Stephen O'Malley

In March 2014, Nazoranai, an experimental improvisation trio came together for their U.S. premiere, at the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee. This documentary, part of Sam Stephenson and Ivan Weiss’s Big, Bent Ears: A Serial in Documentary Uncertainty series on The Paris Reviews, goes behind the scenes, spending time with members Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi, and Keiji Haino.

Such Hawks Such Hounds explores the music and musicians of the American hard rock underground circa 1970-2007, focusing on the psychedelic and '70s proto-metal-derived styles that have in recent years formed a rich body of unclassifiable sounds.

By combining positive organ and digital instruments, Kali Malone weaves the harmonic textures of a captivating minimalist universe. The musician works on the materiality of sounds to create intimate landscapes with astonishing depth of field. Both airy and precise, her sound monoliths alter perception and offer the possibility of a refuge, which is accessed through contemplation. Accompanied by Stephen O’Malley on organ and a choir of four singers from the Macadam Ensemble, she will deliver a piece created especially for Variations in the sacred precinct of the Chapel of the Immaculate.

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.