that's cool you do this... the cinematic score.  i've always thought this would be a fun creative endeavor... but never had the situation fall in my lap.  i've seen very little film from this era... but i remember reading about this one before.

I've entered the bass seductive sauna & then +dreamsickle vocals creamed my ears! I love this one! --You know it! >>

The energy, electricity, atmosphere...excitement of this live performance, is captured more clearly on these important recordings, than on any other live recordings I have heard. Iconically majestic brilliance. I love this work by Dani and Mat. Sheer magic

This piece brings you there....back to that electric moment...that perfect evening....that perfect space. This is in my top 20 favourite live performances of all time. How do I know for certain it is in my top twenty? Because it is number one

This piece started off as an experiment using Steve Reich's Phase Shift technique.

Apart from the title, neither Frankenstein nor the Moon make an appearance. Sorry to disappoint anyone.

Pic: Musical instrument used as a garden ornament, Heaton Moor, Stockport, Greater Manchester. By Geoff Descartes.

Published on SC 11 December 2021

In the comfort of your own mind

Frankenstein on the moon

travelogue of the subconscious

I could not find words with enough gravity for the current situation. I chose to focus on my hopes for the future.

Hoping For Peace (Instrumental)

'Probable Cause' is a mid tempo Latin Fusion track.

Probable Cause

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Economic Play

13 - 01

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Quiet Mantra IV by Mathias D. Clain
Live played music; modular synthesizer (drone) and acoustic instruments through microphones, signal processing and mixing done in the moment with some minor edits in the DAW.

Quiet Mantra IV

A small excerpt from a recent Expanded Cinema project by Dani Kirby ( Keyboards/Voice) and Mat ward (Bass), presented Live at MONA FOMA festival 2021 in Hobart, Tasmania. 
Project Synopsis/Media release....

The Smiling Madame Beudet
Germain Dulac, 1923

Kirby/Ward present the the latest chapter in their ongoing investigation both the history of sound in the era of silent cinema and the pioneering role female artists played (most often overlooked) in the avant garde. They have written and will perform a new score for voice, piano and bass to accompany Germain Dulac’s ground breaking 1923 film The Smiling Madame Beudet.
The Smiling Madame Beudet is credited as the first Feminist movie. The protagonist Madame Beudet is trapped in a suffocating marriage with her only escape being music and the fantasy that she lives in a different world. Her husband is domineering, boorish and frequently pretends to shoot himself (sometimes in front of guests) to taunt and belittle her. Far from portraying Madame Beudet as a victim it casts her as a heroine who, rather than submitting to a life of cruelty, seeks to assert her desires and free herself from the bonds of domestic misogyny.
Dulac uses groundbreaking cinematic artistry to embellish and add detail to both the narrative and the investigation of sexism and gendered roles through techniques such as super-imposition, ultra contrasting of focus, slow-motion, repetition of shots, abstraction and extreme camera angles. These techniques powerfully enforce the Dulac’s desire to show both the oppressiveness of the situation and the absolute need for an imagining of a better life.
The compositional approach focuses on highlighting the sub-text and philosophical underpinnings of the film with emphasis on the meta-narrative behind the protoganist’s story - which is a timeless critique of marriage, gender and sexism. Cinematically this is expressed through Dulac’s focus on Madame Beduet’s internal world as she moves between the disparity of escapism and reality. It is her complex voice and thoughts, as a metaphor for the broader issues of the film that Kirby/Ward bring to life through a dynamic score that incorporates multiple genres ranging from ultra minimalist melody all the way to deafening sub-bass drone.

The Smiling Madame Beudet LIVE Dani Kirby/Mat Ward

Music and things that might sound like music by Mat Ward. Noise Art/A  Piano and Bass Duet with Dani Kirby/A 50 plus member Art Ensemble called Then She Reaches The Gun/Deep Research Into Luigi Russolo and his Intonarumori .. thats just the stuff I post regularly : ) Thanks to everyone thats ever stopped by. Music is The Best!

The Smiling Madame Beudet LIVE Dani Kirby/Mat Ward

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