Name: Sky Is Falling Down by ranithefirst
Duration: 6 min 25 s
Description: This is something I wrote and recorded in 2005, back in my cheesy days. I was 18 then, go ahead, judge me.

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest (or guests, in this case) to discuss an arthouse, foreign, or experimental film of their choice.

Warning: The episode features discussions about suicide. If you feel you are in crisis or know someone who is struggling, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It is a free, 24-hour hotline at 1.800.273.TALK (8255).

For the eleventh episode, I switched up the format of the show a little bit and talked to both Charlie Nash, a contributor at Edge Media and various other publications, and his close friend, William Willoughby, a veteran who was kind enough to speak about the film’s relationship with his own PTSD, about Elem Klimov’s controversial and influential 1985 Russian anti-war film, Come and See––which is available on The Criterion Collection and to stream on The Criterion Channel. Klimov’s film is a staggering portrayal of the loss of innocence of an idealistic teenager during the Nazi occupation of Belarus during World War II.

True to its name, it’s less a traditional war film than a feature-length crucible for its young lead (played by Aleksei Kravchenko, whose hair did indeed turn gray during the arduous production), whose only remnants of childhood disappear long before he’s reduced to a sobbing mess as seen on the infamously imposing cover. But despite the endurance test reputation from its advocates and critics––it’s regularly featured as a poster child for “films that you’ll only ever want to see once” along with popular controversial choices like Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom or Irreversible––it doesn’t resort to sensationalism despite the film’s effectively torrential presentation.

Come and See channels a different kind of unspeakable horror. A sensation that lingers not because of gore or the brutality, but because Klimov and his performers so deftly evoke the consuming psychic disruption of war. That’s in large part thanks to the sound design––a maelstrom of jagged noise, silence, melodramatic inner and outer monologues, diegetic folk and classical music, and unceasing crying. It also doesn’t feel constricted by the usual expectations of the standard war film and its stampeding self-importance or worries about not showing battles as heroic.

That last suggestion is the starting point for today’s podcast conversation as Charlie and Will first talk about their complex and extreme emotional reactions to the film before we all deconstruct what makes a war film effective and how many American films fail in that respect. It’s a frank, difficult conversation, but one that I hope communicates the ways Come and See feels truly singular.

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Intermission Ep. 11 - Come and See (with Charlie Nash and Will Willoughby)

An upbeat live set that blends my own personal favorite techno and acid sounds. This set was streamed as part of the Late Knights TV series and Creative States ME. 
Full video available on Youtube using this link 
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6rFQ1KSkjw&t=26s >
Until we dance again.

Moving valleys x Lateknights (Techno Live set)

life is not the same - james blake

This is something I wrote and recorded in 2005, back in my cheesy days. I was 18 then, go ahead, judge me.

Sky Is Falling Down

This track was produced 3 years ago in Beirut back when Rani and Elie were still flatmates. In a night of free jamming, Yakumo @yakumo-nightspider added his haunting vocals over the track. However, somehow it got lost in the stacking dust all this time. A month ago, it was recovered from the dust, mixed again and released. 

Caution: don't sing the words out loud, it's a lunar hex.

mixed and mastered by @eleeishac
artwork by the other guy

Lunar Hex

Lunar Hex ft. Yakumo (Original Mix)

Electronic and techno producers Eli Ishac and Carol Ohair come together with percussionist Guy Rami featuring Kareem Karama on vocals for an organic, downtempo live set showcasing analogue synthesizer sounds, tribal deep tech textures mixed with dreamy hang drum percussions and Tarab.
@carolohair @guy-el-ramy

Recorded with crowd ambience.  Special guest appearance by Alan Abi Sleiman on guitar

Edge of Tarab (Organic Live set)@Colonel Brewery 18.12.2021

Catalog: WAYU016 
Remixers: Chillheimer, Funkermonk, HAFT
Buy: https://wayurecords.com/WAYU016

We welcome you to listen to Sangeet’s latest artistic creation, Fulfillment EP, displaying groove and march like characteristics that will bring the listener into a mental adventure surrounded with carefully thought-out arrangements. Both original mixes display elegant arpeggios, invoking a trance state of mind, at the same time transporting you to Persian like places, imaginatively created by the beautiful and enigmatic voices showcased in this EP.

By providing a balance to the easy digestible bright percussive elements sitting on the high frequency range of the spectrum, Sangeet was able to incorporate soft and rounded kicks; acting as strong platforms for his intelligent rhythmic proposals, and adding unique character to both original tracks. 
The two track EP is accompanied by 3 amazing remixes of the title track from Chillheimer, Funkermonk and HAFT.

Submerge into the carefully curated itinerary of Fulfillment EP. It will invite you into a simple walk, but slowly and without notice, place you in a mystical but yet familiar environment.

Sangeet - Fulfillment (Funkermonk Remix)

Completeness announced
A particular pronouncement
A Valentine sputtering to the world around
I love you in immense amounts
Almost smothering
But I had to let it out
And I am proud to Love aloud
Whether is too massive for the ones around
I can no longer contain the sound
Of Love like hearts forming new Himalayan mountains
With beautiful pink salt crystalline formations
That will be delivered to the little towns
Where little people become Gods
Because Love prodded them along
And they no longer felt so alone
In fact, never felt any stronger

And Hymns were spun
In hymnal jungles
Love sung around the world
Until everyone heard the song
And limits were among
The skins shed by the human throngs 

Love is where we All Become
Love is where we All Belong

Love is where we All Belong © 2019 eltoNBomb

Mastering by Robert Trifunović

Ringwood

🔮 Magical Download 🔮

Wassu - Ringwood (Funkermonk Remix) [Magician On Duty]

Available 28, December on https://soundcloud.com/souqrecords
featuring https://soundcloud.com/ziganaldi

With each new release, Souq Records bridges the gap between East and West. Its next one welcomes a truly cultured artist! Originally from Turkey, Zigan Aldi now resides in Berlin. His latest production, “Odin,” continues to blend "organic and electric" sounds. Driven by a heady groove, the title track bursts with Levantine flair.

Sky Is Falling Down

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