And We Made The Room Shine

In 2012, la Viennale invited la Blogothèque to film around in Austria's capital. Directors François Clos and Thomas Lallier decided early on to take on board artists of the Montreal based label Constellation, which was also celebrating its 15th birthday, to play stripped down versions of their catalog. The idea was to film the music and also film the city. How to reinterpret, reinvent music in unknown places, far away from stage? From the revendications of Matana’s Robert jazz to the instrumental and raw power of Do Make Say Think, from the delicate and odd pop song played by Elfin Saddle or Eric Chenaux, the heart-breaking performance of Carla Bozulich (only available as an appendice) to the mysterious guitar monologue of Hrsta, and the final fusion between the space, the found objects and the music of Hanged Up, this "post-rockumentary" should be regarded as a kind of musical album, taking you from place to place, melting visual feelings with acoustic resonance, mixing the shared experience with the most introspective performance. With humility, simple means and strong belief in their art, they all played the game and we eventually made the room shine. This "post-rockumentary" should be regarded as a kind of musical album, taking you from place to place, melting visual feelings with acoustic resonance, mixing the shared experience with the most introspective performance