Blank Media Collective

LOCATION…

Monday November 24

Photographs from Blank Media’s recent event:

LOCATION…
A night of innovative live music and film for Salford Film Festival 2008

In response to Salford Film Festival’s theme of Location, Blank Media were delighted to present to a night of live scores to new films.

Musicians and filmmakers from the Salford and Greater Manchester area collaborated for the first time in creating an audiovisual feast for the eyes and ears.

Hurra caine Landcrash vs. Bad Hand Film
Film — Bad Hand Film http://www.myspace.com/badhandfilm
Music — Hurra caine Landcrash http://www.myspace.com/landcrash

Hurra caine Landcrash

Hurra caine Landcrash. Sounds like the name… Whatever that means to you…
Daniel Hopkins is an artist who makes music and films, and is from the South West of England but currently based in the North.
His music is about landscapes, texture and the noise from within.
His film work range from experimental short films about travelling, roads and architecture. To music video’s for bands like ‘the telescopes’ ‘füxa’ ‘mountain men anonymous’ ‘epic 45’ ‘soulo’

Bad Hand Film

Bad Hand Film is Justin Watson, Osama Ammar and Adam Flood, collaborating with artists and musicians on short film clips, installations and live visuals.

They have recently worked with The Arctic Circle, Rocket.No.9, BLK w/BEAR, Fuzzy Lights, Share the Shame, imaginationandmymother, My Winter At Sea, Rothko, Rebecca Page, Marco Paltrieri, Leo Abrahams, Ken Peel and Ryan Teague.

Findlay Hunter Cotterall Trio vs. Benjamin Rose
Film — Benjamin Rose http://www.graphicstateofmind.com/
Music — Findlay Hunter Cotterall Trio http://www.myspace.com/findlayhunterrennie

Findlay Hunter Cotterall Trio

f_h_c play beautiful, uncompromising, challenging, engaging, warm, dark, contradictory, improvised music. Always live, always unpredictable, never planned. Cello meets guitar meets Saxophone meets a lot of effects pedals…
f_h_c are resident in the South Manchester area.

Benjamin Rose
http://www.graphicstateofmind.com

My work blends a use of several design practices and creative disciplines including illustration, photography, motion graphics, graphic design, advertising and web design. I combine passion and enthusiasm into my work in order to arrive at a design solution to best solve the brief. I feel that it is this diversity and resourcefulness that makes me a versatile and imaginative designer. My working practice is such that I’m able to draw inspiration from a variety of sources within the field of art and design as well as drawing reference from other less obvious places.
Ben is from the Greater Manchester Region but is currently resident in Salford.

Keeop Vs. Mind Mangle
Film — Mind Mangle Productions http://www.myspace.com/mindmangle
Music — Keeop http://www.myspace.com/keeop

Keeop

Kee Op makes electronica that shows innovation and influence, but no track they make sounds like the last one. The style varies constantly, with minmal techno and breakbeat influences amongst others being used along with a unique touch making each one stand out on its own merits. Film is known to be a big influence on the Kee Op sound and lends the sound a very atmospheric feel that sets it own mood and when you hear it you can feel it too. Lush, warm old school like you used to listen to before technology alienated everyone, the beats are strange but the melodies hit a raw nerve that don’t leave you in a hurry. There is a beating heart in every track, shown bare for everyone to hear and it makes their music more personal because of it. Socio Rehab, Something Important and Biscuit Juice are examples of the diversity and soul of someone who is in complete control of what they are making. You won’t come out of a Kee Op set musing, you will be moving, and be moved.

Mind Mangle

Little is know about Mindmangle except they have produced interesting promotional videos for the artist Keeop.
From their Myspace, Mindmangle.com produce experimental films, music videos, visuals, photography and literature.

Messner vs. Left of the Border Films
Film — Iain Goodyear http://www.myspace.com/leftoftheborderfilms
Music — Messner http://www.myspace.com/messnermusic

Messner

From the foothills of the Snowdonia Mountains comes Messner; half hazy acoustic folk and half synth–based electronica. A multi–instrumentalist and producer, he sings in Welsh about such things as wasting time, communication problems, and British weather. Often accompanied by a mysterious but beautiful female string duo he goes forth with his acoustic guitar, pedals and laptop in search of new musical experiences. Messner’s debut album entitled ‘em am’ was released in April of 2008 and has been described by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens as ‘very nice indeed, lovely stuff’.

Messner is the brainchild of Owain Roberts, currently resident in Chorlton, Manchester.

Left of the Border Films

Left of the Border Films is Iain Goodyear resident in Didsbury; Iain is an international awarding winning filmmaker and teacher in Salford. His work is experimental in form and relates heavily to architecture and films of a structuralist nature.

A bit of Blank Media fun!