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• The downfall of CBGBs
• 50 minutes of black and white ventricular fibrillations
• Onstage artifacts captured during the last supper of an anachronism passing away
• Camera work as rough and stinky as the subject matter itself
• Watch the complete film on YouTube if you can’t make it to a screening

Before CBGB’s doors finally closed for good on October 15th 2006 a number of farewell shows graced the legendary club for a very last time. Dinosaurs mankind had believed to be extinct found their way back home from Jurassic Punk, onto a stage they hadn’t set foot on in ages. Some of these performances were sensational, others outrageously pathetic and insulting. No matter what category one might file them under, they all had one thing in common. A sold out madhouse atmosphere with a distinct vibe of nostalgia and last supper feasting. Talk about a good time… The Silence After presents the highs and lows of these unforgettable moments. Featuring: Avail 10/09/2006, Bad Brains 10/11/2006, Underdog 10/11/2006, Gorilla Biscuits 09/03/2006, Project X 09/03/2006, Leeway 06/18/2006, Bold 09/03/2006, Angry Samoans 09/09/2006, Avengers 09/08/2006, The Dictators 10/14/2006, Blondie 10/14/2006 and Patti Smith 10/15/2006.

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50min | NTSC Format | 16:9 widescreen | b&w | Year of Production 2007
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• Under NYC’s underground
• On the wild side of sound and vision
• Out of control performances captured by a one man guerilla camera gone berserk
• Camera work as live and alive as the portrayed artists
• Watch a collection of clips from the film on Youtube

Kellerkinder basically is all the good shit from Brooklyn’s loft and warehouse shows  that you always wanted to see.  Shot in un:ART:ig’s very own ‘wild style’ the camera boogies, screams and goes buck wild to what lies beneath New York City’s musical underground. Where horror flicks are not for the faint of heart this one isn’t for those easily suffering from motion sickness. Kellerkinder’s images and its music are not prefabricated fast food entertainment snacks. The noise attacking your eyes and ears is meant to be rough, aggressive, challenging, and yes, in most cases shameless unconditional fun as well… Featuring Aa (BIG A little a), The Death Set, Mat & Kim, Japanther, Shellshag, Double Dagger, The Fugue, Vaz, Lightning Bolt, Morricone Youth, Dub Trio, Usa Is A Monster, Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy, Little Women, Ocrilim and Hillmer Looker Pride Trio.

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60min | NTSC Format | 1:1,85 anamorph widescreen | b&w & sepia | Year of Production 2007
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• 57 minutes of sonic warfare
• Retro style 4:3 letter boxed aspect ratio
• Camera work as uncompromising and challenging as the subject matter itself
• Earbleeding mayhem captured full on guerilla style in New York City’s way below the radar spots
• Watch the full online version of the film on Youtube
  

Dawn of the Deaf deals with the beauty of infernal sonic warfare and the pleasure one finds in getting assaulted with cacophonies of sound until one’s ears are reduced to a bloody pulp. Fortunately for those who consider said painfull assaults the epidome of joy, New York City offers a lot of dark and forbidden fruits in its deep down underground nightlife. One of the fascinating aspects of ‘noise’ events is the likeliness of young talent sharing the stage with unpretentious established artists who are still, and very well for that matter, connected to current avantgarde affairs. Every so often for example one will find the likes of Thurston Moore or Genesis P-Orridge playing or DJ’ing at those off the beaten path lofts. Mind you, not as the headlining act but an opener or collaborator. It is what I call the beauty of a scene that seems to be above tiresome rockstar cliches. Dawn of the Deaf captured what UN:ART:IG believes to be the most interesting of these moments in recent years. Featuring:  Ramleh @ Death By Audio ’07, Prurient & Thurston Moore @ The Hook ’06, Magic Mountain @ Rad Pad ’06, Wolf Eyes @ Death By Audio ’07, Realicide @ 248 McKibbin ’07, Yellow Swans @ Silent Barn ’07, John Wiese & C Spencer Yeh @ Silent Barn ’07, Black Dice @ Market Hotel ’08, Mike Pride’s Drummer’s Corpse @ Tonic ’07, Thee Majesty @ Northsix ’06.

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• An Old School Hip Hop Jam
• 47 minutes of legends and institutions
• Non-filtered full on guerilla style camera work, no candy coated post production

Bringin’ It Back is a documentation of real hip hop. Deep down in Harlem’s Jackie Robinson Park, formerly known as The Dome, an evening scheduled to be a Biz Markie show turned into a ‘who is who’ of the first generation of hip hop. On August 8th 2007 Lovebug Starsky brought all those to the stage who laid out the foundation for what would later become the dominating musical subculture of western society. Well aware of the subculture’s current problems with profanity,misogynist bullshit and violence, people like Busy Bee were sure to point out to the crowd that women are not “bitches and hoes” but queens who deserve every respect possible. He went on to say that hip hop in general is about peace and unity and not about shooting each other. Therefore, he drew a clear line between old school hip hop and today’s rap scene. Nevertheless the night ended with an outreach to younger generations by having Doug E. Fresh son’s outfit Square Off kicking out a jam before “The World’s Geatest Entertainer” himself unexpectedly closed the night with one of his legendary human beat box joints. Performers include but are not limited to:  Biz Markie, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Kaz, Crash Crew, Lovebug Starsky, Busy Bee, Square Off, Doug E. Fresh.

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47min | NTSC Format | 1:1,85 anamorph widescreen | b&w | Year of Production 2008
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• Chaotic and infernal German hardcore in the 90′s
• 45 minutes of ‘Kraut Rock’ mayhem with a guest appearance by San Diego’s Swing Kids

Dunkelkammer was a special project primarily compiled for the German Mafia-Forum.de messageboard. Most of the footage was shot in basements or shack like youth centers under dire lighting conditions, hence the title “Darkroom”. This little film features Germany’s prime violence and choas bands of their day, not to mention the ‘guest appearence’ by San Diego’s Swing Kids covering a classic Joy Division song.

Featuring:
Carol – Bremen @ Gruenenstrasse | March 30, 1997
Chispa – Wolfenbuettel @ Alternatives Jugendzentrum Mumpitz | March 18, 2000
Dorian – Celle @ Buntes Haus | April 05, 1997
Enfold – Bremen @ Gruenenstrasse | February 28, 1998
Fear is the path to the darkside – Bremen @ Schlachthof Magazinkeller | April 22, 2000
Kilgore – Celle @ Buntes Haus | February 08, 1997
Kurt – Wolfenbuettel @ Alternatives Jugendzentrum Mumpitz | May 09, 1999
Loxiran – Bremen @ Gruenenstrasse | September 20, 1997
Metoeke – Celle @ Buntes Haus | April 05, 1997
Stack – Bremen @ Gruenenstrasse | March 30, 1997
Swing Kids – Bremen @ Gruenenstrasse | August 15, 1996
Systral – Bremen @ Schlachthof Magazinkeller | April 22, 2000
Upset – Celle @ Buntes Haus | March 31, 1999

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45min | NTSC Format | 4:3 full screen | color | Year of Production 2007
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• A tale of shameless house- and loft parties
• 50 minutes of sweaty bodies, outragous dance tunes and gigantic blisters
• Non-filtered full on guerilla style camera work
• Watch the complete film on YouTube

This 50min film depicts the sweat and the joyous energy erruptions at New York City underground parties. These events mostly take place off the beaten path and are promoted by word of mouth and e-mail lists only. For a few bucks one is in for a no bullshit rollercoaster ride and a whole lot of ‘anything goes’ atmosphere. Sometimes all it really takes to raise the roof are 20 people and plenty of cheap booze…

Featuring:
Totally Michael @ 416 Broadway
Hawnay Troof @ 716 Brooklyn Diner
Juiceboxxx @ Cake Shop
Best Fwends @ Silent Barn
Team Robespierre @ Uncle Paulie’s
Ninjasonik @ Death By Audio
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream @ Knitting Factory
Big Digits @ The Carriage House
Extra Action Marching Band @ 3rd Ward
Dan Deacon @ Silent Barn

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50min | NTSC Format | 1:1,85 anamorph widescreen | b&w & sepia | Year of Production 2007
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• A 50 minute retrospective
• Shot on and off stage 1998 – 2001
• Features hits, oddities and plenty of personal memories
• Thank You Celle, Bremen, Wiesbaden, Waltham MA, Bochum, Köln, Hamburg, Blieskastel, Magdeburg, Leipzig

In Leatherface’s anthem ‘Do the right thing’ Frankie Stubbs blurts out: “Don’t underestimate the underdogs / they can beat the world and come back for more / they can dance and romance / and drink the night into coma.” That much for the abridged version.
Operating at levels of intoxication only seen by few, the Floridian band conquered every single punk dive this world has to offer and yes, theyusually came back for more. It was not like ‘another city left wrecked behind’, Instead, their audiences were deeply moved by the sincerity and compassion that was offered. Hot Water Music glued us all together again, creating friendships, hangovers, and the feeling that it all still made sense. Honesty that no fucking MTV clown could ever offer. In a sometimes painfully and self-revealing manner the UN:ART:IG crew documented – under rigid conditions or until the camera broke – what comes down as the most creative years of the only punk band of their era touring the Black Flag way: 200+ p.a. and no overdubs.
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50min | PAL Format | 4:3 full screen | color | Year of Production 2007
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