We’ve screened his films at ZXZW. Frans Zwartjes is a filmmaker, musician, violinmaker, drawer, painter and sculptor. Heavily involved in film since 1968, both as a filmmaker and as a teacher. In his films, actors are adorned with make-up and costumes and are put in a setting to enact a staged event. Sexuality, psychosis, cruelty, [...]
Frans Zwartjes films on ubuweb
January 27, 2009
On improvisation
February 10, 2008
Improv-guitar player Derek Bailey was one of the greatest musicians from the European free jazz scene, creating an unique language and method. He made a great documentary on the history of improvisation for Channel 4. And beware: it’s not only about jazz! Now you can see it at Ubuweb. If you like this, you should [...]
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Exitmusic – Passage This duo consists of husband and wife Devon Church en Aleska Palladino, from (Shit, again?!) Brooklyn, New York. With EP From Silence, which they released a year ago Exitmusic showed us their first sign of life.. Passage, their debutalbum, is a bit more bombastic, but still got the sultry sound. Next to this sultry [...]