[quote] directed by Ken Jacobs
USA 2005
Long before the invention of film, there was an optic toy called the Magic Lantern, which was able to create an optic illusion through light and shadows. Ken Jacobs adopted this technique in his Nervous Magic Lantern films. In these films, Jacobs (who has been at the forefront of the New York underground scene since the late '50s and whose best-known works include 'Star Spangled to Death' and 'Tom, Tom the Piper's Son') combines the optic illusion of the Magic Lantern with a stroboscopic effect as to create an ingenious play of shadows and light, which conjures up the most beautiful images. No video or film is used in the making of these ‘films’, just projected light and images.
Because stroboscopic effects are used during the whole film, there’s not one single continuous shot that lasts more than one second. Because of this, the already complex configurations of light and shadow start to take on many forms and shapes and gradually you literally start ‘seeing things’. It’s basically the same thing as when you’re watching clouds for a long period. After a while you start seeing things in these clouds (various animals etc.) you didn’t see before and these images can be completely different to the person next to you. The whole experience is aided considerably by the electronic noise soundtrack, improvised on the spot by legendary avant-garde musicians John Zorn and Ikue Mori. It’s basically one long continuous soundscape, which grows more dense, heavy and disorientating when the film progresses. The effect of this music can be compared to the effect of a Merzbow record: when you listen to this for a long period on a very high volume, your brain gets completely scrambled and eventually you come to a point where the brain doesn’t register anything at all anymore (this, of course, is a temporary effect). When you get beyond this point however, you start seeing and hearing things that aren’t possible in a ‘normal’ mental state. It’s like taking drugs, so to speak.
Thanks to the extreme nature of this film, it’s only suitable for a very small audience. People with epilepsy should avoid this film in any case, as should anyone who isn’t interested in the outer regions of filmmaking. If you are very open-minded however and dare to immerse yourself in this work, you’ll find much beauty in it. It’s an invigorating experience that you’ll find yourself returning to over and over again.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview ... review.htm
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File Name .............: Celestial Subway Lines, Salvaging Noise (with John Zorn & Ikue Mori).avi
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Ken Jacobs - Celestial Subway Lines, Salvaging Noise (with John Zorn & Ikue Mori).avi 
Much thanks to Mahood from kg for this rip.
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