abstractions, monochromes and minimalism, part 3 (music & drone related)
erik satiela monte young: the well-tune pianoperformance space for luigi nono's prometeo, architect: renzo pianothe classical library of theartofmemory contributor arthur de eriomém.a more up-to-date list here.john luther adams-in the white silencebéla bartók-mikrokosmos-bartok plays bartok: bartok at the piano 1929-41-44 duos for two violins-complete string quartets (quatuor végh)benjamin
Amid the nervous chatter of the figures, the Medusa-like character of life emerges from the shadows: What is senseless, enigmatic, solitary, the deaf and lifeless misunderstanding between those who love; the dark conscience, as of a fault committed; the presentiment at dawn of escaped infinities; and the many things that fall like frost and rust on overly refined souls.- Hugo von Hofmannsthal
masks
Iron bones, which contain the noblest marrow, can be won only by the common bite of all dogs.- Franz Kafka
joseph-nicéphore niepce (physicien et photographe français 1765-1833)
paysage architectural à saint-loup-de-varennes, vers 1826the first photograph(from a camera obscura, eight hour exposure)the university of texas at austinfound looking through the amazing centre georges pompidou catalogue images et imaginaires d'architecture: dessin, peinture, photographie, arts graphiques, théâtre, cinéma en europe aux XIXe et XXe siècles, 1984
some soft moments from twin peaks, volume II (the white lodge, the black lodge)
(bleary, blurred, dim, distorted, faint, foggy, hazy, ill-defined, indefinite, indistinct, misty, muffled, murky, obscure, shadowy, unclear, unfocused, vague)for more images, see full set
That'll cause tears to fall
It rained, it poured, it rained so hard,It rained so hard all day,That all the boys in our schoolCame out to toss and play.They tossed a ball again so high,Then again, so low;They tossed it into a flower gardenWhere no-one was allowed to go.Up stepped a gypsy lady,All dressed in yellow and green;"Come in, come in, my pretty little boy,And get your ball again.""I can't come in, I shan't come
eastern promises
david cronenberg: eastern promises, 2007cinematography by peter suschitzky (a history of violence, spider, existenz, crash)(my apologies to mr. cronenberg for not having included him in this artofmemory survey, he has always been one of my favourite filmmakers, and this new film is certainly one of his best, a truly beautiful, disturbing and complicated work. a teacher in school once remarked
last houses
Inside Sir Richard Burton's mausoleum.'Burton, disguised as an Afghani, made the pilgrimageto the holy cities of Arabia; his voice begged the Lordto deny his bones and skin...'- Borges
this invisible art of memory
this invisible art of memory, 2007new hd video by m swiezynski (magic hour number 1)all titles from frances amelia yates' fine book (soon to be distributed by joseph l'écureuil limité with offices in le havre france)
dreyer
Every dead person is a vampire, the unloved ones excepted.Friedrich Hebbel, Diary of Jan. 31, 1831
last walks
from ANNA KARENINA:shameful and unforgivable: not keeping up with the pace of the horse, he let himself down into the saddle, and all at once his position shifted and he realized that something terrible had happened...Vronsky was touching the ground with one foot, and his horse was sinking on that foot. He barely managed to free his foot, when she fell on her side, snorting harshly, and, making
last walks
Elizabeth von Wittelsbach, Empress of Austria, suffered from a phobia of being looked at. (She always hid from stares behind fans, parasols, and flight.) Her assassin stuck an ice pick in her heart without looking at her. Had she died amid lace under canopies, the doctor would have made her suffer much more by looking into her face.- Guido Ceronetti
illshapen or black or deranged, fugitive of all order, strangers in everyland
m swiezynski (regency san francisco)with new music, from the collection of arthur de eriomém-david sylvian: when loud weather buffeted naoshima, samadhisound 2007with clive bell, christian fennesz, arve henriksen, akira rabelais, and david sylvian-ov: noctilucent valleys, soft abuse 2007with christine boepple & loren chasse-guiseppe ielasi: august, 12k 2007-m83: digital shades vol. 1, m83 2007-
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,Mit der ich sonst viele Zeit verdorben,Sie hat so lange nichts von mir vernommen,Sie mag wohl glauben, ich sei gestorben!Es ist mir auch gar nichts daran gelegen,Ob sie mich für gestorben hält,Ich kann auch gar nichts sagen dagegen,Denn wirklich bin ich gestorben der Welt.Ich bin gestorben dem Weltgetümmel,Und ruh' in einem stillen Gebiet!Ich leb' allein in
seventies cinema, (there is abundent evidence)
the following 10 entries are some basic lists of american films from the seventies.these lists are mostly films i enjoy watching, and films i have wanted to see, with a bit of an attempt to mention more obscure classics. it is not a complete list.i plan on adding to this list as i see more (and i surely have forgotten some).in addition, an attempt (though not thorough) has been made to list many
1970, to ask me to quit drinking, quit gambling and save money?
-mash (d. robert altman)-brewster mccloud (d. robert altman)-the landlord (d. hal ashby)-joe (d. john g. avildsen) with peter boyle*husbands (d. john cassavetes)-the rebel rousers (d. martin b. cohen) with harry dean stanton-crimes of the future (d. david cronenberg) canadian, but good-they call me mr. tibbs! (d. gordon douglas)-zorn's lemma (d. hollis frampton)*serene velocity (d. ernie gehr)*
1971, if a frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his arse so much, follow me?
-bananas (d. woody allen)*mccabe & mrs. miller (d. robert altman) cinematography by vilmos zsigmond*little murders (d. alan arkin) elliott gould photographs dog shizer, cinematography by the great gordon willis*harold and maude (d. hal ashby) cinematography by john a. alonzo*the last picture show (d. peter bogdanovich) with timothy bottoms, jeff bridges, cybill shepherd, ben johnson, randy quaid
1972, it's a sicilian message, it means luca brasi swims with the fishes
-everything you aways wanted to know about sex * but were afraid to ask (d. woody allen)-images (d. robert altman)-lucifer rising (d. kenneth anger)*tomorrow (d. joseph anthony) with robert duvall*bad company (d. robert benton) with jeff bridges and john savage, cinematography by gordon willis*what's up, doc? (d. peter bogdanovich) with randy quaid and m. emmet walsh, cinematography by lászló
1973, get out of my place i know your face
-sleeper (d. woody allen)*the long goodbye (d. robert altman) with elliot gould and sterling hayden, cinematography by vilmos zsigmond*the last detail (d. hal ashby) with randy quaid and michael chapman as taxi driver, cinematography by michael chapman*save the tiger (d. john g. avildsen) with jack lemmon*paper moon (d. peter bogdanovich) cinematography by lászló kovács-the horse (d. charles
1974, since when did william p. moran of detroit michigan become preeminent in the field?
-thieves like us (d. robert altman)*california split (d. robert altman) with elliot gould and george segal-8 1/2 x 11 (d. james benning)-daisy miller (d. peter bogdanovich)-the text of light (d. stan brakhage)-dark star (d. john carpenter)*a women under the influence (d. john cassavetes)*thunderbolt and lightfoot (d. michael cimino) with clint eastwood, jeff bridges and gary busey*the
1975, well, reckon we got enough cattle in there to fill that damn truck
*love and death (d. woody allen)*nashville (d. robert altman)*the passenger (d. michelangelo antonioni) not really american, but starring jack nicholson*shampoo (d. hal ashby) cinematography by lászló kovács-at long last love (d. peter bogdanovich)*white heart (d. daniel barnett)-capone (d. steve carver) with ben gazzara and john cassavetes*shivers (d. david cronenberg) a.k.a. they came from
1976, how's your driving record?... it's clean, it's real clean, like my conscience
-buffalo bill and the indians, or sitting bull's history lesson (d. robert altman)*bound for glory (d. hal ashby) cinematography by haskell wexler-nickelodeon (d. peter bogdanovich)*assault on precinct 13 (d. john carpenter)*the killing of a chinese bookie (d. john cassavetes) with ben gazzara, timothy carey and seymour cassel*take the 5:10 to dreamland (d. bruce conner)*the outlaw josey wales (d
1977, in heaven, everything is fine. in heaven, everything is fine. you've got your good things. and i've got mine.
*news from home (d. chantal akerman) nyc film, cinematography by babette mangolte*annie hall (d. woddy allen) cinematography by gordon willis-3 women (d. robert altman)-11 x 14 (d. james benning)*the late show (d. robert benton) with art carney and lily tomlin*killer of sheep (d. charles burnett)*opening night (d. john cassavetes)-valse triste (d. bruce conner)*rabid (d. david cronenberg) not
1978, nostrovia!
-interiors (d. woody allen) cnematography by gordon willis-a wedding (d. robert altman)-coming home (d. hal ashby) cinematography by haskell wexler-halloween (d. john carpenter)*the deer hunter (d. michael cimino) with john cazale, christopher walken, john savage, robert de niro and meryl streep, cinematography by vilmos zsigmond-the fury (d. brian de palma) with john cassavetes-renaldo and clara
1979, at present, there's no indication of any violence
-manhattan (d. woody allen) cinematography by gordon willis-being there (d. hal ashby)-oklahoma (d. james benning)-saint jack (d. peter bogdanovich) with ben gazzara, cinematography by robby müller*the china syndrome (d. james bridges) with jack lemmon-an evening at home (d. gail camhi)*apocalypse now (d. francis ford coppola)-fast company (d. david cronenberg) not american, but good*the brood (d
intended to be used for making inscriptions in memory
new film by m swiezynski, 2007(shot at eno river, nc, sound by m swiezynski)ready soon for distribution by joe squirrel production company ltd. with offices in bakersfield, fresno and piedmont california, please contact for more information
elephant, some things just stick in your mind
young man gunned down out of focusgus van sant editing elephantimages from gus van sant's elephant, 2003cinematography by harris savides (with work like this, who needs contemporary popular photography?)editing by gus van santsound design by leslie shatz with beethoven’s "für elise" & additional sound by hildegard westerkampthe most beautiful film so far of the 21st century?beauty and chaos......
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