Woebot
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The CD extra tracks are a bit weak, but the DVD is brilliant. Two films by Phil Niblock. The one I've seen has an extreme close-up of Russell playing the cello, a suite of songs from World of Echo. You see only close-ups of his mouth, holds, the camera tracks down to his neck and the cello's, holds, then down the frets. Michael Snow style, one seamless take.
Retrospectively its fascinating because it achieves everything the recent cult of Russell is striving too, trying to build up an ultra-intimate all-consumingly total portrait of him, yet which makes the subject even more mysterious. Kind of like examining the dead Einstein's hair follicles for clues as to his genius. Shroud of Turin style.
Stubbs' liner notes are excellent, but why does this music still attract the "dub" tag?
Retrospectively its fascinating because it achieves everything the recent cult of Russell is striving too, trying to build up an ultra-intimate all-consumingly total portrait of him, yet which makes the subject even more mysterious. Kind of like examining the dead Einstein's hair follicles for clues as to his genius. Shroud of Turin style.
Stubbs' liner notes are excellent, but why does this music still attract the "dub" tag?