yes, this is super weird-interesting-stuff. i always connect it with the tragic end of WW2 for the japanese, as well, for some reason. the depictions of writhing horror, etc. very evocative.
The parents of one of the founders were apparently injured by an atomic bomb (not sure which one), but it strikes me more as a shamanistic representation of otherness (death, decay, anger, evil, but also nature, progress, wisdom, creation, etc.) perhaps that side of it is intensified by Hiroshima/Nagasaki, but I love how they've devised methods to break things down into component movements, then chart it out... it's like martial arts for postmodern demons or something. It's intense, in any case.
I first saw it, I think, on Einstuzende Neubauten's Heiler Mensch video, but didn't know what it was. It fit their music beautifully... now I think even more so. Then I heard a piece on Public Radio since there was a weekend of performances here in New York. Eh, I didn't go... regret it now.
But I'd really like to see them perform it by the sea or in a forest. It does seem like that adds a whole new dimension to it. :)
This doc definitely had some nice long takes of stuff but it still makes me wonder how whole performances play out. I'd love to catch it in one of those they show out in the woods. :)
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the tragic end of WW2 for the japanese, as well, for some reason.
the depictions of writhing horror, etc. very evocative.
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I first saw it, I think, on Einstuzende Neubauten's Heiler Mensch video, but didn't know what it was. It fit their music beautifully... now I think even more so. Then I heard a piece on Public Radio since there was a weekend of performances here in New York. Eh, I didn't go... regret it now.
But I'd really like to see them perform it by the sea or in a forest. It does seem like that adds a whole new dimension to it. :)
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