The Film

Description

What happens when you combine SUMAC, a band that uses volume, distortion and a metal guitar-centric approach to create music as malleable as jazz and as experimental as noise music, with Moor Mother, a poet and sound artist who has deconstructed hip-hop to make it less about rhymes and rhythm and more about oratorical cadence and expressive power? The Film is an album that brings together the respective characteristics of both artists around shifting musical structures and a shared expressive force. It is a thumbing of the nose at the traditional approaches of the genres they represent, an innovative and powerful work. The title The Film reflects the fact that it is a complete project, a kind of narrative or story as a whole. As Moor Mother says: "The idea is to create a moment that escapes conventions. It is a work of art. Think of this work as a film, not as an album or a simple compilation of songs. This project is impossible in an industry that wants to reduce everything to a logic of consumption. You will only truly understand the whole once you have reached the end of the work. This work is constantly evolving and seeks to take more freedom in the creative process." The Film addresses clear themes throughout the album: "The themes are universal: the earth, displacement, climate, human rights and freedoms, war and peace, the idea of fleeing violent forces and oppressive systems created by man and imperialism," Moor Mother emphasizes.