Saw Nitin Sawhney's video last night for the first time yesterday and got the creeps - the music is certainly great - a true underground trip-hop, Indian traditional music mix (reminded me of Portishead's Glory Box, Tricky's Hell's Round the Corner and Massive Attack). What was very unique was the use of the 1929 Franz Osten/Himansu Rai movie - A Throw of Dice as the video. The army that is shown was a contingent of the Maharaja of Mysore's army - elephants, foot soldiers and all. And that truly blew me away. I just love the esoteric, musty feel of old sepia movies and photographs. Fortunately, the net is replete with 19th century and turn of the century photographs...wish more use of such movies are made in videos so that we all have access to these timeless treasures...
Guess I better get back to work...
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