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Direct and beautiful. Macaco, I'm with you. For once, I'm allowing myself to ride the wave of your memory-enthusiasm.

I agree with the avenger except for the "non-indifferent formal elegance" (?). Ah, for the aficionados: a DVD featuring Beck's recent live show at the Marquee is about to be released (or has already been released). It doesn't seem like there are many others out there except for one dedicated to the Japanese market with material from '89 featuring players I'm unfamiliar with.

Well done Zarozinia!

@Contemplation: you are really too kind to me! After all, I'm just an old-timer who is "slightly" losing it, sometimes putting it in reverse for fear that putting it in drive might lead to a nasty slip.... I often follow your comments (like those of Jake, acqualife, Shine, Uxo, Terry, just to name a few) and I am convinced they are fueled by a deep and genuine love for the things and "moods" that I love too. Serious, knowledgeable, and... superior, if I may be so bold. Being cultured seems today to be a misfortune in musical terms, but when you find people like you, you realize that it’s worth continuing to search. Rhetorical question: Why don't you start reviewing again? :-)

Hassell, apart from a few exceptions, is always a source of fascination. With magical-tribal references like in "Aka-darbari-java" or the ethnic explorations of "Flash of the spirit" or "City: Works of fiction," where the electronic (and even funky) element carves out wide spaces. This work, which is now ten years old, brings Hassell back into a more "real" and earthly dimension, as elusive as those terms may be. There’s even Ry Cooder (!), despite the two names seemingly sounding distant. Once again, GiovanniA discovers another beautiful gem (great job!). Once, I was lucky enough to exchange a few words with the Canadian, and his gaze was so magnetic/hypnotic that I found it hard to meet it. (Perhaps because I was sleepy? :)). @Jake, not just about Fresu, but also about Henriksen.....

@Jake: To be honest, I had already thought about it, but laziness, or perhaps the belief that there might be only four or maybe five interested readers, made me hesitate. If you prefer, I can send it to you privately (hahaha... a review ad personam, like back in middle school for my friend Mauro, written on a little piece of paper with a Bic pen). The best thing you can do, without a doubt, is to look for "Electronique Noire," "Light Extracts," and "Sonic Codex," all released by Emarcy, if I remember correctly. He is a weaver, and it’s often hard to understand where the guitar is, hidden as it is in layers of effects and sonic morphs. A good start could also be "Metamorphoses" by Bendik Hofseth, a Norwegian tenor player, considered a sort of heir to Garbarek. It’s a work from about ten years ago with Michael Mainieri and Paolo Vinaccia, featuring spine-tingling Rypdalian solos. Currently, as you know, Aarset is firmly established with Nils Petter Molvaer, and it seems that’s one of his natural habitats. There’s also a double DVD (from Universal) of the band during a show with Jan Bang and Rune Arnesen, a true skin grinder. That’s all I know.

I agree with Jake's invitation to lady Ludovica to share her (undoubtedly) interesting opinion. Even if it involves a multitude of lines. Ludovica, the originality of your contributions so far always promises well, so we confidently await stimulating developments here and there. @Jake: let’s be clear, despite my 96 years, I don't disdain the so-called avant-gardes or contemporary stuff; it’s just that I am... very moody - selective and things related to free have started to bore me a bit or get on my nerves. Although it doesn’t have anything to do with it, I take the opportunity (as long as you haven't already done so) to suggest the recent "Cartology" by Arve Henriksen on ECM. Atmospheric and Hassellian, or the extraordinary works of Eivind Aarset. They are somewhat linked to the "Nordic" scene (Andersen, Stensson, Rypdal, Jormin, Wesseltoft, etc.), but I find these scenarios always very stimulating and "fresh" (...). Let’s hope that Soraludovika (relative of Soralella?) will enlighten us.

Hi Uxo. I completely agree with what I read in the statement and...also with the opinions expressed by some about Connelly. It's great for you to rediscover a film two decades later unchanged. If it makes you dream again, even better! The film, after some difficulties in finding it, seems to be now available with some ease, at least on DVD. @Uxo: I take this opportunity to let you know about the nice surprise I had with "Upojenie" and your related statement. Thank you!

I found it splendid and revealing. Happy hand of the director and.... of the reviewer. @Dr.Adder: if you keep eating shrimp, you'll end up appearing in an unlikely "Forrest Gump: The Return"... :))

As for me, the "qatsi" trilogy made my eyes "shine." I echo the beautiful intervention by GiovanniA (....since we're back on the topic...) and emphasize the great value of Reggio's work. I suppose it would have been enlightening for viewers to attend the precious interviews with the director included in the DVD versions of the first two films. Glass is also interviewed at length. This would add a piece that I consider very important for the overall understanding of the project. @Dr.Adder: nice allusion to Pirandello, but without having seen the film, what could the connection be? @macaco: concise review, but given the intentions, sufficient to grasp the meaning of the work. @Galakordi: the close-ups in "Anima Mundi" don't seem that insistent to me, but given your stance on Reggio, I can understand your annoyance. Have you happened to see "Blue" by Derek Jarman?