MUSIC: garbageface – when yr young and pretty

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FORMAT: DIGITAL ONLY

PRODUCTION CREDITS: this album was recorded in between October 28 – November 2 / 2008, on various field recorders in various hands, in and around new york city.

all sounds processed and assembled by garbageface. recordings by dave pijuan-nomura, catherine nomura dov mickelson, tariq mali, shannon gibson and karol orzechowski.

TRACKLIST:

1. when yr young and pretty.

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SHORT FILM: Nothing But Flowers.


Nothing But Flowers. from karol orzechowski on Vimeo.

FORMAT: Digital

DIRECTED AND EDITED: karol orzechowski.

MUSIC: constructed by garbageface

SCREENINGS: NONE

INFO: This is a short made of photos taken on my way home from a hospital check-up. It features three of my favourite things: stop-motion, looping, and color processing. I decided to make a quick and dirty film using some familiar techniques just to get the juices flowing as I wrap my head around a longer claymation short that I’m working on.

The musical track features an interpolation from “Field of Dreams,” starring Kevin Costner. The Talking Heads quote on the sidewalk was found by accident, but goddamn, I love that band.

shot on location at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto

photos taken 09/22/08

edited on 09/22/08 & 09/25/08

If you go to Vimeo (via the link above), you can download the video in high-res. I highly recommend it, cause compression washes out some of the sharpness. When you get to the vimeo page, scroll to the bottom-right, and there is a link that says “Download Quicktime Version.” Do it.

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SHORT FILM: an extended metaphor


an extended metaphor from karol orzechowski on Vimeo.

FORMAT: Digital (originally shot on Nikon Coolpix)

DIRECTED AND EDITED: karol orzechowski.

MUSIC: “an extended metaphor” by karol “garbageface” orzechowski

SCREENINGS: NONE

INFO: An exploration of the thin line between entertainment and war. Shot during the winter, edited in the summer. You spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby right round, right round.

No really, I hate extended metaphors.

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SHORT FILM: the santa claus parade


the santa claus parade from karol orzechowski on Vimeo.

FORMAT: DVD (originally shot on Nikon Coolpix)

SHOT AND EDITED: karol orzechowski.

MUSIC: Original music by karol “garbageface” orzechowski.

SCREENINGS: NONE

INFO: In the Winter of 2006, on Yonge St. in the heart of downtown Toronto, children and adults craned their necks to try to catch a glimpse of the big man in red, as he rolled down the boulevard in a pimped-out ride. Their stretched neck tendons and their slackened jaws must have affected the muscles in their hands, as they left a significant amount of garbage strewn all over the fucking place.

This video is a document of the underbelly of a holiday tradition.

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MUSIC: garbageface – circlecitysquare

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FORMAT: CD

PRODUCTION CREDITS: all songs written, performed and produced by garbageface. written and recorded between February 17th and March 3rd, 2005. electronics and vocals recorded at firecreek studio. organics and samples recorded at various shopping centres in the Toronto area.

INFO: This is the sound of the city in four movements, from a quieter past to a disquieting future. Is there room for hope to be heard in the din? The answers (as well as the questions) are open to interpretation.

TRACKLIST:

1. circlecitysquare
2. billboardbeingbankmachine
3. privateplebeianpublic
4. stressessomeonesimplify
5. circlecitysquare (instrumental)
6. billboardbeingbankmachine (instrumental)
7. privateplebeianpublic (instrumental)
8. stressessomeonesimplify (instrumental)

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