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JG Thirlwell contributes to new score of Bickford film

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Prometheus’ Garden is a 1988 film by the acclaimed clay animator Bruce Bickford (1947–2019), well known for his collaborations with Frank Zappa.

The film was updated in 2024 with a new reimagined score created by 28 artists, who contributed one minute each :
 JG Thirlwell, Bradford Reed, Bent Arcana, thisquietarmy, Victoria Keddie, Edley O’Dowd (Psychic TV), Ian Williams (Battles), PLQ MRX, Helms Alee, Tunde Adebimpe (TV On The Radio), Michel “Away” Langevin (Voivod), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Tony Molina, Rob Noyes, Cumgirl8, Ego Sensation & Dave W. / White Hills, The Residents, MV Carbon, Her Space Holiday, Corset Lore, Wand, White Magic, Jonti and TheDieYoungs, Father Howl, Alicia Vanden Heuvel, Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt), David J (Bauhaus) and Jim Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop / Human Impact).

Prometheus’ Garden was inspired by the Greek myth of Prometheus, a Titan who created the first mortals from clay and stole fire from the gods, Prometheus Garden immerses viewers in a cinematic universe of dark and magical images, unfolding in a dreamlike stream of consciousness of competing characters engaged in a violent struggle for survival.

The new version of the film was produced by Eric White, Aaron Guadamuz & Sam Zimmerman. The NYC premiere will be a 2pm matinee on March 22 2025 at TV Eye in Queens. Tickets available here.

Thirlwell joins Alan Licht Allstars for Futurist Intonarumori concert at Performa Festval

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As part of the 2021 Performa Arts Festival NYC, on Oct 15 2021 JG Thirlwell joined Alan Licht, Keith Fullerton Whitman, MV Carbon, Laura Ortman and Seth Cluett in an ensemble performance on Intonarumori instruments, directed by Luciano Chessa . Intonarumori are experimental musical instruments which were invented and built by the Italian futurist Luigi Russolo between roughly 1910 and 1930.

The performance took place at the former Top Shop department store at the Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, with broadcast direction by Victoria Keddie and an additional performance by Zach Layton‘s Nepenthae.
The performance will be broadcast here on Oct 20 2021 at 7pm EST, followed by a second performance for Intonarumori instruments featuring Margareth Kammerer, Nick Hallett, Zeena Parkins, Frank J. Oteri, Joan La Barbara, Elliott Sharp and others.

JGT DJs with Drums & Drones

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Screen Shot 2018-05-22 at 12.07.25 PMJG Thirlwell will be making a rare DJ appearance on Friday June 15 2018 at Mercury Lounge as part of a bill headlined by Drums and Drones, the solo project of Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Also on the bill are 13 Million Year Old Ghost which is the ambient the solo project of Nik Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus inter-disciplinary artist, and musician MV Carbon. Drums and Drones will have visuals from video artist Ursula Scherrer. Tickets are available here.

JGT performs at Film Makers Co-Op Benefit

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jpegJG Thirlwell will being making an exclusive appearance at a benefit for the NY Film Makers Cooperative on November 19 at Santos Party House. Also on the bill are Philip Glass, Bruce McClure, MV Carbon, Jonas Mekas, Optipus, Bill Morrison, Lary Seven, The Uzipisians, Zero Times Everything and Victoria Keddie/Rose Kallal . The evening is billed as  “an evening of artists that fuse and fracture sound/image/light”. Tickets are available here.