"Sonic Acts" and "Sonic Images" at the Harvard Film Archives 7/17 @ 8:00
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(I) "Sonic Acts: From Stockhausen to Squarepusher"
US/Netherlands, 1998 (60 mins)
By means of interviews, music clips and archive footage, Sonic Acts gives an
impression of developments and the current state of affairs in electronic
music. The film explores the crossover between so called "serious" and
"popular" sides of electronic music as well as the inherent conflicts of such
a phenomenon. Pioneers of electronic music such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and
John Cage talk about their conceptions of electronic music while the youngest
musicians in the field, Merzbow and DJ Spooky among them, also share their
reflections.
(II) "Sonic Images" (62 min)
A project of five short experimental films. Represented are five sound and
image collaborations between international musicians/composers and directors.
Sonic Images contains the following:
1. Signal to Noise
Images: Ian Kerhof
Music: Merzbow
2. Kontakte
Images: Frank Scheffer
Music: Karlheinz Stockhausen
3. Esplora Wasta Spaco Super Atlantiko
Images: Joost Rekveld
Music: Florentijn Boddendijk
4. Dreams of a Dead Poet
Images: Rob Schroder
Music: DJ Spooky
5. Hard Normal Weird
Images: Alexander Oey
Music: Squarepusher
Codec!
http://www.mindstorm.com/codec
LogiQ
http://www.sinless.com/logiq