Supersilent 7

"Supersilent 7" is the documentation of an entire concert shot at Oslo's Parkteatret in August 2004. It was shot & directed by Motorpsycho-artwork-guru Kim Hiorthøy, who also designed the cover. The footage was captured onto 16mm black-and-white film & most reviewers emphasize the resulting outstanding attractive aesthetics.
Being a lover of noise, free-form instant-composing & live-impovisation myself I am thrilled about this release. Though Supersilent's music can be very demanding at times (and sometimes they just push it a bit too far over the top) I've also had very rewarding experiences thanks to their performances, e.g. listening to a constantly building 45 minute piece of spontaneous improvisation at Oslo's Øyafestival in 2003, where they performed on a sunny afternoon to a large festival crowd. Most amazingly it worked!
Here are two pictures of the band: the first one is my very own distant shot of the band from Øya 2003. The second one shows the band soundchecking for a show at Chicago's (IL) Open End Gallery on November 06, 2004; it was taken by Olaf Nelson who also made a fantastic recording of that show (yes, there are Psychonauts in the US too!).


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