PROJECTS
The Odd River
An audiovisual abstraction of genetically modified chaos – The Odd River explores mass food production through a children’s storybook aesthetic.
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Collaboration with filmmaker Angus Kirby
Supported by the 2020 Freedman Jazz Fellowship
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer Helen Svoboda teams up with filmmaker Angus Kirby in their most groundbreaking collaboration to date. Featuring an eight-piece band of Australia’s finest improvisers, the soundtrack journeys through moments of lyrical beauty, childlike playfulness and dense chaos – illuminated by a fantastical narrative crafted by filmmaker Angus Kirby in response to Svoboda’s musical vision.
Personnel:
Helen Svoboda (double bass, voice, composition)
Andrew Saragossi (woodwinds)
Flora Carbo (alto saxophone)
Niran Dasika (trumpets)
Erik Griswold (prepared piano, toy piano, music box)
Joseph O'Connor (prepared piano, harmonium, zither, trombone)
Mike Roelofs (whistling)
Chloe Kim (percussion)
Jacques Emery (production)
