December 20, 2009
‘I haven’t seen Dummy Jim yet, but if this soundtrack is any indication, it must be a truly unconventional and memorable film. With the aid of bizarre instrument builder Sarah Kenchington, Daniel Padden and his cohorts have created a kaleidoscopic collision of traditional Anglo-folk, free jazz, drone, and deep-seated eccentricity that sounds like absolutely no one else.’ Full Review from Anthony D’Amico.
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Tags: Anthony D'Amico, brainwashed.com, daniel padden, Dummy Jim, dummy jim album, dummy jim CD, sarah kenchington, the one ensemble
December 17, 2009
This post is about a very special screening of the short film Harrachov that I co-directed with Joost van Veen. The screening was in Nottingham, England, in August 2009 and a klezmer band called Zelig played live to the film. Sadly I was unable to attend, but thanks to the magic of the internet … You can see Harrachov fleetingly about half way through the clip … B&W, a wheel rolling around of its own accord, the usual stuff you might expect from me & Joost … Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Ben Rivers, Chris Marker, Emily Richardson, Fernando Sanchez, Frank Simeone, George Barber, Hinterland Cinema, John Cage, John Chapman, John Smith, Joost van Veen, Magnificent Revolution, Margaret Tait, matt hulse, Matthias Wermke, Mischa Leinkauf, Zelig