Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story.
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I recently watched a documentary about musician Arthur Russell, Wild Combination. While he's becoming more well known, it was really the first time I fully understood the breadth of his work and his place in avant-garde music and the New York scene in the 1970s. A potted history below, a few excerpts and favourite songs - but for a full Arthur Russell experience I recommend watching this film. Not only is his work incredible and moving, his body of music almost incomprehensibly large (what a workaholic!), but it's also a touching insight into a middle American family who were suprisingly open minded and welcoming of his gay lifestyle, which they only became aware of when he was diagnosed as HIV positive. Most moving of all is his partner's role in keeping his memory and music alive.
Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story.
Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story.
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