Robert Millis - Sublime Frequencies European Film Screening Tour deets

Ok I promised to put up the details in last weeks Radio Show. Sublime Frequencies' take on 'roots/folk' music is incredible and far-and-a-way my favourite. Over a distinguished few decades they have found and put out the most R'n'R of indigenous sounds, lunatics, mystics, Radio, gods, geniuses, animals, insects, skies - you name it they find the rawest most fantabulous stuff - ANYWHERE. So needless to say their films are astounding. Here's their take on Southern India

There you are. That was just 1:19 of one of the films, and your mind is now trickling out of your ears isn't it?

The other film is about the Phi Tha Kohn Ghost Festival or 'Mardi Gras from Hell' which takes place in the Isan province of Northern Thailand. I cannot embed it here but cut & paste this link-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VyM6B_v4o

So tour dates (and apologies for the formatting shambles!)

MAY 14: BERLIN - N.K. Elsen Strasse, 52 12059 Berlin

http://www.nkprojekt.de/

May 16: BERLIN - (improv set w/ Ratbag and Gilles Aubry)

May 16: BERLIN - (improv set w/ Ratbag and Gilles Aubry)Loophole, Boddinstrasse 60 12053 Berlinhttp://www.loophole-berlin.com/

May 18: BERLIN - Schwelle 7, Uferstraße 6, 13357 Berlin, Germany 

May 18: BERLIN - Schwelle 7, Uferstraße 6, 13357 Berlin, Germany performance with Sublime Frequencies' contributor, Laurent Jeanneau,  Using material gathered on various Sublime Frequencies expeditions.
May 21: GENEVA - Cave 12, 4 Rue de la Prairie 9pm CHF10www.cave12.org
May 22: BRUSSELS (film screening) Crickxstraat 15, 1060 bruxelles 8.30PM €5http://www.lesateliersclaus.com/
May 23: AALST - Houtkaai z/n, 9300 Aalst 8pm €13/10 with Dean Blunthttp://www.netwerk-art.be/en/concerts/989/dean-blunt-rmillis
May 24: AMSTERDAM - OCCIIAmstelveenseweg 134, 1075XL Amsterdam 9pm €7http://occii.org/

May 25: BRADFORD - Threadfest @ Fuse Art Space, 

May 25: BRADFORD - Threadfest @ Fuse Art Space, 5-7 Rawson Place BD1 3QQ 1pm Free entry. Also appearing: Philip Jeck + Basic House + Lee Patterson + Dean McPhee + Female Bandhttps://www.facebook.com/events/488180197953434/http://wearefuse.co/threadfest/
May 26: COVENTRY - The Coal Vaults, Coal Vaults CV1 4LY 8pm £5/7http://thetinmusicandarts.org.uk/events/robert-millis-presents-sublime-frequencies/
May 27: LONDON - Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston E8 3DL* Also screening Robert Millis' film: Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts of Isan8pm £7/8http://cafeoto.co.uk/sublime-frequencies-robert-millis-the-world-is-unreal-like-a-snake-in-a-rope.shtm
May 28: HELSINKI - Korjaamo, Töölönkatu 51 a-b, 00250 Helsinki with Avarus* Screening This World Is Unreal Like A Snake In A Rope8pm €tbahttp://www.korjaamo.fi/
May 29: TAMPERE - Telakka, Tullikamarinaukio 3, 33100 Tampere* Screening: Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts of Isan8pm €tbahttp://www.telakka.eu/

May 30: BRIGHTON - The Cowley Club, 12 London Rd, BN1 4JA 

May 30: BRIGHTON - The Cowley Club, 12 London Rd, BN1 4JA with F.Ampism + Dickinson/Murphy/Nyoukis7.30pm £5http://www.cowleyclub.org.uk/
May 31: GLASGOW - The Old Hairdressers, 20-28 Renfield Lane, G2 6PHwith Bridget Hayden www.stereocafebar.com

June 1: BRISTOL - Cube Cinema, Dove Street South, BS2 8JD8pm £6/8http://www.cubecinema.com/programme/view/2014/3/28?daysahead=90#event_7324

June 3: Film screening, Athens TBA

June 5: e Athens, TBAJune 7: PARIS - Espace en Cours, 56, rue de la Réunion, 75020 Paris with Tara Jane O'Neil7.30pm €7http://alifibgigs.wordpress.com/

Sofy Major vs Hurricane Sandy - (documentary)

I was raving about their 'Idolize' album last year, but had no idea of what happened around the recordings. Even before the hurricane destroyed the studios, they had to negotiate a heavily masturbating hostel manager. It was that sort of trip.

The Brooklyn hardcore/DIY scene gets them through the worst of it, before they tour the NW and the South. Interesting observations about a working band. Their album is excellent and has been featured in my show - think NoMeansNo, Unsane, Amphetamine Reptile...a golden era...

out on Solar Flare Records and recommended-

http://solarflarerds.bigcartel.com/product/sofy-major-idolize-12-vinyl-pre-orders

 

Film - Mondo Cane (1962)

The original 'Mondo' shockumentary. Considers the variety and lunacy of the human animal via all manner of shocking, exotic, violent, sad, hilarious, pitiful, fatal, vicious etc etc (this is an in-joke you will get if you watch it) scenes. Some are real and some are set-ups. There is a colossal amount of animal killing/cruelty so be warned. Quite a few people die as well. Superb filming, sequencing, editing and scoring make this a cracking film as it moves from, say: bikini dumbness to Bikini Atoll and heartbreaking scenes of the effects of radiation poisoning in the animals; or from the grim reaper to alcoholics and prostitutes on the Reeperbahn. You have to see this with the original Italian narrator as his camp asides and venomous jokes are really funny, but every now and then you get a sober meditation on, say, death or faith that is brilliantly well written. Highlights for me were the self-flagellants who inadvertently looked like Hitler impersonators wearing turf for hats! And the tropical island chief with a thing for very large ladies, many many very large ladies, with all of whom he had knocked out goodness knows how many children...oh the joy when you finally get to see him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SodbsPbneMM&feature=channel&list=UL

Film - Mondo Hollywood (1967)

...and Bobby Beausoleil is the kid with the bow and arrow in this fascinating look at the mediocrity that is, or homes in on, big money. The LA hubris has become a blueprint for cities all over the world since this groundbreaking documentary was made in the mid-sixties. As always, this was a closed scene which turned in on itself...there are Manson acolytes and victims peppered throughout the film. "The body thing is so big." Any real talent isn't apparent, just journalists, businessmen and other limpets commenting on, and clinging to, the celebrity. Prophetic, I mean just look at the scene where the royals are next to, the far more handsome, beautiful (and talented!), Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. The end-credits are superb...

and so to the grossly misleading poster (more on this in the next post - can you guess what comes next? It's dead simple)

 

Whisky a Go Go (1967)

Live footage of The Group as well

Werner Herzog - From One Second To The Next

Herzog's films were often focused on a person's struggle against his environment, his hubris, vanity, demons and fate.

Since he moved into documentaries it seems to have opened him up. You'll never forget the relatives in this, and you will hate the murderors whining, and wonder why they are not in prison? 

I recall that way back, when the use of mobile phones in vehicles was to be banned, the industry's lobbyists 'prevented' that common-sense. The scum-captains of the white-van fleets required by internet shopping behemoths also lobbied re using mobiles to monitor their minions.