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Andy Stott & Roly Porter double bill

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:13:38 +0000

Bronnt Industries Kapital presents ‘Turksib’

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:40:59 +0000

One of the most breathtaking documentaries ever shot, Turksib is an epic spectacle that lyrically and intensely depicts Stalinist Russia’s improbable efforts to build a railway through one of the most inhospitable deserts in the world. Bristol’s Bronnt Industries Kapital embellish the film’s visual symphony with a stunning live score.

Directed by Viktor Turin and prepared for an English audience by John Grierson, this captivating timepiece allows us to witness the technological world we’ve built on nature’s shoulders: it is also a priceless artifact of cinema history, giving us unparalleled insight into the daunting technical and artistic creativity undertaken in the name of Soviet Communism.

With their live soundtrack, electro-acoustic act Bronnt Industries Kapital (led by Guy Bartell) tap into the weird and wonderful emotions and intellectual political dilemmas thrown up by this incredible film. Pastoral solo psaltery melodies, Central Asian-style drones, graceful ensemble pieces, and propulsive drum rhythms combine to trace Turksib’s dizzying transit. The moving images take on a hypnotic resonance.

The film and specially commissioned score is the centrepiece of The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Nightmail, a collection of films looking at the influence of Soviet propaganda on British filmmaking curated by the BFI and out now on DVD.

Press Quotes

“A lyrical, humane, superbly edited masterpiece” – The Guardian on ‘Turksib’

“Bartell is one of electronica’s staunchest and most singular footsoldiers”- The Wire on Bronnt Industries Kapital

http://www.bronnt.com

Return to Power Lunches

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:37:51 +0000

SILK is coming

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:25:52 +0000

Get jacking with this hot off the press LA Vampires single here.

b und c

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:15:48 +0000

Just announced for TONIGHT and very limited capacity. Live show from Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland / Hype Williams on the day their new album on Hyperdub Black Is Beautiful is released.

Free tickets here.

Michael Hurley in Bristol

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:17:24 +0000

Grouper in Bristol this week

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:47:41 +0000

Sun Araw & M.Geddes Gengras meet The Congos

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:22:41 +0000

World premiere, Village Underground, London, 22nd June.

Give thanks and praise.

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:44:25 +0000

Scandinavian Shadows

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:00:35 +0000

Check them out in Berlin (11.03), Copenhagen (17.03) and Aarhus (18.03) too