Futurist Friday
26 May 2006
Berlin, Symphony of a Great city; DJ Spooky
Berlin, Symphony of a Great City
Film by Walther Ruttmann, Germany 1927, 62 minutes
Accompanied live by DJ Spooky aka That Subliminal Kid
Programme Notes | Biography | Performance Images | Audio
Listen to two short audio recordings of DJ Spooky's live accompaniment to Berlin, Symphony of a GreatCity. You must have version 8 or higher of the Flash Player, installed on your computer in order to view the mp3 player, select and playback tracks. To download the latest version of Flash see here.
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Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927), directed by German avant-garde film pioneer Walther Ruttmann (1887–1941), presents a typical day in Berlin from dawn until midnight. Despite the title, the film was released at the end of the silent era; it creates its own music through the pace and rhythm of the editing. From its first release the film would have been accompanied by a live accompaniment. For The Long Weekend, the film was brought right up to date with the live performance of DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
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