Madruga Works: Planetbase
DVD Dati I have it ★★★★
Madruga Works: Planetbase
24 apr 16
Madrugada: Industrial Silence
File Audio I have it ★★★★★
Madrugada: Industrial Silence
25 jun 16
I didn't know this Norwegian band until I listened to this record here, 'Industrial Silence', released in 2000 via Virgin Records and produced by a big name like John Agnello. It's impossible not to think of Nick Cave while listening, due to the similarities in the vocal tone of frontman Sivert Hoyem with that of the Australian songwriter. However, their music doesn't hold the same fury as the Bad Seeds or bands like Gallon Drunk or Grinderman; rather, it has a different approach. There are suburban twilight atmospheres worthy of Afghan Whigs and a certain strain of American music from the seventies (I also think of the great Ry Cooder) here updated according to more modern aesthetic and musical standards. Really beautiful, a big surprise as far as I'm concerned. It gains points with every listen.
Mariama Bâ: Le chant écarlate
Cartaceo I have it ★★
Mariama Bâ: Le chant écarlate
21 jun 16
Mariama Ba was a political activist and one of the most prominent intellectual figures in the Senegalese cultural landscape of the last century. Always at the forefront, particularly in the battles for the emancipation of Senegalese women, in this small posthumous novel, she tells the story of an evidently impossible love affair between a black Senegalese man and a white French woman. While the story starts from positive premises where the meeting of the two cultures seems possible through love, the ending—so tragic and laden with despair (yet unexpected)—shatters this enchantment and brings the reader back to the harsh reality of the facts. Which is the harsh reality of the facts where each person fails to see beyond their own nose and to go beyond their own cultural and social limitations.
Mark Mylod: The Big White
File Video I lack ★★★
Mark Mylod: The Big White
12 may 16
A black comedy set in Alaska starring Robin Williams. A man in financial trouble, who also has a wife we might call completely crazy, decides to try and collect on his brother's life insurance, who has been missing for five years. He literally finds himself surrounded by two eccentric criminals, a stubborn insurance adjuster, and the same brother (as usual, a brilliant Woody Harrelson) who is completely out of his mind and reappears after reading in the newspaper about what was supposed to be his death. Definitely entertaining. A worthy mention goes to the music, which is by Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo.
Matthew Chapman: The Ledge
File Video I lack ★★
Matthew Chapman: The Ledge
21 jul 16
A man (Gavin) who lost his wife and daughter begins to meet Shana, a woman married to a fanatically religious Catholic who tries to introduce him and his friend Chris to the cult of God. Soon, Gavin and Shana's relationship is discovered, and circumstances lead to Gavin being thrown off the roof of a building in the center of the city. A policeman, Hollis, who is going through a rough patch in his life, attempts to stop him from ending it all. The two engage in a conversation, reflecting the lives of each other. Narrated through the flashbacks of the two main characters, 'The Ledge' is a dramatic film with didactic content that invites the audience to reflect on life, love, and the various kinds of relationships between people. Well directed, the plot works, but I guess there was probably an opportunity to push the boundaries more than what was actually done.
Michael Almereyda: Experimenter
File Video I lack ★★★
Michael Almereyda: Experimenter
9 may 16
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Michael Gira: I Am Not This
File Audio I have it ★★★
Michael Gira: I Am Not This
21 apr 16
Limited edition disc released on the occasion of Gira's solo tour in 2016. It features some reinterpretations of his old songs (as a solo artist, or with Swans, Angels of Light...) and some live versions. More beautiful and meaningful than any greatest hits collection.
Michael Tolkin: Jerry Was A Man
File Video I lack ★★★★
Michael Tolkin: Jerry Was A Man
24 may 16
Based on a story by the gigantic Robert A. Heinlein and directed by Michael Tolkin, featuring a cast that includes Malcolm McDowell, Anne Heche, and Jason Diablo in the role of the android 'Jerry', this is undoubtedly the best among the episodes of the unfortunate 'Masters of Science Fiction' experience. The story revolves around the android Jerry. Born and constructed for military purposes as an 'anti-mine' puppet, he is saved from destruction by the wealthy and dissatisfied Martha Von Vogel in what will be an absurd process aimed at proving his humanity and independence as a sentient being. A sort of farce, bordering on the grotesque, at the end of which Jerry will indeed reveal himself to possess an humanity—in other words, the worst qualities of the human race.
Minor Victories: Minor Victories
File Audio I have it ★★
Minor Victories: Minor Victories
14 jun 16
First album of the supergroup composed of Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), and Justin Lockey of Editors, along with the latter's brother, filmmaker James Lockey, whose contribution as a musician will also involve giving a 'visual' aspect to the entire project. The album also features guests such as Mark Kozelek ('For You Always') and James Graham of Twilight Sad (Scattered Ashes - Song For Richard). The project clearly has some cinematic inspiration; the album opens with typically shoegaze sounds, then experiences a drop in tone and ultimately evolves into an emotional kind of soundtrack. I wasn't particularly thrilled by it, perhaps because it's too ethereal, but it's a well-made work and definitely more than listenable.
Mitchell Lichtenstein: Teeth
File Video I lack ★★
Mitchell Lichtenstein: Teeth
14 apr 16
A dark comedy, a horror film, a nightmare. A girl, the spokesperson for a sexual abstinence group, actually possesses what mythology would call 'vagina dentata' (how can one not think of Dr. Adder by K. W. Jeter). Between symbolism and black humor, reflections on matters of an ethical and religious nature, a film that should be taken seriously only to a certain extent to avoid succumbing to panic and castration complexes.
Mountains: Centralia
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Mountains: Centralia
20 may 16
Beautiful album of dronic and experimental electronic music released by the duo formed by Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp in 2013 via Thrill Jockey Records. I'm not usually a big fan of the genre, but I can't help but consider this album one of the best long sessions of ambient music I've ever listened to. Particularly inspired, the prolonged listening experience transports you to an ideal continental dimension between what could be the myth of Atlantis and the age of great explorations, before knowing every single square meter of our planet. A journey that you can practically undertake only inside your mind.
Mrs. Magician: Bermuda
File Audio Not intrested ★
Mrs. Magician: Bermuda
16 jun 16
Produced by John Reis, 'Bermuda' is the second LP by Mrs. Magician, a band from San Diego that deliberately draws inspiration from 1960s rock and roll, with some influence from 1980s power pop and hints of Elephant 6 sound in the more experimental and psychedelic passages. The album is definitely very listenable and filled with catchy riffs and garage and surf rock sounds. It's quite 'poppy' and at times reminds me of some bands from the so-called neo-wave and post-2000 UK garage/pop scene. Honestly, it didn't excite me much, but of course, we are also talking about my personal musical preferences in listening.
Mugstar / The Cosmic Dead: Split 12''
File Audio I have it ★★★
Mugstar / The Cosmic Dead: Split 12''
16 jun 16
Split released in 2014 on 12'' between two of the most esteemed heavy-psych bands in the UK music scene, namely Mugstar and The Cosmic Dead. A meeting of two bands that, after all, have a lot in common and here alternately showcase their skills in the realms of space music and kraut psychedelia. The cover is nice, paying homage to that of 'Goo' by Sonic Youth, the famous one created by Raymond Pettibon of Black Flag and inspired by a photo from 1966 depicting Maureen Hindley and David Smith driving to testify against Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, the two serial killers of the infamous 'Moor Murders'.
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