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JG Thirlwell brings Silver Mantis to Kansas City and St Louis

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We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project in St Louis at Gethsemane Lutheran Church on Sept 27 2024 and in Kansas City  at Grand Avenue Temple on Sept 28 2024.

In Kansas City, there will be opening performances by Elska and Eric Hall and followed by a premier of “Inner Death Choir” by multimedia artist Unicorns in the Snow. In St Louis the evening will also feature special performances by Nádir Smyth and Eric Hall

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.

Tickets will be available soon.

JG Thirlwell performs live score of Harry Smith film at L’Etrange Film Fest

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We are thrilled to announce that JG Thirlwell will be performing an exclusive  score live to  the Harry Smith film Heaven And Earth Magic at L’Etrange Festival in Paris on September 10, 2024. The newly-created score will be performed by Thirlwell using electronics, triggered samples and theremin and will be in surround sound. The event will occur at the Forum des images, in Forum des Halles, 2 Rue du cinéma, 75001 Paris. The evening will open with sets by French duo Larège, followed by the first concert in Paris by the Franco-Senegalese group Ndox électrique.

In addition, L’Etrange Festival will be presenting  a JG Thirlwell Carte Blanche, which is a mini film-festival consisting of five films selected and presented by Thirlwell. This will run from September 9-11 2024.

Harry Smith was an American polymath, who was credited variously as an artist, experimental filmmaker, bohemian, mystic, record collector, hoarder, student of anthropology and a Neo-Gnostic bishop. The film that Thirlwell is scoring is a black and white mystical stop motion animation, sixty five minutes in length.

Tickets for the events will be made available in late August.

 

JG Thirlwell finishes Xordox album three!

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JG Thirlwell spent two days at Circular Ruin studios in Brooklyn, stem mixing the new Xordox album with Ben Greenberg. Entitled Terraform, the album will be out into the world at a later date. The album’s release will be followed by Xordox live dates in 2025.
Ben Greenberg is a well respected and talented engineer and mixer, also known him for some of the bands he’s in, or has been in, including Uniform, The Men, Hubble and Z’s.

JG Thirlwell in Scala Doc + Q and A

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Scala is a documentary about the legendary London repertory cinema. JG Thirlwell spent a lot of time there when he lived in London in the late 70s and early 80s. Thirlwell, who appears in the documentary, will be joining co-director Ali Catterall and co-director & former Scala film programmer Jane Giles for a Q and A after the screening of the film at Metrograph in NYC on July 21 2024.

JG Thirlwell graphic artwork in Cultural Olympiad exhibition

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JG Thirlwell has a piece of artwork in a temporary exhibition called Cultural Olympiad by Paris 2024. It is on display at the Château de Montsoreau – Museum of Contemporary Art, from June 15 to August 11, 2024.

For this exhibition, each country will be represented by an artist, selected by a committee made up of actors from the art world according to predefined regulations. JG Thirlwell represents Australia. All works are black and white and A4 format.

UPDATE : JG Thirlwell is honored to announce that he was chosen by the Museum’s jury as the “winner” in the design category of “Apollo’s Decathlon” at Château de Montsoreau. The panel declared “Your work stood out for its originality, artistic quality and impact. The jury was unanimously impressed by your talent and your exceptional contribution to this event. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement, and thank you very much for taking part in the competition. Your work perfectly embodies the values of excellence and creativity that we wish to promote.”

Other participants include Davide Bugarin, Anne Senstad, Greig Burgoyne, Zanni Carlo, Julie De Clercq, Ahmed El Shaer, Mathew Emmett, Manuela Viera Gallo, Gladys Kalichini, Ruark Lewis, Mohammad Namazi, Alejandro Penafiel, Andreas Albrectsen, Pia Chavarria, Catalina Chervin, Mária Chilf, Kohli Diego, Negin Ehtesabian, Veronika Gabrielova, Toru Hayashi, Muller Jean Pierre, Željka Mićanović Miljković, Aleksandra Osko, Aga Ousseinov, Vargas-Suarez , Universal Raphael, Taras Sereda and many more.

JG Thirlwell’s ‘In Memoriam’ audio installation in Gotland 2024

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in Summer 2024, Tonsättarcentrum in Gotland, together with Elektronmusikstudion (EMS) in Stockholm have installed JG Thirlwell‘s audio installation piece “In Memoriam” at the Tingstäde Fortress just north of Visby in Gotland. The installation will be up until August 13 2024, and is part of the Elektronmusikstudion 60th anniversary celebration.

Wiseblood T-shirt available now!

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We are thrilled to announce  the release of the official Wiseblood t-shirt! Celebrating JG Thirlwell’s legendary project with Roli Mosimann, the shirt is adapted from the classic Dirtdish album design. The striking design, by Thirlwell,  is printed in shiny silver ink and white  on a black shirt. This gorgeous garment is a perfect conversation starter for your next trip to the drag races or tropical vacation. Also suitable for weddings and bar-mitzvahs. It’s printed on a Bella Canvas brand soft lightweight 100% cotton shirt, and is available in small, medium, large, XL, XXL or XXXL.
They’re available right here at the Foetus Shoppe.

JG Thirlwell appears in Lydia Lunch / Jasmine Hirst documentary

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Lydia Lunch and Jasmine Hirst‘s have produced and directed the film “Artists: Depression, Anxiety and Rage”, which is screening at varios festivals and special events.
The film features comments and interviews from Shirley Manson, Jerry Stahl, JG Thirlwell, Joseph Keckler, Adele Bertei, Weasel Walter, Eugene Robinson, Thor Harris , Kid Congo Powers and many more.
There’s a trailer on YouTube here .

JG Thirlwell appears at tribute to Suicide

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JG Thirlwell will appear at a musical tribute to legendary NYC group Suicide at Bowery Electric on June 20 2024. Also appearing are Martin Rev (Suicide), Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello), Devon Ross, Rocky O’Riordan (The Pogues), Hether Fortune (Wax Idols) , Puzzled Panther, Liz Lamere, Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks), LG Galleon (Dead Leaf Echo), Peter Gordon, Emilie Simon, Maria Lina, Johann Rashid, Justin Strauss, Cynthia Ross and Zachary Allan Starkey. Musical backing is provided by Greg Foreman and Bob Bert. Tickets are available here