184, 517-518 by Brakhage: An Anthology (Volumes One and Two)
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
I humbly suggest Nurse With Wound, especially earlier albums like "Soliloquy for Lilith" or "Spiral Insana."oldsheperd wrote:Anyone re-examine what are good musical choices to accompany the films with no soundtrack? I haven't tried anything as of yet but I imagine some sort of white noise ala Cage, Stockhausen? perhaps a group like Can? I thought about Throbbing Gristle but I don't have D.O.A. or 2nd Annual Report just 20 Great Jazz Funk Whatever it is. I imagine a group like the Japanese band Ghost would work as well.
I think Metal Machine Music could work too but then I'd have to buy Metal Machine Music which doesn't make much sense to me.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
I would try Nurse with Wound or Destroy All Monsters if they can be found for a decent price.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
Merzbow. The End.
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I love you tooNoiretirc wrote:Merzbow. The End.
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How about the group Text of Light? Kind of Spacy and Kraut-y. Also named after a Brakhage film.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
I once tried to watch "23rd Psalm Branch" while listening to The Orb's Pomme Fritz album. It didn't really gel, that album is too mellow for that film. I think the films work better as silents anyway.
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I was thinking maybe Chrome could work.
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Yes! And Sonic Youth loves them too.goner wrote:How about the group Text of Light? Kind of Spacy and Kraut-y. Also named after a Brakhage film.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
"Boat Woman Song" off of Canaxis by Holger Czukay
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
And when they perform, it is live to Brakhage films.goner wrote:How about the group Text of Light? Kind of Spacy and Kraut-y. Also named after a Brakhage film.
Filmforum brought them to Los Angeles. I thought their music was great, and the films were great, but the music overpowered/didn't work well enough with the films.
I think silent Brakhage films should be played without sound. It was a nice experiment with Text of Light, and also one that showed why the films work better with no soundtrack.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
Am I being pedantic for becoming annoyed at first that the blu actually does split Vol 1&2.
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Yes.knives wrote:Am I being pedantic for becoming annoyed at first that the blu actually does split Vol 1&2.
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I should mention though that the two films in the set I've watched are fascinating and I don't think I'll have the repetition problems I did with the Keen set here. Things are going a lot slower.
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Two things:knives wrote:Am I being pedantic for becoming annoyed at first that the blu actually does split Vol 1&2.
1) I don't think "pedantic" is the word you want here.
2) Are you really complaining that nearly 12 hours worth of material is spread across two discs instead of crammed into one?
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
That's not what I was complaining about. They have two separate digis for vol. 1 and vol. 2. I don't see why they couldn't have put it all on one extra fold digi. Movies are great though. Dog Star Man felt like it was running in reverse.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
So, with the B&N sale, I have started looking at this set. But, a quick question: on the BD discs, do they feature a "play-all" function between all of the short films so they will essentially stream? Kind of like TV episode discs.
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Yes, although the stream will be interrupted for a "graphic content" warning before The Act of Seeing... I believe you have to click to acknowledge it (and then the stream keeps going).
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Yes, there is a play all function. On volume 2, there is also a cool option to view designated groups of shorts as a manageable "program."
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
sweet deal.
I think I might blind buy this after work. I have no idea what to expect.
I think I might blind buy this after work. I have no idea what to expect.
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Re: 184 & 517/518 by Brakhage: an anthology (Volumes 1 and 2
Something that may change your life forever.aox wrote:I have no idea what to expect.
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To be honest, I am feeling uninspired in my own short film-making. Looking for some inspiration.
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His films are somewhere between Kenneth Anger and Jeff Keen if that makes sense to you. It's a lot of slow edited abstracts that manage to tell oddly personal stories. I'm sure youtube has a few (if not the best) if you want to test them out. It's a very worthwhile purchase.
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Slow edited? You must be joking!knives wrote:His films are somewhere between Kenneth Anger and Jeff Keen if that makes sense to you. It's a lot of slow edited abstracts that manage to tell oddly personal stories. I'm sure youtube has a few (if not the best) if you want to test them out. It's a very worthwhile purchase.