More in my ongoing retro video project. This time more Cabaret Voltaire, pt.2, mid-period recordings.
"IF THE SHADOWS COULD MARCH";
This video for a remixed track recorded in 1974 which eventually turned up in a shortened form on the second album. The footage is from a short art film made by Wolf Vostell for a Dada film collective called Flux Films who made a series of such shorts in 1965-67. I think this one really captures the feel of the Cabs early vids.
In 1983 Cabaret Voltaire did a soundtrack for an obscure film called "Johnny Yesno". I took a couple of these tracks to make videos of.
JOHNNY YESNO";
For this one I used a short art film, "Tails", by Paul Sharits. This film spliced together the faded, underdeveloped ends of other films, hence the title.
"TAXI MUSIC";
Another from "Johnny Yesno". For this one I used one of DW Giffith's first film (from 1908) about a home invasion. I also used this film for a Monoton video but couldn't decide which I liked better so I kept both.
"SPREAD THE VIRUS";
This track is off the 1981 "Red Mecca" album. The video uses newsreel footage of the Red Baron's funeral and wreckage of his plane from 1918.
"INVOCATION";
This track is from the 1988 album "Eight Crepescule Tracks" using a performance art film from 1968 directed by Dutch art film-maker Franz Zwartjes.
Besides these found film videos I also made a few collages using still images.
"BAADER-MEINHOFF";
For this track off the second album about the 1970's terrorist group I used newspaper footage of the group.
"SLUGGIN FOR JESUS";
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