Angie Dickenson gets it off her chest -Angry Angie Dickinson Performs Steve Reich on Lee Marvin

[astro]

Well… I liked it.

Steve Reich’s 1972 minimalist piece “Clapping Music” was conceived for what he thought to be the only fitting instrumentation: two people clapping a pattern in 12/8 time, with one shifting the rhythm by one eighth note every 8-12 measures. Reich, like many others, obviously did not anticipate the YouTube generation.

Back in 2005, George Manak and Peter van der Ham reproduced Reich’s piece in its entirety using a tiny 5-second clip of a scene from Point Blank where an enraged Angie Dickinson goes to town on a stoic Lee Marvin.

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

What next: a split-screen Linda Lovelace performing Four Organs?

[Robot_Arm]

You know, the phrase “come out to show you” is common enough I wouldn’t be surprised if it hasn’t been part of the dialog of some movie, somewhere. Might make for a good mashup if anyone could find a clip.

[WordMan]

I love youtube. That is hilarious…and very cool from a musical standpoint. I really enjoy Steve Reich’s work - what a fun/twisted way to make it happen…

[Moe]

@Robot_Arm

You know, the phrase “come out to show you” is common enough I wouldn’t be surprised if it hasn’t been part of the dialog of some movie, somewhere. Might make for a good mashup if anyone could find a clip.

(pssst… “come out to show them”)

And I totally agree.

[The_Hamster_King]

Very cool clip. Thanks.

[jayjay]

“Angie Dickenson gets it off her chest” - a phrase that would have boosted Kleenex and Vaseline stock prices in the late 60s…

[Number]

This reminds me of Lasse Gjertsen’s videos, such as Amateur and Hyperactive.

Is there a name for this style of music? I see it referred to as stop-motion in a few places, though this doesn’t seem entirely fitting since it involves editing together very short full-motion clips with audio.