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Silver Ochre: Who Are US 2016

Silver Ochre: Who Are US 2016 expresses 21st century America through the eyes and ears of two perpetually traveling artists. A series of moving stills by ACVilla and Thollems live score and field recordings, the performance highlights influences from the diversity of sights and sounds of this extremely varied country.

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Through a series of moving stills, accompanied by a live original soundtrack and field recordings, Silver Ochre: Who Are US 2016 illustrates early 21st century America captured by two perpetually traveling artists.

From March 31st to November 8th, Thollem Electric and ACVilla will be touring the lower 48 states. They kicked off the tour in Albuquerque at Guild Cinema, screening the initial version of the movie which concentrated on the state of New Mexico. As the duo travels around the country, they will be recording moments and places in each state, weaving the new footage into the original version of the film. With every performance on this tour, Silver Ochre will represent a greater diversity of this country, eventually interweaving aspects of all 48 states. The moving stills focus the eye on the myriad of points where people meet each other and their environment. The music evolves spontaneously, each performance influenced by Thollems sonic experiences in a lifetime of traveling this extremely multi-cultured country. When possible, Thollem and ACVilla will facilitate a Q & A/Discussion with the audience.

Thollem does what few can: He combines extreme imagination with terrific postclassical chops and an ability to communicate through melody a fresh, disciplined
avant-keyboardist with an attractively extreme viewpoint. Greg Burk LA Weekly