I will play some oddly groovy records at a club evening at Fylkingen in Stockholm on May 14th. Konstapoteket & Konspirationen presenterar: NO BALLS – THIRD EAGLE – MARJA-LEENA SILLANPÄÄ It’ll be quite an evening, that’s for sure… So I’ll see you there, I hope! Here’s some more information about the event!
I will introduce two Swedish classics at Husets Biograf in Copenhagen on May 2nd. Well, the first one is actually a Swedish French co-production called “La Sorcière” (1956) and the second one is all-Swedish excellence: “Vaxdockan” (1962). Here’s some more info, culled from Huset’s website: A SATANIC WALPURGIS NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE: In German folklore “Walpurgisnacht” (April 30) is traditionally believed to be the night witches meet on Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. Come and help us celebrate the occassion with the screening of two satanically-tinged Swedish classics. Carl Abrahamsson, a freelance writer specializing in esoteric history and the occult, will be travelling down from Stockholm to introduce the program. A night not to be missed! RESERVATIONS can be made via Husetsbio.reservation@mail.dk. Please include the name of the film and the number of reservations desired in the subject line of your e.mail, and...
Giving a Baby a Chainsaw – The Hafler Trio: An Art Apart (trailer) from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo. Andrew McKenzie is a highly renowned British artist frequently associated with sound art and experimental music. With great perseverance and integrity, McKenzie has, since the late 1970s, produced a large body of work, predominantly in performances, records and writings under the name The Hafler Trio. Recently, he has developed a concept called complementary education, also known as “complemation”, which is presented in workshops where the participants work together in making a piece of music based on the previous workshops’ finished piece. In a way, this could be seen as a potentially endless work of art that doesn’t only touch upon the dynamics of sound and music in themselves, but to an equal degree the very process of creation and self development. This perspective of regarding creation as a learning process has become one of McKenzie’s trademarks...
