KIASMOS – KIASMOS

Posted on 2014-10-27

Exit Magazine’s album of 2014.
Kiasmos is made up of Icelandic BAFTA-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds, known for his unique blend of minimal piano and string compositions with electronic sounds, and Janus Rasmussen from the Faroe Islands, known as the mastermind of the electro-pop outfit Bloodgroup. Based in Reykjavík, Arnalds used to work as a sound engineer, often for Rasmussen’s other projects, where the two musicians discovered their common love for minimal, experimental music. They eventually became best friends, often hanging out in their studio, exploring electronic sounds.

Kiasmos will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes.

www.erasedtapes.com

  

NIGHTCRAWLER

Posted on 2014-10-27

Nightcrawler a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

In theatres October 31st, 2014

nightcrawlerfilm.com

  

THE OVERNIGHTERS

Posted on 2014-10-27

In the tiny town of Williston, North Dakota, tens of thousands of unemployed hopefuls show up with dreams of honest work and a big paycheck under the lure of the oil boom. However, busloads of newcomers chasing a broken American Dream step into the stark reality of slim work prospects and nowhere to sleep. The town lacks the infrastructure to house the overflow of migrants, even for those who do find gainful employment.

Over at Concordia Lutheran Church, Pastor Jay Reinke is driven to deliver the migrants some dignity. Night after night, he converts his church into a makeshift dorm and counseling center, opening the church’s doors to allow the “Overnighters” (as he calls them) to stay for a night, a week or longer. They sleep on the floor, in the pews and in their cars in the church parking lot. Many who take shelter with Reinke are living on society’s fringes and with checkered pasts, and their presence starts affecting the dynamics of the small community.

In theatres October 31st, 2014

www.theovernighters.com

  

MR. TURNER

Posted on 2014-10-27

Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty. Directed by Mike Leigh.

In theatres October 31st, 2014

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MNDSGN – CAMELBLUES

Posted on 2014-10-27

The “Camelblues” video is by Ross Harris, with help from Jeremy Ian Thomas, shot on location in so. Cal’s finest thrift stores.

Mndsgn tours Japan in November, with other Asia dates TBA.

11/1 (Sat) TOKYO at Unit w/ Knx, Pyramid Vritra, James Pants
11/2 (Sun) OSAKA at Grand Café w/ Knx, Pyramid Vritra.
11/3 (Mon/Holiday) FUKUOKA at Black Out w/ Knx, Pyramid Vritra.

www.stonesthrow.com/mndsgn

  

SCOTT WALKER AND SUNN O))) – BRANDO

Posted on 2014-10-27

Scott Walker and Sunn O))) released their 5-track, 50-minute collaborative record, Soused, on 4AD, and drop a video for the track “Brando”, by French-Austrian choreographer/director, Gisèle Vienne.
Recorded in London in early 2014 and produced by Walker and long-time ally Peter Walsh with the assistance of musical director Mark Warman.

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