Signals: Sound Stages
Overview of films
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Stimulus Progression (Rotterdam)
In the 1970s, Muzak Corporation developed a pseudo-scientific method called ‘Stimulus Progression’, using music to increase productivit
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Soundfigures
Visual artist Satz often concentrates on sound and acoustics. Her recent video-works all share a media-archeological approach. Old musical automata
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Reverberlin
Throughout his career, Michael Snow has alternated between his practice as a media-artist and as a musician. For this rare document, he combines bo
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The International Space Orchestra
Scientists attempt to communicate with non-terrestrials, set to a libretto by Bruce Sterling.
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Wavemakers
Documentary uniting an ensemble of fascinating characters (including Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood) in their passioned quest to revive a sophisticate
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Just Ancient Loops
High-resolution scans of nitrate footage and new CGI renderings of space depict a unique view of the heavens. With Maya Beiser on cello.
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Death Metal Angola
War-ravaged and potentially the richest country in Africa, Angola is the epicentre of the African hardcore music scene. Two people running an orpha
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Sample: Not For Sale
This documentary unites all the important artists involved in the use of sampling, the musical term for the recycling of already-existing material.
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Hit Parade
People lying face down proceed to pound the floor with the microphone one thousand times, each choosing their own rhythm and intensity. Their sound
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Snow in Vienna
In the slipstream of one of his many recent exhibitions and retrospectives, documentary filmmaker Kwasnik is following the maestro.