Redeveloping The Deuce

This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a special programmers preview of our King Vidor Retrospective, a long overdue series dedicated to the fascinating and prolific filmmaker whose career bridged the silent and sound eras of Hollywood, featuring live musical accompaniments at selection screenings, rare 35mm prints, and more.

Listen to FLC Programmers Dan Sullivan and Thomas Beard as they discuss the trajectory of one of the Hollywood studio system’s enduringly great auteurs, their recommended films in the series, and more. 

Our King Vidor Retrospective kicks off Friday and plays through August 14. Explore the lineup and get tickets and All-Access Passes at filmlinc.org/vidor.

#407 - King Vidor Retrospective  Programmers Preview

I Don't Sell

I Don't Sell (Records Remix)

NOTICE: This track has been updated with a new and expanded mix. Check it out at: https://ladyapp-titude.bandcamp.com/track/visions-of-the-future-feat-brian-grace

SPECIAL GUEST: Brian Grace on saxophone.

This piece was inspired by a single vocal phrase sampled from jakoB haQ's online FaceTime chat on thesoundtestroom.com. It also includes a few phrase samples from another of my favorite music technology podcasts, Sonic Talk on Sonicstate.com. Heavily chopped up and processed, I believe the original speakers were Rich Hilton, Dave Spiers, and Mark Tinley, who have been some my favorite online music technology personalities for many years. 

iPad apps include: TC-11, Animoog, iMaschine, Synthmaster Player, and iFretless Bass.

Desktop apps include: Native Instruments Kontakt and UVI Workstation (one instance).

Real instruments: Fender Stratocaster guitar and saxophone. 

Check out saxophonist Brian Grace at briangracemusic.com.

Visions Of The Future

6 Royere

5 Pergay

"Destroyer Girlfriend" is a groove number from Desi Desi and Desi that was played at every performance in the band's East Village lifetime (1980-86). It features an ostinato slab of a riff under a pre-rap vocal performance of a rough-edged poetic lyric. 

This recording began life in '80 or '81 with drummer Mike McShane and bassist Mike Enright at the A7 Club (where the Desis rehearsed and ofter performed). Vocals and skronk guitars were added later by Enright onto the Tascam 3340 recording; Byron Stevens added lyric (though strange) guitar lines on the final remaining channel. 

The Tascam reel-to-reel master is badly deteriorated; for this new mix the remaining tracks were combined with additional instrumentation to replace the tracks that could barely be heard. This work was completed in April of 2016.

Destroyer Girlfriend (archaelology mix)

High West

pdub - drum, voice and treatments
recorded in nungua, ghana

Welcome

The Alpha Dog

For too many years, filmmaker William Beaudine's reputation was maligned with false stories of sloppy work and a "one-shot" approach to shooting. In reality, Beaudine was a talented and versatile creative artist who began his career with D.W. Griffith, directed such icons as Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow and W.C. Fields, and worked in the British film industry and for Walt Disney. In this episode, film historian James L. Neibaur, who is at work on a Beaudine biography, considers the filmmaker's legacy and prolific body of work. 

"The Online Movie Show" is produced at the Platinum Wolfe Studios.

Destroyer Girlfriend (archaelology mix)

Mike Enright

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