In Between The Notes: A Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath (1986)
A film by William Farley, 1986. Color, 28 min
Dana Westover: Beginning (Memorial to Fear, 1972)
Donna Summer: Grand Illusion (The Wanderer - Geffen, 1980)
Robert Rental & The Normal (1979)
Rough Trade tour live video.
Thomas Leer & Robert Rental: Day Breaks, Night Heals (from The Bridge, 1979 - Celluloïd)
Thomas Leer: Tight as A Drum (from 4 Movements, Cherry Red - 1981)
Thomas Leer: All About You (from Contradictions, 1982 - Cherry Red)
Donna Summer: The Woman in Me (from Donna Summer, 1982)
Moon Duo – Live – “Stumbling 22nd Street”, Feb 12, 2010, Synchronicity, Los Angeles, CA from Samantha Cornwell from Visitation Rites
“For me, Moon Duo’s sound is quite evocative. I like to imagine myself racing to the beach on a motorcycle and setting up a huge bonfire. Or perhaps I’m in some smoke-filled backroom circa 1975? Maybe Iggy Pop is there. Either way, their visceral psychedelic guitar rock transports me to another time and place. Their stage show, however, is in stark contrast to this. Their movements are very minimal, even awkward at points. Ripley, the guitarist and vocalist, makes eye contact with the audience on occasion, but only as a means of delivering his lyrics. Sanae, the keyboardist, rocks back and forth as if she were in some sort of isolation chamber, trying to lull herself to sleep. In some ways, this is an anti-performance. When filming their set, I felt more inclined to project video onto them than I did to shoot them. At the time I found the sight of Moon Duo jarring, but now I think they might have the right idea. They know their music is strong enough to transport you, so why have some aggressive image stand in the way?” Samantha Corwell
Washington Phillips: Jesus Is My Friend (I Am Born To Preach the Gospel)
Marie Menken: Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1958-1961)
16mm, color, sound, 4 min. Original score by Teiji Ito.
“There is no why for my making films. I just liked the twitters of the machine, and since it was an extension of painting for me, I tried it and loved it. In painting I never liked the staid and static, always looked for what would change the source of light and stance, using glitters, glass beads, luminous paint, so the camera was a natural for me to try—but how expensive!” - Marie Menken
“A new sound version of this classic. It is a beautiful experience to see her fabulous shooting. The cutting is just as fabulous and is something for all to study; the new score by Teiji Ito is ‘out of this world’ with its many leveled instrumentation. Marie says ‘These animated observations of tiles and Moorish architecture were made as a thank-you to Kenneth for helping to shoot on another film in Spain.’ Shot in the Alhambra in one day.” - Gryphon Film Group
A scene of Coming Apart (1969) by Milton Moses Ginsberg. With Rip Torn & Sally Kirkland.
Steve Gunn: Live at Matchless (Brooklyn). February 2010. Video shot by Fumie Ishii.
