Oh man. Tom Buckholz’ GEMSTONES was the opening short for HL’s first big event at State Theatre in Ann Arbor a couple years back. We installed a sound system with a giant subwoofer & his video pumped so hard during the dry run the night before — we were psyched. The night of the event, there was a short in the system and it played silently for a good 30 seconds — no pumps. We still owe this talented dood some tacos.
Here’s University of Arizona’s Assistant Professor of Art Gary Setzer on GEMSTONES:
The video transcends the original source material (the sum is greater than the individual parts). The intense visual effect achieved with the editing parallels the induction of hypnotism–pointing to revelations about sales-driven brain washing and the many forms of human desire. The layered audio plays no small role in making the sale.
And Tom on GEMSTONES:
Something I never publicized about GEMSTONES is that it was created as a sort of appropriated diary. The clips used in the video come from things that I watched or listened to with people socially, and reflect the relationships and interactions that I had with those people. There is a narrative thread to the entire work as a whole, but I’m not sure how much that comes across if you don’t know the references. It might come across more like a half-dreaming channel surfing experience, which is appropriate too, because thats kind of a good metaphor for my life at the time.
For more on Tom Buckholz, please consult his pretty website on the internet.
Gemstones played at HOTT LAVA in Ann Arbor on June 26, 2009 and at INSTANT RICE on January 16, 2010.
A lot of new things come along with a new year — new struggles, new hats, and new definitions just to name a few. One word that ol’ Webster has pointed a hairy eyeball at is “creationism.” Stuffy Christians will lay claim to the phrase no longer as we have a new design for this one. DJs AARON LINDELL & FOREST JUZIUK got a bunch of records, something to play them on, a few dance step charts and created COLOR HUMANO! That’s new creationism at work! And holy smokes, it’s divine!
Here’s your soundtrack for the new creationism. It’s called Windspell and it’s suitably witchy, comprised of swirling synths, cosmic jazz (far out!), no wave rage, and I’ll be damned if there aren’t some secret Alice Coltrane tinkles in there. Recorded live to cassette in Oakland, CA — enjoy Windspell! And then come to El Rio to bask in Color Humano!
DOWNLOAD: FOREST JUZIUK – WINDSPELL
COLOR HUMANO • 24 January 2012 • 9:00PM • El Rio • 3158 Mission, SF • FREE • FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/ytfkRx
Twas just Halloween 2011 that we posted the first segment of Dirty Tricks Done in the Park, Like Three Quarks for Muster Mark, Meant to Leave You in the Dark by the late, great singer-songwriter/filmmaker/Masonic conspiracy “expert”/etc. Mr. JOHN NORTH WRIGHT.
Here we have a truly fascinating bit about a young JNW & his spirit guide. In addition to the pages linked in our original post (HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE), there’s now a JNW Soundcloud page with the entirety of his last musical release, White Widow, among other gems. Enough about that — viewer, view on!
The Spycatcher Incident played at numerous HOTT LAVA events between Ann Arbor and Detroit. HL will re-release Dirty Tricks Done in the Park, Like Three Quarks for Muster Mark, Meant to Leave You in the Dark in the future.
Photo by Kara Krause.
Ahhhhh, the works of Ted Kennedy. Now, we’re talking about the man, not the politician, and this fellow… by god, he’s seen things. Often, he sees a deceased creature in a state of nature doing its thing to the poor wretch. Of course, you say. I’ve seen this!, you say. Oh, but have you? Somewhere in the world, there is a bar running this loop on a small television set, endlessly, forever.
Fawn played at numerous HOTT LAVA screenings between Ann Arbor and Detroit in addition to several exhibitions including Forth From Its Hinges and WORK Gallery.
