FareWell Poetry
FareWell Poetry is a collective of Parisian musicians and myself. Created in 2009, FareWell Poetry released a first album entitled 'Hoping For The Invisible to Ignite' on Gizeh Records in September 2011. This release includes a DVD of 'As True As Troilus'.
Three of my films As True As Troilus (2009), Persephone: A Soft Corpse Comfort (2010) & The Golden House: For Him I Sought The Woods (2011) are regularly performed live with FareWell Poetry. I also write and perform spoken word poetry in this project.
We are currently in the process of recording 'Only Yearning to Sail to See' (working title) with Benoît Bel at Mikrokosm Studios in Lyon (France). This future release will include a DVD of The Golden House : For Him I Sought the Woods and Persephone : A Soft Corpse Comfort. Pamela Maddaleno has been documenting the process, you can watch some videos HERE and look at some photos HERE.
For information concerning upcoming performances, check out my NEWS section!
Three of my films As True As Troilus (2009), Persephone: A Soft Corpse Comfort (2010) & The Golden House: For Him I Sought The Woods (2011) are regularly performed live with FareWell Poetry. I also write and perform spoken word poetry in this project.
We are currently in the process of recording 'Only Yearning to Sail to See' (working title) with Benoît Bel at Mikrokosm Studios in Lyon (France). This future release will include a DVD of The Golden House : For Him I Sought the Woods and Persephone : A Soft Corpse Comfort. Pamela Maddaleno has been documenting the process, you can watch some videos HERE and look at some photos HERE.
For information concerning upcoming performances, check out my NEWS section!
About FareWell Poetry
A collective comprised of Parisian musicians and an Anglo-saxon poet and filmmaker, FAREWELL POETRY is a bold and electrifying project that combines performance film, musical experimentation (drone, post-rock, orchestrated minimalism) and spoken word poetry.
Situated somewhere between a sleep-starved Man Ray, the musical ventures of the Beat Generation poets, the visually flamboyant performances of Throbbing Gristle or the Velvet Underground and the feverous instrumental intensity of Constellation’s first releases, FareWell Poetry draws creative inspiration from a trance-like state and hungers for new boundaries to push back, new doors to open.
The band's richly arranged songs seek out subtle and luminous climaxes, the hypnotically simple melodies falling away like scaffolding to reveal a complex structure haunted by a sensual voice drumming out a dark poetry, echoes from a deep well. The super 8 and 16mm films that illustrate the soul of the project are rich with a chiaroscuro aesthetic, and have been likened to the work of great cinematic mythographers from David Lynch, to Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger and Jean Cocteau.
Performing in festivals, movie theaters, concert halls, churches and collaborating with a wide range of guests from different musical backgrounds (Bérangère Maximin, Gaspar Claus, Christelle Lassort, David Moore, Dave Olliffe, David Fenech, Richard Knox…), FareWell Poetry represents the pooled influences of its core members and passionate collaborators.
CORE MEMBERS:
Frédéric D. Oberland : electric guitar, autoharp, field recordings, banjo, fender rhodes, music box, harmonium, piano, hammond organ, crystal glass
Jayne Amara Ross : poetry, Super 8 & 16 mm hand processed films, tape recorder
Stéphane Pigneul : bass & bass VI
Stanislas Grimbert : drums & percussion, glockenspiel
Situated somewhere between a sleep-starved Man Ray, the musical ventures of the Beat Generation poets, the visually flamboyant performances of Throbbing Gristle or the Velvet Underground and the feverous instrumental intensity of Constellation’s first releases, FareWell Poetry draws creative inspiration from a trance-like state and hungers for new boundaries to push back, new doors to open.
The band's richly arranged songs seek out subtle and luminous climaxes, the hypnotically simple melodies falling away like scaffolding to reveal a complex structure haunted by a sensual voice drumming out a dark poetry, echoes from a deep well. The super 8 and 16mm films that illustrate the soul of the project are rich with a chiaroscuro aesthetic, and have been likened to the work of great cinematic mythographers from David Lynch, to Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger and Jean Cocteau.
Performing in festivals, movie theaters, concert halls, churches and collaborating with a wide range of guests from different musical backgrounds (Bérangère Maximin, Gaspar Claus, Christelle Lassort, David Moore, Dave Olliffe, David Fenech, Richard Knox…), FareWell Poetry represents the pooled influences of its core members and passionate collaborators.
CORE MEMBERS:
Frédéric D. Oberland : electric guitar, autoharp, field recordings, banjo, fender rhodes, music box, harmonium, piano, hammond organ, crystal glass
Jayne Amara Ross : poetry, Super 8 & 16 mm hand processed films, tape recorder
Stéphane Pigneul : bass & bass VI
Stanislas Grimbert : drums & percussion, glockenspiel
Live and in the Studio
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Trailer for the 20th anniversary of the French film festival Côté Court (2011)
For their 20th anniversary, Côté Court Film Festival commissioned me to make this little trailer. Shot on super 16mm and hand-processed in my darkroom, FareWell Poetry provided the soundtrack.
CAST & CREW
Written, directed & edited by Jayne Amara Ross
With Adeline Talar & Wassila Ikheteah
Original Soundtrack by FareWell Poetry
Cinematography: Michaël Capron (Super16) & Jayne Amara Ross (Super8)
Camera Assistant: Alice Daumas
Assistant director: Frédéric D. Oberland
Produced by Côté Court Film Festival
CAST & CREW
Written, directed & edited by Jayne Amara Ross
With Adeline Talar & Wassila Ikheteah
Original Soundtrack by FareWell Poetry
Cinematography: Michaël Capron (Super16) & Jayne Amara Ross (Super8)
Camera Assistant: Alice Daumas
Assistant director: Frédéric D. Oberland
Produced by Côté Court Film Festival
