BRITISH SEA POWER Man Of Aran (2009 UK 2-disc [CD/DVD] set -
Both celebrated and controversial upon its 1994 release, 'Man Of Aran'
is a powerful and provocative dramatised documentary from the late
American filmmaker Robert J Flaherty. In a series of startling black
and white sequences, the film presents daily life on the inhospitable
Aran islands on the west coast of Ireland. British Sea Power have
written and recorded a new soundtrack for the film: It's awonderful film, says BSP
guitarist Noble. The images vary
between huge drama and a brilliant kind of ridiculousness - check out
the amazing foot-wide bobbled berets that the fishermen wear. It's a
great look, like a 1930s Irish version of Jack White or Kraftwerk. It's a
film that's also relevant to the current era – a time when the idea of
living a simpler life is in the air. The film shows something I'd like to
think I could do, but know I never will. Aswell as
featuring a CD containing their newly recorded soundtrack, the set
comes complete with the original film on DVD.)
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