Projexorcism

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**Experimental 16mm movie mind bender, must experience this show!**

Formed in 1999, Projexorcism started life with the acquisition of two Bell & Howell 2592 auto-shred projectors and 200 educational films. Originally much time was spent making splice reels to accompany various musical projects. Lens manipulation & shuttling film back & forth through the projection gate were the hallmarks of the early days.

Early in 2003 Projexorcism made great advances in their unique flavor of experimental hyperactive expanded cinema & has since been pushing the boundaries of weirdness. Projexorcism began using a quad 16mm projector array suspended from a lighting pole - the projectors synchronized with a 4-channel sound-actuated variable speed lighting controller. The projected images are split, inverted and bent using silver reflective CD-R's and plastic fresnel lenses. The optical audio is replayed directly from the internal projector speakers, though on occasion the audio is routed through effects & samplers.

In May 2005 The Catawba Council for the Arts awarded Projexorcism an Innovative Project Grant to add a Film-to-Video Regurgitation Array to their quad 16mm setup. Unbound from the linearity of film, the 16mm setup is now augmented with real-time video capture, manipulation & projection devices.

The film is "PJ'd" using various techniques to create new contradictory action sequences and soundtracks in real time in the found sound / plunderphonic tradition - without splicing. Films are chosen to reflect relevant and at times irreverent themes. Some of our recent themes include presidential politics, African-American history, math, water, chemicals, Middle-Eastern war, spiders, gila monsters, voting, and "Do androids dream of electric sheep at xmas?", a mixture of pro & anti-consumer film & Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol".

You never know what to expect at a Projexorcism show. Film often breaks or passes through the projection gate in a manner inconsistent with film preservation, much to the dismay of Jedi film preservationists. The kinetic swinging and shaking of the projecto-tree will warp reels and pool hundreds of feet of film all over the floor - CDs & lenses fall to the ground - the shriek of optical sound feedback as dust clogs the sound bulb - the randomly choreographed accidents of brilliance & stupidity - the audience turned projection screen - the audience on the projection screen.

Projexorcism is often joined by a rotating cast of musicians and frequently collaborates with other artists (see the live show archive). 2005 has Projexorcism touring with a melange of experimental noise musicians and collaborations with the likes of Michael Thomas Jackson, Jabberwocky, Former Yugoslavia, Khate, Feralcatscan, Hellblinki & more.

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Past Shows

February 25th, 2010 w/ JUNK CULTURE, ST. DAD, SHREDS

September 2nd, 2009 w/ HARRY EGYPT EXTREME KARAOKE, ULTIMATE OPTIMIST

July 1st, 2009 w/ PLANET PISS, HARRY EGYPT EXTREME KARAOKE

May 24th, 2009 w/ THRONES, GRIDS, CLANG QUARTET

November 14th, 2008 w/ DARSOMBRA (MEATJACK Guitarist), ALA MUERTE

April 18th, 2008 w/ EUGENE ROBINSON

May 18th, 2007 w/ The Red & The Black, Carry On Bomb, Caltrop (members of Valient Thorr, Contient )

November 9th, 2005 w/ GET HUSTLE (ex-Antioch Arrow, Slug), Tarantula A.D, CALABI YAU

July 28th, 2005 w/ The Upside Down Stars, Modern Day Urban Barbarians, Jinius

May 1st, 2005 w/ Captured! By Robots, Dig Shovel Dig, Labia Minor

September 2010

Projexorcism

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