Nash the Slash Rises Again!

Music in a particular vein

Nash the Slash Rises Again! – Ottawa Premiere the Week of March 13!

Advance ticket info coming soon for Nash the Slash Rises Again!

There wil be a Q&A on Saturday, March 14 after the film with director Tim Kowalski, moderated by Damion O’Regan.

A documentary about Nash the Slash, a Canadian electronic music innovator. An unearthly film about artistic integrity, courage, and the price-tag that comes with it.

“a unique, unusual, and iconic musician…Nash the Slash Rises Again! is excellent” (Spill Magazine)

“This is a great film. Its a story full of great music and great stories. You need to see this. Highly recommended” (Unseen Films)

“a masterful music documentary. It is clearly a labour of love, brought to the screen by the affection of the outsiders and misfits Nash collected and inspired –– in his life and in his art.” (Cold War Night Life)

“unwinds the bandages of a ground-breaking, mad musical scientist whose career decomposed before the world caught up.” (Films We Like)

*Please take note that doors open 30 minutes before showtimes. We encourage people to arrive early. We have a small box office, a small candy bar, and a single-screen cinema, meaning that when most of an audience shows up a few minutes before showtime, it causes a bottleneck. If possible, we appreciate you arriving a little bit early to pick out your seat and get your popcorn. Thanks for your help!

Nash The Slash was deliciously surreal, verging on demented. A mummy wrapped in surgical bandages, an invisible man in full formal white tuxedo and top hat buzz-sawing his violin through endless reams of electronics, melodies and distortion. His music and image were demanding. His life was rock fantasy. ‘NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!’ uncovers the sinister Canadian electronic music innovator. A classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist, he created music that was an unlikely combination of prog-rock, punk-rock, classic-rock, psychedelic fused with techno and industrial before they had names. The end result is an unearthly life drenched in film history, enveloped in a wall of sound that would do Phil Spector justice. A career embodied in artistic integrity, courage and the price-tag that comes with it. ‘NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!’ unwinds the bandages of a ground-breaking, mad musical scientist whose career decomposed before the world caught up.
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