cinema of brazil: urban tales

A compelling selection of contemporary Brazilian features and documentaries exploring urban life.

08 Sep. - 08 Oct.
@ Barbican

le cirque invisible

la puta madre!!

Thomas Truax

fucking hell! I nearly found someone that is doing exactly what I need! It will be almost that! Por Dios!

[A mechanical mastermind, Thomas Truax manipulates random objects into his own bizarre and genius musical instruments, a vision as well as sound that cannot be missed live. While Nick Cave comparisons are understandable, theatrically and voice-wise, pigeonholing this man is unthinkable. The List caught up with Truax during his UK trek to get an enthralling glimpse into one fascinating creature.]
Read the rest of this interview here

his website: thomas truax

"There's a fine line between the unique and the insane, and it's a line which New Yorker Thomas Truax (pronounced troo-aks) straddles with his chin held high and 'The Hornicator' firmly glued to his left ear. His collection of home made instruments look as though plucked straight from the mind of Tim Burton and are combined with loop pedals, guitars and lashings of imagination to create one of the most unusual and entertaining live shows you will ever see." Splendid magazine calls him "one of the five or ten best singer/songwriters in the world that you've never heard of...an exceptional talent, unique and resistant to comparison, yet fairly accessible even to casual listeners."

"When he performs, it is a spectacle - the originality and seeming impossibility of what he does is much of the appeal." -The Guardian