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The Red Heroine Returns:
The Devil Music Ensemble for JUE | Music + Art 2012
Shanghai, Art Labor
March 24, Saturday, 7 PM – 9 PM
Room 411 1F,Building No.4,570 Yongjia Rd (near Yueyang Rd)
50 RMB
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Devil Music Ensemble + Eatliz
Beijing, Tango 3rd Floor
March 25, Sunday, 7 PM
3F 79, Hepingli Xijie, Dongcheng District
60 RMB
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Combining different art forms is hardly new or ever interesting. Unless you have something exceptional, such as “live scoring a 1929 Chinese silent ‘Kung Fu’ film named ‘Red Heroine’”.
The Devil Music Ensemble (DME) is an American three-piece band that provides live “soundtracks” to silent films. Among their previous bold undertakings were the films of Man Ray and Jean Cocteau.
The Devil Music Ensemble – 《The Red Heroine》2012 China Tour Trailer
For this year’s JUE | Music + Art Festival, they bring the 1929 Kung Fu film back home. Red Heroine, directed by Wen Yimin, was an example of the extremely popular Chinese swordplay film genre (wuxia pian), and one of the first exported to the West. To compose this score, Devil Music Ensemble drew inspiration from the traditional Chinese folk and classical music, as well as soundtracks from classic Kung Fu films. This combination of the ancient tradition of martial arts, early 20th century Asian film and 21st century modern music is highly unique to say the least.
This score was premiered at the Films at the Gate Kung Fu Film Festival in Boston in 2008. Since then, the band had completed over 7 U.S. and 3 European tours. The DME have established themselves as one of the primary American groups in this field and have perfected their performance. With instruments as diverse and unlikely as electric guitar, synthesizer, and erhu, the band manages to create an eerie but grand atmosphere that envelops the audience with emotion and rhythm.
Split Works is proud to add Devil Music Ensemble to the JUE | Music + Art 2012 line-up! We firmly believe that Devil Music Ensemble will not only prove to be a celebration of both Western and Eastern culture, but also a greatly enjoyable artistic adventure for all. On top of that, guitarist Brendon Wood, AKA B-Woo will perform “solo lapsteel guitar laptop processed ambient sound shape music”; and the electric violinist Jonah Rapino will present African music-inspired electric dance beat music as Berbere Superstar. Get ready to be surprised and excited!
Devil Music Ensemble Official Site: http://www.devilmusic.org/
JUE | Music + Art Festival Official Site: http://www.juefestival.com
Split Works: https://spli-t.com[:zh]
2012年《觉》音乐+艺术：
Devil Music Ensemble 中国早期遗产级经典默片《红侠》现场配乐
《觉》豆瓣小站：http://site.douban.com/111919/
音乐人试听：http://site.douban.com/devilmusic/
3月24日 周六
上海：上海画廊, 当代艺术画廊 | Art Labor
地址：徐汇区永嘉路570号4号楼1楼411
时间：19:00
票价：50元
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3月25日 周日
北京：糖果雍和宫三层
地址：城区和平里西街79号糖果雍和店三层
时间：19:00
票价：60元
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由文逸民导演，1929年的电影《红侠》，该片是中国早期功夫默片中唯一保留下来的作品。这次的《觉》音乐+艺术节，Devil Music Ensemble（恶魔乐团）计划在上海和北京的演出中，重新打造这部遗产级默片。恶魔乐团使用中国传统的民间音乐，以及中国经典功夫电影的原声来为此默片重新配乐。这也是史无前例的一次“再创造”，将古老的传统武术，与20世纪亚洲电影和21世纪的音乐结合在一起。
Devil Music Ensemble 《红侠》2012 中国演出预告片
【关于Devil Music Ensemble】
恶魔乐团（Devil Music Ensemble）是来自美国的三人组合，成立于1999年的波士顿。尽管乐团只有三人，但每个人都会熟练演奏多种乐器：从现代的电吉他，合成器，电子提琴，到传统的中国民间敲击乐器和二胡等等，其纷繁复杂，并将现代与传统音乐的组合将使你大开眼界。乐队的特色是在现场为默片“配乐”，他们曾给导演Man Ray以及Jean Cocteau的作品在现场演奏出全新的配乐，并在现场创造，演绎出了大多数人前所未闻的原声音乐。
恶魔乐团配乐的《红侠》，是他们最获好评的作品。从2008年开始，恶魔乐团首次在波斯顿唐人街播映此片，之后半年，他们在整个美国进行巡演。紧接着的是2009年欧洲巡演，足迹遍布丹麦、荷兰、意大利、比利时和奥地利。最近，恶魔乐团作为武侠回顾展的一部分，参演了第40届鹿特丹国际电影节。
在这么多的演出经历之后，恶魔乐团已经成为美国这一领域数一数二的表演团体，他们以一种崭新的方式来诠释默片这种早期影像的艺术。他们娴熟，让人惊艳且与电影浑然一体的配乐功力，让观众不自觉地沉醉其中，完全忘记音乐其实是来自现场乐队的演奏。
最后再来几张 《红侠》的典经剧照
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