Format: Double LP
Artist: Damo Suzuki & Sound Carriers
Release date: April 2017
Band: Tomoko Nakasato, Michael Beckett, Claas Großzeit, Ilpo Väisänen, Dirk Dresselhaus & Damo Suzuki
Live mix: Austin Brown
Live sound: Dirk Dresselhaus / ZONE
Mastering: Rashad Becker / Dubplates
LP cover & design: Tobias Frindt
Additional info about the film & the record:
The film was shot in one continuous take. The band played one continuous song, which now is split in four parts for the release of the double album. The film will be shown at selected movie theaters and is available here as video stream.
Band members:
Damo Suzuki (Can): voice
Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM, Angel): electric baritone guitar, effects
Ilpo Väisänen (ex-Pan sonic, Angel): electronics, effects
Michael Beckett (Kptmichigan, Super Reverb): electric guitar, effects
Claas Großzeit (Saal-C): drums, percussion
Tomoko Nakasato (Mio, JINN): dance, electric rake
Statement by the filmmakers - The “painted or (re-) corded” film
A text by Dietmar Post & Lucía Palacios
As filmmakers, it is important the performance we film will be recorded unadulterated. At the same time we do select by positioning and framing the camera, i.e. we watch subjectively. In principle we try to edit inside the camera because we would like to show the presentation in its entirety. It is crucial to know that most of the time we only work with one single camera. The camera is not rigidly tied to a tripod because we want to be able to react at any given moment to what is happening within the spontaneous/ improvised performance. Consequently our work turns into an active composition during the show. It could be called a form of drawing (in German the term “drawing” inhabits the word “recording”) with the camera. As with all spontaneous/improvised a....... więcej