Supersilent 7

Package arrived today together with a 3 CD Lee Scratch Perry Arkology set scored cheap from eBay. First reactions to first Supersilent track:

interesting techniques by Kim Hiorthoy in debut as director - unsure whether he always succeeds, but that’s certainly part of the ethic… lack of DVD menu likewise attractively consistent with approach… bloody powerful music, gripping… group are seated differently from the monastic, inward-looking huddle seen at Brick Lane in 2003 (my first concert review here)… This specially-staged concert seems already in only the first track to be musically wider-ranging… Question - is a DVD of Supersilent necessary? It appears initially to remove some of the group’s mystique, also the otherness/strangeness of just listening to the music and wondering, at least sometimes, where these sounds are coming from.

image of group supersilent from DVD

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Published:: 21.09.05 / 8pm

Category:: film, music

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themilkman 21.09.05 / 10pm

I recieved this today as well annd played it at work earlier, so I didn’t really watch it… It was like listening to a CD but having the possibility to check out what was going on at the same time… I was also at the Brick Lane gig, and it is, to this day, the best gig I’ve been to.

The music on 7 is, as you said, really strong and powerful. I must admit that, exactly like at the 93 Feet East gig, I found myself at times totally captivated by the way these guys appear to communicate without even looking at each other.

11v 22.09.05 / 7pm

I didn’t know you were there as well. I wish we had more opportunities to see Supersilent perform. I think that was the last time they played in this country. You know they’re playing December 8th at the Barbican? I’m looking forward to getting the chance to watch the DVD further.

Peter 29.09.05 / 5pm

actually, i thought that the dvd only served to deepen the mystery about what it is they’re actually doing. often the actions of the players seem to have little to do with what comes out of the speakers. further proof of their godlike genius, or just poor syncing in post production?

i did notice some sounds and phrases (they might be samples, i suppose) that were familiar from earlier supersilent outings. that surprised me a bit.

11v 30.09.05 / 7pm

I must find the time to watch the whole thing, my comments were just on the first track. Isn’t it a bit inevitable that there’d be some repetition given that apparently all they do is turn up and play without rehearsal or supposedly even forethought. Storlokken’s keyboard sound is particularly recognisable.

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