USF 5 -- Live

(l-r) thieves like me, dust_head, Steven K. Smith, fluxmonkey

spreading the love...

recent USF5 items...

Plain Dealer (item 3)

Blogcritics.org

Brewed Fresh Daily

CoolCleveland (second to last listing)

one week...

until USF 5!

also, it'll be our first anniversary -- "Nosferatu" seems like a long time ago ;)

the show info...

SynthCleveland will present the 1921 classic silent horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" featuring a new live improvised soundtrack on Wednesday, October 26 at 8pm, at Rain Nightclub, 4142 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland.

Directed by Robert Wiene, "Caligari" is considered to be one of the landmark examples of the German Expressionist style (i.e. "Nosferatu", "Faust", "Metropolis"). The film is enigmatic and highly stylized, with a twist ending that M. Night Shyamalan wishes he had used -- madness, love, murder and sonambulists -- all set against a carnival side-show backdrop.

This is the fifth in a series of "UnSilent" films -- old movies with an added improvised live score -- performed this time by SynthCleveland members Steven K. Smith, Thieves Like Me, tofu, dust_head and fluxmonkey.

Spinning before and after the film will be special guest DJ Feima from WCSB's "F2" show.

SynthCleveland is a resource group for area electronic musicians holding meetings and presenting workshops related to electronic music.

Rain Nightclub is located at 4142 Lorain Avenue (216-651-4100). For directions go to: http://tinyurl.com/5cfyr

Admission (21+) is Free.

UnSilent 5: Film Announced

Get an early start on your halloween weekend with...

The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920)

yep, we'll be rockin' it german expressionist stylee ;)

unsilent + mobile

this is kind of what we'd like to do... Any takers Cleveland? ;)

from Gizmodo

The Drive-In is going high concept. Maybe this is part of the new vintage movement all you hip kids are obsessed with (or else people are just bored). But here’s the idea: Some folks set up a digital projector outfitted with an FM transmitter and put it inside a car. Every couple of weeks they send out an e-mail to a listserv full of fans with details on the movie that will be showing, the wall it will be projected on, the time and whatnot. You show up, tune to the designated FM station and enjoy a flick, or steam up the windows. The Mobile Movie movement started in Santa Cruz, and is now playing in Berkeley, Oakland, Minneapolis, Dallas, Los Angeles, West Chester, PA., and Tampa City, FL.

UnSilent 5 date announced...

Mark your calendars now: Wednesday, October 26th at Rain Nightclub (of course).

The film? Announced very soon ;)

i Muy Caliente !

Indeed, a very hot evening of theremin-on-theremin action took place last night as Santo defeated Frankenstein's "oh-so-go-go-booted" Daughter and her red-shirted (yet sensitive) henchmen...

sample dialog:

Henchmen #2: "I do not like bloody eyes, they give me the goosebumps"

Sadly the camera did not make it out, but there were mucho people having a good time marvelling at the Mexican film industry's finest export. ;)

VIVA EL SANTO!

ExBe Podcast #2

check out the new ExBe podcast here, (30mb) with the first segment on tomorrow's show.

thanks Brent!

...and if like Brent, you're wondering how we're doing an non-silent film -- we just turn the sound off and use the English subtitles ;)

gearspotting

here's a quick look at some of the gear that'll be on stage Wednesday

starting with the two new players:

Matt/20goto10: "I am using a Korg MS-10 and a Moog Rogue as well as an Etherwave Theramin that will be ran through the 10. Possibly a roland SPD-S for some percussion."

Patrick/Inovercy says "the (Yamaha) SY77... I did manage to make the most spot on theremin sound I've heard :)"

so already there's the prospect for hot theremin-on-theremin action ;)

I'll be lugging the Borg Cube (D-550, U-220, plus delay/reverb), and the ever-present circuit bent SK-1. New this time out: the Roland GR-300 Guitar Synth and the Korg EA-1 for some of the wrestling sections.