5 seconds of FUN

[imomus]

What do people do when you ask them to make a sound for five seconds... but don't let them use speech or music? Find out by watching a short Quicktime movie (8.9MB) I shot today at the Future University (FUN).

The Japanese word for sound is oto, and 'Otto Spooky' can also mean 'a spooky sound'. I'm happy to report that the 'Otto Spooky' lyrics page is now up, for those disorienteers who lost their compasses and want to see the map.

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wim wenders

[reflejos.livejournal.com]

I was showing yesterday your movie to a friend, and describing to him your proyect he remembered the movie "lisbon story" by wim wenders. It is about a sound operator (for films) that goes to lisbon to record the sounds (and in a sort of way to catch gohsts). I know it isn't the best wenders, but, I, as a fan of Pessoa did enjoy it a lot. And then I remebered that practically all I knew about Japan was because of wenders' "Tokio Ga" and "Notes about cities and clothes". Those are two of my favorite documentaries. Did you see them? In those films I can find a sort of reflection very close to what you do in your blog.

Re: wim wenders

[imomus.livejournal.com]

I've seen Tokyo-ga and Notebook on Clothes and Cities. I must say I thought Tokyo-Ga was rather weak, but I remember liking Notebook a lot more. I think my Noboribetsu film was channelling / parodying Chris Marker more than Wim Wenders, though, and especially 'Sans Soleil'.

Chris Marker

[intergalactim.livejournal.com]

I saw Sans Soleil for the first time last weekend (really enjoyed it), I think your parody was spot on. And I'm glad I saw SS first or it might have been incomprehensible. Much like your fans commenting that they don't "get" your new albums, but I've grown up (so to speak) with DAT politics, Musique concrete and fieldy-folk musics - so it all makes perfect sense.
I like all the murals etc.