Black Cab to perform live soundtrack to 'Akira' in January

Palace Cinemas and Hear My Eyes are excited to announce this special event screening of the science-fiction, cult classic Akira with an original live score. The critically acclaimed, Melbourne based electronica group Black Cab have written an original score that features traditional Japanese Taiko drumming for a one-night-only screening at the Astor Theatre. Experience the legend of Akira on the Astor's enormous screen. Be immersed in the atmosphere of Black Cab's live electronics. Feel the raw power of traditional Japanese Taiko drumming. Join us for this unique, visceral experience. "Is it a film? Is it a live music performance? Good lord, it’s both. A cinematic, sensory overload. Hear My Eyes will create an audio-visual experience that reclaims the original conventions of picture and music." - Broadsheet Melbourne
FILM: AKIRA
The Japanese anime classic of mythic proportions Akira (1988) is set in a futuristic Neo-Tokyo filled with cyberpunk gangs and revolutionary uprisings. After a rebellious punk has a chance encounter with a mysterious telekinetic child, he is gifted with tremendous superpowers that grow rapidly out of control. The dystopian fable unravels into what can only be described as a landmark piece of cinema that is as viscerally powerful as it is sublime. Known for its phenomenally textured animation style and mind-bending narrative, it is a film that transcends the conventions of science fiction and anime. The legend of Akira is an utterly unique film that all cinema lovers need to experience.
*Please note: the film's original soundtrack will be muted, but all dialogue and special effects audio will remain as per usual.
LIVE SCORE: BLACK CAB
An atmosphere of kinetic energy crackles around the ever evolving sound of Black Cab. With four critically acclaimed albums now under their belt the band’s deep atmospheric drone has evolved into electric genius. Thematically driven, Black Cab albums drive head first into the multisensory experiences of time and place. The disastrous 1969 Rolling Stones Altamont Free Concert was the inspiration for their first concept album Altamont Diary (2004). While the group’s latest album Games of the XXI Olympiad (2014) draws inspiration from the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. This time round Black Cab are teaming up with the traditional Taiko drummer Toshi Sakamoto to summon a 1980’s inspired soundtrack of dark synthesized undertones for Akira’s neo-Tokyo.
Black Cab are Andrew Coates, James Lee and Wes Holland. Reviews for Black Cab's album 'Games of the XXI Olympiad':
LIVE SCORE: TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TAIKO DRUMMING
For this rare live experience, Black Cab are collaborating with Toshi Sakamoto, a Japanese born Taiko instructor who has devoted his life to the art of Taiko drumming. Toshi has been teaching Taiko drumming across Japan and Australia for the past 30 years and is the founding director of the Melbourne based Waidaiko Rindo Japanese drumming school, established by him in 1994
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