Mistaken Memories of Medieval Manhattan (1981, 43MB, 6:01 min)
A six minute excerpt from the 45 min beaut.
The DVD comes with ‘Thursday Afternoon’ and your
option of playing either movie vertically or horizontally.
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Erica Schreiner – Ohio
Short analog video by Portland based artist Erica Schreiner.
Music by by Prussia.
Stan VanDerBeek – 2 Poem Films
Astral Man an Illuminated Poem (1959, 22MB, 2:27 min.)
poem field No2 (1966, 60MB, 5:42 min.)
A true innovator. Creator of countless films displaying complete artistic control.
What vision Stan VanDerBeek, what vision.
Bleip – No
Bleip – No (2001, 14.32 MB, 2:59 min.)
Beautiful visuals and some on point editing from Pleix,
a group of digital artists in Paris, France.
The music on this one is provided by Bleip.
Comme un Chat Noir au Fond d’un Sac
comme un chat noir au fond d’un sac (2006, 18.4MB, 4:47 min)
A beautiful excerpt from Stephane Elmadjian’s feature film found
on composer Daniel Wohl’s website.
Starting off a bit intense it winds itself down and into some breathtaking stuff.
Sigur Ròs : Heima Trailer
heima trailer (2007, 46.7 MB, 3:53 min.)
An exquisite trailer for the promising first film from Iceland’s Sigur Ròs.
Watch, and then tell me you did not add Iceland to your top 5 places
to see before you die.
Hexstatic
ninja tune (2006, 10.9MB, 5:06 min.)
distorted minds (2006, 6.9MB, 3:18 min.)
Brilliant, and in the case of the first piece, hilarious work from
Hexstatic out of London.
The second featuring Juice Aleem.
Now. Go practice.
Arni & Kinski
glosoli (2005, 45.3MB, 6:14 min)
hoppipolla (2006, 34.7MB, 4:38 min)
Iceland’s own, Stefan Arni and Siggi Kinski, have provided
“pure aesthetic beauty” to back these two wonderful Sigur Ros tracks.
Found on their site.
Ed Banger
ed rec vol. 2 (2007, 9.7MB, 1:05 min)
Little animation for Ed Banger Records Ed Rec Vol. 2.
Music is by Mr Oizo.
your eye on local sports
untitled 1 (2010, 630kb, 7 sec.)
untitled 2 (2010, 1MB, 10 sec.)
trophy sports (2010, 768kb, 8 sec.)
three miniatures from nick vitou (ormo).
all cellphone uploads to facebook.
all shot on location while running replay for a local sports television network.
..DNF chancellor with a gold eye.
& check out his music endeavors at LAPS.
my dark horse is horny – Jaron Albertin
my dark horse is horny (2008, 18MB, 1:23 min.)
Disturbingly hilarious and weird video from Jaron Albertin.
suzon fuks :: rings #1 – #6
rings #1 – #6 (2007, 25MB, 6:35 min.)
“Ongoing series of one-minute unedited shots which can each stands alone.
Improvised choreography multi-reprojected on body parts, counterpointed
by texts by Fernand Shirren, Maurice Bejart’s music advisor and rhythm teacher
of many dancers and choreographers, and a significant inspiration in Fuks’ work.
made collaboratively with and performed by Helen Varley Jamieson,
James Cunningham, Scotia Monkivitch and Suzon Fuks.”
Directed by Suzon Fuks.
Deadlock
Deadlock (1970, 7.7MB, 46 sec)
from Roland Klick’s Deadlock with music by Can.
Listen to the title track here.
What a remarkable film.
What a remarkable band.
Eadweard Muybridge
a couple waltzing – spinning disc (1893, 4MB, 2 sec. loop)
a couple waltzing – mirror simulation (1893, 2.4MB, 2 sec. loop)
Endlessly fascinating work from luminary Eadweard Muybridge.
Read more here. See more here.
Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!
Two Moon July – David Byrne and Phillip Glass
David Byrne – Report from L.A. (1986, 49MB, 4:30 min.)
Phillip Glass – Mad Rush (1986, 29MB, 3:17 min.)
Both of these pieces, although incredibly different in feel and nature, were
preformed for the “multidisciplinary event” which showcased “experimental
video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework”.
Shot at New York City’s infamous Kitchen, and broadcast on television sets
across the states in 1986, the production “reflects a moment when art centers
were experimenting with new modes of presenting the arts for television.”
Read more and see more here.
“More fun than you can shake your stick at”
Wild Combination – A Portrait of Arthur Russell
A Portrait of Arthur Russell (trailer) (2008, 7MB, 2:11 min.)
“Wild Combination is Matt Wolf’s acclaimed documentary on seminal
avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer
Arthur Russell. Before his death in 1992, Arthur created music that
spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art.
The film incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from
Arthur’s family, friends, collaborators and admirers, including
Philip Glass, Allen Ginsberg, Jens Lekman, and many more.”
Dayvan Cowboy
Dayvan Cowboy (2006, 11.4MB, 4:36 min)
Boards of Canada’s first music video and a great one at that.
Utilizing some insane footage of Joseph Kittinger’s Excelsior III jump in 1960.
Directed by Melissa Olson.