Archives by Category · 1970s

1. Six Films by Adam Beckett


Adam Beckett, Flesh Flows, 1974 [Excerpt]

I blogged about seeing Adam Beckett’s work awhile back, when the “Heavy Light” program showed at Deitch two years ago. I’m really excited to announce that I co-organized a screening of six of his films in San Francisco next week at N O M A Gallery as a closing party for Nate Boyce’s solo show at the space. Beckett’s work rarely gets shown – this should definitely be worth it. Info below.

2. Pythagorean Clavinet Phaze - Don Cardoza (1976)



This is a half hour long piece of entrancing music for the clavinet, that appears, at least to the untrained ear to have been influenced by Indian ragas. The clavinet is an electronically amplified clavichord and produces a sound quite similar to an electric guitar, despite it being a keyboard instrument. Don Cardoza has studied piano with Carlo Busotii and Michaiko Kolbiaka, among others, and he studied composition with Wayne Peterson, Fred Fox, and Ton De Leeuw at the Amsterdam Conservatory and then with Terry Riley at Mills College. He has also studied with Pandit Pran Nath from 1974 to 1990, and it may be the influence of the North Indian master vocalist that can be discerned in this delightful work.

3. Fumio Miyashita of the Far East Family Band on the Boffomundo Show, 1979

I’ve been listening to the Far East Family Band‘s release Nipponjin a lot recently. (Produced by Klaus Schulze!) I just discovered this awesome footage of a solo performance by frontman Fumio Miyashita on cable access in the late 70s, below.

4. Vincent Collins


5. Snatch/Judy Nylon Live

This just in, from the Typical Girls mailing list.


Snatch Live in NYC


Judy Nylon – Jailhouse Rock, 1979
(From PAUL TSCHINKEL’S INNERTUBE filmed by PAUL TSCHINKEL at Max’s Kansas City, NYC in 1979.)

6. Matrix III (1972) - John Whitney


graphics programming by Dean Anschultz music by Terry Riley

7. Taj Mahal Travellers on Tour

I watched this film for this first time while I was sick and delirious last week. It endeared me even more to this band, especially the beach scene around 1:10.




TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS ON TOUR
Filmmaker: Matsuo Ohno
Running time: 102 minutes
Year: 1973
16mm.

8. Eskaton - 4 Visions (1979)


9. Adam Beckett


Kitsch in Synch