I finally received a wonderful package from Herr Bartholdsen in Sweden. Yes
folks, its 90 minutes of Euro MTV and other hep-cat channels that us American
hoodlums will never have the pleasure of seeing.
The quality is terrific and the Panasonic deck does a great job of conversion.
I believe that even PAL videos look better on American TVs than NTSC videos
(as if PAL television wasn't enough). Things are nice and sharp with no
ghosting or major artifacts. The sound quality varies, but hell, you can
always overdub it. None of the videos are really time synced.
A few that are included (from memory, I didn't take notes):
Some Dead Can Dance piece with footage from Baraka, letterboxed and VERY COOL!
An interview with a very shy and reserved Geir Jennsen, along with a FANTASTIC
video of "The Shield". This one was my favorite on the tape.
The entire "flea market" video for Lush 3.
The original Perpetual Dawn, similar to the "Patterns and Textures" version,
but different.
Sven Vath's "L' Esperanca" and ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN I'VE EVER SEEN
(hubba hubba).
A short Richard James interview and videos for "On" and "Ageopolis"
"Oin Doing"?? And a very nice spectacular Baraka like epic video (about 15
minutes)
A bit of "Chime" which looks like it was done by San Francisco's Hyperdelic?!?
Kraftwerk's "Telefone"
TANTALIZING bits of "Mountain Goat" and "Cascade". I WANT THESE, ARRRGHGH!
Cosmic Baby on the piano
A few cool bits and pieces from MTV promos. Four minutes of bad Japanese
drama. Something that looks like Christian and his friends shooting home
videos in the dark, and a good five minutes of channel flipping at the end.
PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE. This is by no means a professional tape, but it is a fun
tape, and hell, what can you expect? Its free.
What I'm probably going to do is a tape chain. I'll dupe it onto two tapes.
A regular VHS and an SVHS. If you can handle the latter, let me know and I'll
put you on that list instead. Respond to this mail with the subject "MTV
Tape" with your full snail address, phone, and email. Keep in mind that you
need to dupe the tape within a few days of arrival and send it to the next
person. If this doesn't work, I'll just keep future tapes for myself (and
Christian has promised more).