| JOZEF VAN WISSEM ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF “NOSFERATU. THE CALL OF THE DEATHBIRD” THIS HALLOWEEN |
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| Photo credits: LCDO visions |
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- “With a melodic almost medieval magic and mystery Jozef van Wissem has reignited the light through the filters of dark energy post punk and even black metal into a wondrous new melodramatic cinematic space… “– John Robb (Louder Than War)
- “Beginning with a solo played on the lute, his performance will incorporate electric guitar and distorted recordings of extinct birds, graduating from subtlety to gothic horror.” – New York Times
- “Delightfully macabre, intense and electrifying” – MXDWN
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| “La Cinémathèque Française in Paris commissioned me to write and perform the score at the presentation of the restored version of Nosferatu. I was a bit overwhelmed by its success. It was sold out! I wasn’t going to repeat it. But people kept asking…” – explains Jozef van Wissem, speaking about the series of events that lead to the recording of his newest LP – “Nosferatu. The Call Of The Deathbird”. |
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| Jozef comments: “In the beginning the soundtrack was more improvised and reactive to the images but after a few times the audience kind of showed me the way”. Van Wissem speaks about this particular experience as probably one of the most unusual ones in the discography of composer. Preferring to score the music before seeing the film, Jozef is attracted by the way his creation integrates in the structure of a movie. In a minimalistic way. Using only particular sounds and textural elements, that speaks to you like a good prose: “I have the same with literary work” – agrees Jozef: “For example the writing of Bukowski. Very to the point, short sentences, but a lot of information in a few words”. |
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| While the specifies of working on a horror-film had given the whole different feel to van Wissem: “I think that music in horror films gives the composer more freedom to experiment than in any other genre. It seems more open. Experimental sound in film nowadays is something producers are afraid of. Experiment is the life blood of music”. |
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| “I found an old 7-inch single with recordings of extinct birds on a market, in Rotterdam” – explain composer, speaking about the connection with “The Call of The Deathbird”. Enhancing the sounds of birds singing, van Wissem combined them with the Baroque lute play and suspense-type-of-bass pattern. Manipulating the sounds of electric guitar in alternate tuning, Jozef van Wissem manages to create the feeling of fear, something equal to what the victims of Count Orlok has experienced. |
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| “Nosferatu. The Call Of The Deathbird” will get released on October, 31st 2022 via Incunabulum Records. Pre-order the album here. |
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- Sep 8th: KINO MURANOW live score to NOSFERATU, WARSAW
- Sep 10th: COOL V PLOTE FESTIVAL, PISEK
- Sep 11th: A38 SHIP, BUDAPEST
- Oct 8th: BADISCHER KUNSTVEREIN, KARLSRUHE
- Oct 9th: DREIHEILIGEN KIRCHE, INNSBRUCK
- Oct 11th: KABINET MUZ, BRNO
- Oct 12th: NOWA SYNAGOGA, ZILINA
- Oct 13th: KLUB RE, KRAKOW
- Oct 14th: BLOW UP FESTIVAL, HELSINKI
- Oct 29th: EKKO, UTRECHT
- Oct 30th: 013, TILBURG
- Nov 3rd: SIGNAL FESTIVAL, CAGLIARI
- Nov 5th: LEIDEN FILM FESTIVAL, LEIDEN
- Nov 8th: CAFE OTO, LONDEN
- Nov 9th: CAFE OTO, LONDEN
- Nov 10th: COLCHESTER ART CENTER, COLCHESTER
- Nov 11th: THE LUBBER FIEND, NEWCASTLE
- Nov 12th: NIGHT PEOPLE, MANCHESTER
- Nov 14th: LA SOURCE BEER CO, BRUSSELS
- Nov 15th: POINT EPHEMERE, PARIS
- Nov 16th: IBOAT, BORDEAUX
- Nov 17th: LA MAISON DE SAVOIR, ST LAURENT
- Nov 18th: EGLISE DE LA MAISON DES CHOEURS, MONTPELLIER
- Nov 19th: CAVES DU MANOIR, MARTIGNY
- Nov 20th: CIRCOLO DEV, BOLOGNA
- Nov 21st: KINO SISKA, LJUBLJANA
- Nov 23rd: REPLUGGED, VIENNA
- Nov 24th: VRATNICE, ROZNOV
- Nov 25th: ABANDONED METRO, PRAGUE
- Nov 26th: STARY KLAZSTOR, WROCLAW
- Nov 27th: NIEBO, WARSAW
- Nov 29th: BLUE NOTE, POZNAN
- Nov 30th: UT CONNEWITZ, LEIPZIG
- Dec 1st: BETONHALLE, BERLIN
- Dec 2nd: STENGADE, COPENHAGEN
- Dec 3rd: FOLKTEATERN, GOTEBORG
- Dec 4th: DEBASER, STOCKHOLM
- Dec 11th: SETMANA SANTA FESTIVAL, TOULOUSE
- Dec 13th: LE SONIC, LYON
- Dec 14th: BLAH BLAH, TORINO
- Dec 15th: ARCI BELLEZZA, MILANO
- Dec 16th: ARGO 16, VENEZIA
- Dec 23rd: ARMINIUSKERK
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