Thursday, January 6, 2011

Small Is Beautiful


Do you remember watching wobbly 16mm science films about cell division and seeds sprouting in time lapse? It usually meant there was a sub, or that the teacher was going through some personal stuff and didn't want to try anymore. Now I realize that I learned a lot from those screenings -- how to remove a tapeworm using a pencil, for starters. And the music for these documentaries was crucial to establishing the mitochondria's point of view. Here's a library/production record devoted to the miniature wonders of the natural world: photosynthesis, ant colonies, osmosis, etc. Lovely soft focus pastoral electronics on the KPM imprint by Sam Sklair.

5 comments:

  1. Oh yeah! I've been wondering when you'd post this. Great stuff...

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  2. If only more of this stuff was out there. Teachers have their heads screwed on too much these days.

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  3. thankyou thankyou thankyou it was wonderful to find this and on the perfect day for it too.

    can anyone point me in the direction of more music behind those exact type of films?

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  4. sam sklair is incredible, everything you post of his is fantastic. I would love more music like this!

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