Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ 9:00 PM
Sublime Frequencies
Presented by PDX Fest and Exiled Records
Filmmakers in attendance
The world explorers of Sublime Frequencies journey to us from Seattle to premiere two new video collections from their extensive travels throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
My Friend Rain
Sublime Frequencies Archives Volume 5
45 minutes, video
A collage of musical segments, tropical backdrops, and mysterious celebratory events, from rainy mornings in the lowlands of the Ayerwaddy River to the humid nights of Java’s Dangdut scene. Captured live and in the moment by Robert Millis, Hisham Mayet,and Alan Bishop on location in Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, and Laos.
Palace of the Winds
Hisham Mayet
45 minutes, video
An entrancing look at the culture and music of the Saharawis from the Western Sahara and Mauritania. This film explores the rich heritage of a culture that is cloaked in mystery and mired in struggle. Journey from the northern fringes of the Western Sahara to the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott. Explore the intoxicating tapestry of sight and sound that this obscure region has to offer from some of its most legendary musicians.
SUBLIME FREQUENCIES LISTENING PARTY
Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave
Thursday April 26, 11:30ish
After the Sublime Frequencies program, please join us at Rotture where the Sublime Frequencies gang will be spinning an assortment of music from their own catalog and beyond.
SUBLIME FREQUENCIES is a collective of explorers dedicated to acquiring and exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional, urban and rural frontiers via film and video, field recordings, radio and short wave transmissions, and other forms of human and natural expression not documented sufficiently by academic research, the modern recording industry, media, or corporate foundations. SUBLIME FREQUENCIES is focused on an aesthetic of extra-geography and soulful experience inspired by music and culture, world travel, research, and the pioneering recording labels of the past.
Explore the catalog at www.sublimefrequencies.com