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X-102 Rediscovers The Rings of Saturn / Free Film Screening (US Debut), Jan 16, Chicago |
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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents the U.S. debut screening of X-102 Rediscovers The Rings Of Saturn on Friday, January 16, 7 PM, at the Claudia Cassidy Theater, as part of the Ohm Multimedia Series, concerts and events that incorporate new media in electronic music, performance and visual art. Ohm invites professionals from the art and music scenes, including live DJs and visual artists, to create multimedia artworks in front of an audience.
In 1992, X-102 (Experimental 102), otherwise known as Underground Resistance – the Detroit-based electronic musical trio of Mad Mike Banks, Jeff Mills and Robert Hood – set out to create a musical project about the planet Saturn and its rings in a full-length LP entitled X-102 discovers the Rings Of Saturn (Tresor). X-102 attempted to musically describe the physical make-up and content of the never-before seen planet and each of its significant rings known as A, B, C, E and F. Fifteen years later, Banks and Mills have produced a brand new musical soundtrack, featuring re-mastered original compositions paired with a visual version of the project and breathtaking images from the NASA Cassini/Huygen exploratory mission, which visited and documented Saturn and its moons. Musician and director Jeff Mills will discuss the project after the screening. The approximate running time is 1 hour and 15 minutes. This Ohm Multimedia Series program is supported by Axis Records and GammaPlayer.com.
It was the nature of Banks and Mills to plan not only the music but also the image aspects of their project. Mills consistently monitored the discoveries and projects of NASA other Space programs, especially the exploratory mission of the Cassini/Huygen to document the planet and moons of Saturn. Mills watched as the Cassini/Huygen probe sent back to Earth thousands of breathtaking images that were never seen before and scarcely shown to the public. He gained permission to use the images from the Cassini/Huygen program. For more information on the artists, visit AxisRecords.com and GammaPlayer.com
Free admission but seating is limited (Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs: 312.744.6630)
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