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DVD

Desolation Center

Movie

3800yen
(4180yen Tax incl. in Japan)
US$ 24.12
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Release Date April 14, 2021
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Product Details

Catalog No.KIBF-1963
JAN/ISBN 4988003868031
Product Type DVD
TV Standard NTSC
Number of Discs 1
Label/DistributorKing Records
Color Color
Running Time 93minutes
Original Release Year 2018
Layers single-sided/dual-layered
Aspect Ratio(s) 16:9LB
Region 2
Subtitles Japanese
Audio Track English Dolby Digital 2.0ch

Description

[Machine Translation] Roaring chainsaws! Blow up the mountain! We're in the desert! Full moon! This is the prototype for Coachella, Lollapalooza, Burning Man and other huge festivals! -The Desolation Center was a live event held from 1983 to 1985 in the deserts of California, USA. This is the prototype of Coachella Festival, Lollapalooza, Burning Man, etc., which attract many people as huge events today. It originated in Southern California, where the storm of American punk/hardcore was raging. The Desolation Center" will provide a rare glimpse into the background of the birth of this unusual and little-known event, along with rare footage of the people involved, including Coachella founder Gary Tovar, Lollapalooza organizer Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction), and Burning Man co-founder John Law, as well as a look at the history of the event itself. This documentary film depicts the experimental spirit and rebellious spirit of the early 80's in Los Angeles. Los Angeles in the early 80's was a time of experimentation and rebellion. The live scene was small, everyone knew each other, and eccentric and creative artists were performing nightly, but hardcore acts such as BLACK FLAG and MINUTEMEN were heavily policed by the police, and LAPD Chief Daryl Gates relentlessly sent riot police to eliminate punk and hardcore acts ( (Thus, Daryl Gates was called "a really rotten guy" by many young people. In the midst of such severe crackdowns, it was becoming increasingly difficult to secure venues for live shows, and the Desolation Center was organized by Stewart Sweezy, the organizer, to allow people to see their favorite shows without anyone interfering. ( performers are chosen based on their ability, not on audience turnout ) ( not for profit ) ( no invited guests ) ( paid for only band members and volunteers ) ( no reliance on media coverage ) ( no advertising ) ( no boisterous people ) ( no selling alcohol to the crowd at exorbitant prices ) ( no dancing required, not a New Wave discotheque ) ) (No dancing, no new wave disco). The performers were SAVAGE REPUBLIC, MINUTEMEN, SONIC YOUTH, REDD KROSS, EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, SWANS, MEAT PUPPETS, SURVIVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, and many others, who played punk, rock, noise, and art. This is a spectacular mix of punk, rock, noise, and art. This film recounts such an extraordinary live event with interviews with many of the people involved and rare live footage left behind. In particular, the noise-filled live performances of Sonic Youth and Einsturzende Neubauten, and the anomalous behavior of Survival Research Laboratories, which could be described as either art or environmental destruction, are a picture of hell. Directed by Stewart Sweezy, the event's founder, and featuring a cast of over 60 people who were there at the time. In this film, people will be astonished at the fact that this event, which has never been introduced in Japan, took place, and they will feel how this small but strange and bizarre show has influenced the contemporary music scene.
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Description in Japanese

デソレーション・センター / 洋画

唸るチェーンソー! 山を爆破! 俺たちは砂漠にいる!!! 満月だ! コーチェラ、ロラパルーザ、バーニングマン等の巨大フェスの原型がこれだ! ――1983年~1985年にかけて、米国カリフォルニア州の砂漠地帯で行われたライヴイベント、"デソレーション・センター"。現代では巨大なイベントとして多くの人を集めるコーチェラ・フェスティバル、ロラパルーザ、バーニングマンなどの原型ともいえるイベント。それはアメリカン・パンク/ハードコアの嵐が吹き荒れた南カリフォルニアから発生した。『デソレーション・センター』はその知られざる異様なイベントの誕生の背景を、貴重なフッテージとコーチェラ創設者のゲイリー・トヴァー、ロラパルーザ主催のペリー・ファレル (ジェーンズ・アディクション)、バーニングマン共同創設者のジョン・ローなどの関係者、そしてサーストン・ムーア (SONIC YOUTH)やチャック・ドゥコウスキ (BLACK FLAG)、マイク・ワット (MINUTEMEN)、スージー・ガードナー (L7)などの"デソレーション・センター"出演者の証言とともに描いたドキュメンタリー映画。80年代前半のロサンゼルスは実験精神と反抗精神にあふれた時代。ライヴシーンは小さく、全員が知り合い、奇抜で創造的なアーティストが毎夜ライヴを繰り広げていたが、BLACK FLAGやMINUTEMENといったハードコア系のライヴは警察の取り締まりが激しく、ダリル・ゲイツLAPD署長は執拗に機動隊を送り込むなどパンク/ハードコア系の排除に動いていた (よってダリル・ゲイツは多くの若者たちから「本当に腐った男」と言われていた)。そんな取り締まりの激しさにライヴ会場の確保が厳しくなる中、オーガナイザーであるスチュワート・スウィージーを中心に、誰にも干渉されずに好きなライヴを見る目的で実施されたのがデソレーション・センター。【観客動員力でなく、実力をもとに出演者を決める】【営利目的ではない】【招待客なし】【バンドメンバーとボランティア以外は有料】【メディアの報道には一切頼らない】【広告は出さない】【お騒がせ者はお断り】【法外な値段で酒を観衆に売らない】【ダンス不要、ニューウェーブのディスコではない】という原則のもと、何もない大砂漠のど真ん中で3回、船上で1回、計4回のイベントが実施された。出演は、SAVAGE REPUBLIC、MINUTEMEN、SONIC YOUTH、REDD KROSS、EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN、SWANS、MEAT PUPPETS、SURVIVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIESら、パンク、ロック、ノイズ、アート入り乱れる壮絶な面々。本作はそんな異常ともいえるライヴイベントの模様を多くの当事者たちのインタビューと残された貴重なライヴ映像で振り返る。特にSONIC YOUTHやEINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTENのノイズまみれなライヴ、SURVIVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIESによるアートなのか環境破壊なのかわからない異常行動は地獄絵図といえるだろう。監督はイベントの発起人であるスチュワート・スウィージー、出演は60名以上の当時その現場にいた猛者たち。本作で人々はこの日本では全く紹介されたことのないイベントが行われていたことに驚愕し、小さくても奇妙・奇抜・奇天烈なこのライヴが如何に現代の音楽シーンに影響を与えているかを感じるだろう。

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