#oppositesofunity

HUFFPO EXCLUSIVE

Music: diNMachine

Video: Azazel Jacobs

Camera: Tobias Datum

Performance: Debra Winger

According to its songwriter, Michael Schumacher…

“‘Brisé,’ written for choreographer Liz Gerring, features bits of glass, hanging like a mobile from strings, for part of the percussion track, the recording of waves—recorded on a trip to San Francisco—and a field recording of children in a playground in Berlin.”

And according to director Azazel Jacobs…

"Brisé" played in a loop from a small speaker while we made this video. We - cinematographer Tobias Datum, actress Debra Winger, and myself - had few preconceived ideas of what would occur during the shooting, but it felt far from being free form. The song itself, already loaded with story, has such a strong sense of place and particular grounding that it felt more like being led, than trying to find our way.

We started at the beginning. Syncing up the sound of water with an image of it literally forced us to be on the same track. We began raising questions while simultaneously shooting; Who is this woman? How long has she been here? Where is she going…? We trusted the music to reveal any needed answers, all we had to do was listen.

I’ve never had a chance to work this way - to tell a story from the score, rather than the usual opposite. I believe it's a testament to the song, to the work of diNMachine, that the tables could be turned so and that I am still walking away with the feeling of making something personal. The woman that Debra so beautifully brought to life, and Tobi was able to capture, is someone that I feel I now know. She will remain on my mind, wondering whether this is a story of her survival or her destruction. Perhaps, it's more similar to the definition of "Brisé": (something I have only thought of looking up now) a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.

Ah. So she makes it.

diNMachine’s The Opposites of Unity is probably unlike anything you’ve heard before, but in a good way. The aptly titled release takes listeners on what at first appears to be a disjointed exploration of noise. But with a little deeper effort, the complexities of sound clearly come together to sew something symphonic by cascading modern technologies atop a classical foundation. –Indieminded

'Dbl Trbl' by Patrick K.-H. & Bestbefore Music by diNMachine from "The Opposites of Unity"

http://drawnsound.org/patrickkh-karaoulanis.html http://bestbefore.gr/blog/category/with-patrick-k-h/

The collagist tendencies are on full display in “Jabbr Wawky,” which invokes the ethos of the nonsense poem of the (nearly) same name. Atop a classic hip-hop rhythm, diNMachine churn out air horns, wonky instrumental blips, and a bunch of vocal samples. Later, in the track “Brisé,” dissonant piano flourishes, ghostly electronic pads, obscure warbles, and mosquito-like buzzing offer a crash course in what psychosis might feel like.

http://m.axs.com/dinmachine-deliver-collagist-gem-with-the-opposites-of-unity-84481

The song “Fawcett” is a welcome addition to the small field of danceable experimental jams. If you don’t start dancing along with its tribal rhythm, I’d be very surprised. It has a samba feel paired with strings and piano that not only work together but work hand in hand. Still - there are jolts here and there of unconventional additions (is that a bike tire sound? A whirring paint shaker? What is the break sound?).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bridget-fitzgerald/the-audio-art-exhibit-opp_b_9935586.html