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would probably sound like
some fucked up version of
the Thompson Twins.
with
Sue Harshe
Sue Harshe is a founding member
of the post-punk band Scrawl, who
released seven albums between 1986 and
1998 on such labels as Rough Trade,
Simple Machines, and Elektra. Last year
they were invited to perform at the All
Tomorrow’s Parties festivals held in New
York City and Camber Sands, England.
She also performs in the rock band Fort
Shame, who released a full-length CD in
the fall of 2012.
Since 2003 she has composed
music for nine films in the Wexner
Center’s silent film series, the latest
installments being The Farmer’s Wife
and Champagne, part of the Hitchcock
9 series shown this fall. Last year she
scored and performed music for the 1920
movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which
was commissioned by Shock Around the
Clock, Columbus’ annual 24-hour horrorfilm marathon. In addition, recordings of
her compositions for six shorter films can
be found on all three volumes of Kino
International’s DVD collection of avantgarde experimental cinema.
She composed and performed the
music for two theatrical performances at
The Ohio State University, both staged
by visiting director Alexander Stillmark:
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