Interpretace, 40 Years of Sovereign Interpretation World Premier, Friday Nov 22 at Outer Space in Arcata, CA

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This Friday, November 22, Outer Space in Arcata will host the world premier screening of my new musical documentary: Interpretace, 40 Years of Sovereign Interpretation.  Interpretace began in 1979 as an Industrial/Noise/Punk band in Socialist Czechoslovakia, behind the Iron Curtain.  40 years later, in 2019, the band continues to produce interesting, relevant and original music.  I discovered Interpretace a couple of years ago while planning a trip to Prague.  I wanted to find Czech bands who make interesting music to interview for my KMUD radio show.  Interpretace stood out to me immediately, because I discovered a very strong Industrial/Noise album by them titled Tschernobyl from 1986…

as well as some very recent (2016-2017) videos that I liked.  The videos have been removed from youtube since then (although they are included in my documentary). Here’s a sample of Interpretace’s more recent music that remains available at youtube:

From this, it became…

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Sarah’s Search for Santa, A Different Kind of Christmas Album

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I’m very excited to announce the release of a very different kind of Christmas album:

In this Christmas fairy tale set to music, a mysterious stranger leaves a mushroom-shaped ornament on Sarah’s Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.  The young girl hurries outside to find the man she believes is Santa Claus, only to find herself in an unfamiliar forest, looking down at a mushroom that looks just like the ornament she found hanging from her tree.  Soon a talking reindeer introduces herself, and promises to help Sarah find the real Santa Claus.  Thus begins a magical journey through space and time that culminates in a Solstice ritual in a painted cave in Ice Age Europe.

Sarah’s Search for Santa is a Christmas album the whole family can enjoy.  The album simulates a psychedelic experience, but in no way encourages, or even suggests, drug use.  It is available as a download…

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Movie Premier and Live Performance at Outer Space in Arcata on Friday Nov.22

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On Friday November 22, Outer Space in Arcata will host the world premier of my new movie, Interpretace, 40 Years of Sovereign Interpretation, followed by my first live performance as a solo artist in the area since April.  This will be a very special evening of entertainment.  The show will begin with a few short music videos highlighting the music I make with the “Orchestra of the Unwanted.”  That is, the instruments I create from found objects, circuit-bent electronic toys, and recycled materials.  That will be followed by my new feature, Interpretace, 40 Years of Sovereign Interpretation, a musical documentary about Czechoslovakia’s seminal Industrial/Noise band in celebration of 40 years original collaborative music.

Interpretace: 40 Years of Sovereign Interpretation

(prounounced: in TERP ret atse)

Industrial music evolved into a global movement in the early ‘80s in reaction to the dehumanizing effect of technology and mass-production. As the…

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