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Saturday, November 13th, 2010

8:00pm

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BLOOD OF A POET | LEICESTER Steven Severin (Siouxsie and the Banshees co-founder, bassist, and
songwriter) will present his live soundtrack performance to Jean
Cocteau’s 1930 movie classic, “Le Sang d'un Poete" (Blood of a Poet).
A rare avant-garde appearance and event that is not to be missed!

SlowdiveMusic blog review excerpts of NYC performance/October 2009:

“Iconoclastic artist, iconoclastic film—the night was set to be unforgettable. He took his seat by his equipment, ...and the film, “The Seashell and the Clergyman”, began to roll as he generated the soundscape. But Severin’s music to the film was not mere cut-the-idea-on-the-screen-and-paste-it-to-music, but rather an expansion, an elaboration of the moods and emotions on the screen. Instead of the music working to enhance the visual, or thevisual as a means of passive experience while listening to music, they both worked hand-in-hand to create an experience that was at both visual and audio, an experience that was both intellectual (as you pondered the elusive narrative on the screen) and visceral (as you tried to understand your own reaction to the sensory overload). This was an amazing experience. Severin has always had the power to influence his peers. And as history is starting to show, he can even influence future generations into a new mindset about how to approach music.”

For full review: http://slowdivemusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/steven-severin-live.html