Brakhage, Matmos, Autechre, Miller, and a Remix

For the listening assignment, I listened to "The Civil War" and the remix of Bjork's "Triumph of the Heart" by Matmos, as well as "Wissensee" by Autechre. It was interesting to me that the visuals paired with the work related to images from Art History: an Escher-inspired animation for "Wissensee," and a woman in pearls for the Bjork piece who is reminiscent of a Klimt painting. I also viewed several of the films of Stan Brakhage's, including "Mothlight"and "Water for Maya," which were like beautiful layers of abstract paintings seen in rapid succession. All this reflects Paul Miller/DJ Spooky's talk about the interrelationship of art forms, and how those participating in digital culture mine all of cultural history for elements of newly crafted work. As an illustration of this theme, below is my favorite remix using the movie "Hook," deftly edited into a soundtrack and video.