“Suggestion, that is the dream.” ~ Stéphane Mallarmé
Video short: The Voice of Foxton (2002), “An acid poetry postcard from small-town New Zealand”, was completed thanks to a grant from Motive/Suspect Productions in Wellington. Justine Flanagan at Motive/Suspect expertly edited the video. I produced, wrote and directed the video. The camera and sound gear (very minimal) was expertly wrangled by the irrepressible Johnny … Read more
The music for Time of the Archons – an interview with composers Brad Jenkins and Steve Wolf, by Alex Staines. Steve Wolf – composer, piano As with Seclusion Data, the previous project he worked on with Alex Staines, Steve started with a handful of poems and thought about the approach he would use for composing. … Read more
Alex Staines interviews Steve Wolf, composer (and keyboardist) of the music for Seclusion Data – the album. The discussion winds through sly obscurity, Satie and The Stooges, jazz, guitarist Guy MacGibbon, and the influence of bogan covers bands. Alex: Steve, what’s the style of the music – how would you describe it? Steve: It’s dark … Read more