There are films and directors whose influence cannot be overstated. Stanley Kubrick and The Shining, subjects of a recent documentary, are two of these. Roman Polanski, criminal or not, is another. These, among others, are some of the works that influenced artists Christina Vantzou and Kristina Ianatchkova regarding their upcoming short film Going Backwards to Recover That Which Was Left Behind.
Christina Vantzou
Record Review: Ghostly International’s SMM: Context
V/A: SMM: Context (Ghostly International, 3/1/11)
Christina Vantzou: “11 Generations of My Fathers”
[audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/11-Generations-Of-My-Fathers.mp3|titles=Christina Vantzou: “Generations Of My Fathers”]In most cases, if the typical, well-respected independent label were to take a risk in compiling an ambient-heavy compilation with artists who were mostly unknown outside their respective hyper-insulated circles, most fans of that label would probably skip the compilation without much thought.
But then there is Ghostly International, a Ann Arbor, Michigan-based label with an eclectic roster comprising Matthew Dear, Loscil, Shigeto, and Dabrye, among others. For its new compilation record, Ghostly chose to dust off SMM, an offshoot of the label created back in 1994, to present a refined aesthetic within a particular — to borrow from the compilation’s title — Context.