DER GOLEM w/ Live Music by Paul de Jong & Matthew Gold
Sat, Aug 12
|Epsilon Spires
Paul de Jong (The Books) playing an unusual array of cello-like instruments—an arpeggione, a church bass, paired with recordings from his extensive sound archive. Matthew Gold (Talea Ensemble) performs percussion on a set made of metal bowls, tuned wrenches, bells, and other found objects.
Time & Location
Aug 12, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth,The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920, 86 minutes) tells the Jewish legend of a folkloric figure made of clay who comes to life to prevent the Jews’ expulsion from the city. An astonishing new soundtrack is provided by percussionist Matthew Gold (Talea Ensemble) and cellist Paul de Jong (The Books). Ever the collector, de Jong will bring a selection of some rarer specimens from his array of cello-like instruments—an arpeggione, a church bass, paired with pre-recorded materials from his extensive sound archive and Matthew Gold's makeshift drum set made of spare parts, metal bowls, tuned wrenches, bells, and other found sounds played with beaters, bows, stones, and marbles.
Dutch-American cellist and composer Paul de Jong is probably most widely known as co-founder of beloved collage-pop eccentrics, the Books (1999-2011). After the band’s breakup, de Jong embarked on a…
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Admission to DER GOLEM
Admission for one DER GOLEM w/ Live Music by Paul de Jong & Matthew Gold. Tickets include Popcorn. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements.
$20.00
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