We have something a little different that we couldn’t wait to tell you
about! FutureEverything in association with Hairbrain present: Legendary
Komische musician Dieter Moebius’ live, improvised score for Fritz Lang’s
silent sci-fi masterpiece “Metropolis” in the heart of And, let us introduce you to the brilliant Paul Wolinski aka “Polinski” who is the sole support for this impressive event.
You may recognise him as one quarter of Sheffield
based, instrumental post-rock group “65daysofstatic”. Polinski is Paul’s
enthralling solo project and, after releasing “Labyrinths” (his critically-acclaimed
debut album) last year, he is returning to his home town of Manchester
Hi, so, it’s your debut audio visual
show in St Philip’s
Church in Salford- are you looking forward to it and supporting
Dieter Moebius who’s such a pioneer of
experimental electronic music?
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| "Labyrinths" the debut album |
It is, and I am. I have to confess, I was aware of Dieter's name, but not very knowledgeable about all the work he had done. I'm kind of cramming at the moment, truth to be told, so I don't look stupid if I meet him. Very excited to see what he pulls off. Metropolis is a stunning film.
Your album “Labyrinths” is “the soundtrack to impossible possibilities
of the sci-fi mentality”, which fits perfectly
with the film “Metropolis”. How did you get involved in this special event with
Dieter Moebius?
Is it?? Who said that!? That's pretty cool. Being based in Manchester
The visual side of music
has always been prominent in your work (in 65daysofstatic and Polinski). Some
artists seem to forget about the visual side of things these days- do you think it’s important to connect
with your audience in that way, in addition to the music?
Yes, but I'm still confused as to where it’s going with live visuals in particular.
We're living in a time of incredible technology. I'm not a fan of Skrillex
really, but somebody showed me footage from his latest live show the other day which looks incredible (giant, live-motion-captured robot version of Skrillex), and
as I'm typing, the internet seems to be
reeling from some kind of hologram of Tupac appearing at Coachella. If that’s where we're at now with the
big guns, I think there'll be a trickledown
effect as that kind of technology gets cheaper. With 65daysofstatic, I'd like
to think that we put on a cool-looking
show without visuals. I always said though, that one of the reasons we started 65daysofstatic as a live band was because
no matter how exciting or relevant the
music might be, a guy stood behind a laptop is never going to be as exciting to watch as a bunch of people with
guitars stumbling about on a stage. Now
I'm a guy behind a laptop. If I wasn't still part of 65 too, I think I'd be freaking out about that a lot
more.
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| Polinski |
Polinski has played a string of dates across the UK , Europe, Russia and Japan New York
You’ve worked
with him before, both with 65days and on “Labyrinths”. What can we expect from
the live show? Will the visuals be along the same lines as “Stitches”?
We're still working on the live show. I am dealing with the technological side
of it, and hopefully leaving Caspar to produce the actual visuals. With 65, we're very collaborative with Caspar down to the
finest details. On Labyrinths though,
Caspar and I were very collaborative on an ideas level - the concept, the hidden narratives in the music and
the artwork - but when it came to the
actual design project, I gave Caspar free reign. I'm still thrilled with what he came up with, for the album
cover and the Stitches video. So I'm
hoping that the visuals will be more of the same. Essentially - we're still going to be setting it within that same world,
and telling that story that's still a
secret to everyone else.
You’ve recently been in Japan and I
guess are used to travelling and performing all over the world – is it nice to
come back and play a show in Manchester, especially a show as unique as this?
Very much so. I love Manchester Manchester
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| Polinski |
What else do you have planned for
2012? Do you divide your time between 65days and Polinski?
65daysofstatic is gearing up for the next record. We've been writing a
lot already. It's going to get a bit crazy now; It always
seems to get a bit crazy with 65. The
Polinski record has come to a natural end, regards touring and other releases. It's nice to have
FutureEverything as the last show
confirmed for this, because Caspar and I are putting a lot of work into it. It definitely feels like it's the beginning
of the next stage for the project, even
if I pause it to concentrate on 65, rather than just the end of a little hobby that I had to get out of my
system.
Thanks Paul.
DATE: Thu 17 May 2012, 7pm-11.30pm
VENUE: St Philip’s Church, Wilton Place Manchester
This one off event is set to be truly unique and something quite
spectacular. For more information on the show head here-
