Tall Tales: An Audio Visual Experience

When
Friday, May 9, 2025
Daily, Times vary
Cost: $15
Where
3530 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97202

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke (Radiohead), and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales, a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making. With landscapes of synth-pop, prog, dub, '70s synth, Joe Meek, Ivor Cutler, Library, kraut, and classic Warp Records, Tall Tales sounds like musicians meeting in the Hinterland. Transmitted by Australian visual artist, Jonathan Zawada, Tall Tales is a fairy tale for the modern world, depicting rising tides, kings and queens, Amazon logistics, and robotic arms under iridescent skies. We wanted computers to do our accounting; instead, they try to paint our pictures and sing our songs. Like all good fairy tales, this work edges light with the dark as Yorke’s echoed chants intertwine with Pritchard’s shimmering electronics. On Tall Tales, we hear seasoned musicians continue down the path of experimentation. 

A prophetic visual album, Tall Tales has been years in the making but delivered right on time.

Upcoming Dates & Times

Friday, May 9
7 p.m.
Friday, May 9
9 p.m.