Knowledge
of Bugs & Mole Harness soundtracking Kenneth Anger's 1953 film
'Inauguration of the Pleasuredome' (pictured)
Silent
Night is a regular event curated by Duncan 'War Against Sleep' Fleming,
where he invites a wide range of musicians to provide original soundtracks
to silent films. The epic Bronnt soundtrack to Haxan was an incredible
experience, and the film was the perfect foil to inspire some of
their best work. Tracks like 'Brocken' and 'Endless Pressure' built
to create an overwhelming sense of otherworldly melancholy. The
Kenneth Anger film which Tom and I worked with portrays a masquerade
of the Gods, and our soundtrack attempted to capture the hypnotic
beauty of its images. As the film begins a procession of characters
are introduced: sparse live guitar and bass build over rattled chains
as the Magician Lord Shiva awakes; the arrival of Pan builds to
a joyful fanfare of sampled trumpets; the film climaxes in a drunken
orgy of colour as images flash by to hypnotic beats and uplifting
synth lines.