoah – Shukuru
Scuba – Timba Sleepa
Scuba – Twosta [Hot Flush 013]
Shackleton vs Gatekeeper – Shackleton vs Gatekeeper [SKULL004]

1

Trustbusting (To the Brooklyn Posse: TR was the Best)

Today’s NYT discusses some of the parts of Geithner’s new regulatory plan, including this paragraph from the article:

If regulators decided that a company had become “too big to fail,” as was the case with A.I.G. in September, they would subject it to much stricter capital requirements than smaller rivals and much closer scrutiny of its borrowing levels and its trading partners, or counterparties.

Isn’t the more tried and true method of handling these types of companies is to break them apart? And even better yet, prevent them from ever existing? That isn’t to write that additional regulations are a bad idea, just that let’s use some of the tools we already have.