behind lost in tv - exclusive feature
We've read the official statement about Lost in TV;
we've watched the preview clip; and we know what we
should expect from it - tons of promo videos with
commentary and a karaoke option, Simon (the song),
and more Simon (Gilbert - or his films, to be exact).
But what's the story behind it? With the help of
David Barnett of the SIS, here goes....
Lost in TV: Uncountable fans have wished for a video
collection like this, and we finally will get one on
November 26th, 2001. Who should we thank? Everyone at
the Suede camp thought it would be wise to have
something out to keep people interested, since the new
album wasn't going to be out this year. To get this
'something' out before next year dawns, the easiest
way was to make do with materials they already had -
not to mention it had to consume minimum involvement
from the band so it wouldn't interfere with the new
album's recording process. The most obvious thing to
do was a simple compilation of the videos. To make the
compilation an exceptional one, the band commentary and
the karaoke thing - both using subtitles - were added
for extra flavour.
The commentary was a great chance for the band to state
their opinions and feelings about their promo videos.
It was shot in David Barnett's flat one evening in July
2001. They just had one camera running the whole time
and did it completely live in one take with no advance
planning at all. It was a bit of a risk but it meant that
the whole thing took less than two hours of the band's
time and more importantly meant it was completely natural.
Participants were Brett, Simon, Mat; and Richard who joined
on We Are The Pigs on cue. Alex was in Bristol, and he's
not in any of those videos anyway, so he didn't take part.
How about Neil - and Bernard? "By its very nature the DVD
was always going to be fairly retrospective," said David.
"But at the same time we wanted it to be as forward looking
as possible, so inviting ex members to take part was never
really a consideration."
The DVD cover artwork was originally going to be an image
of a boy smashing up a TV set - quite similar to the image
for New Generation on Dog Man Star's inner sleeve where a
boy was smashing up a piano. But later on, the pictures
taken on old building sites looked frighteningly similar to
the remains of USA's World Trade Centre, so the idea was
rejected, and they went instead for images of the band's
equipment, but actually photographed off a TV screen to give
it that trapped/lost in TV feeling.
The DVD looks very promising so far. Just take a look at the
preview clip and you'll see what I mean! What exactly does
the DVD contain? Ninety minutes of the videos, and ninety more
minutes of the commentary. Add those with Simon's films,
including Europe in Our Playground, Give Me Head, and more
never-seen-before stuff. Plus, the Shipbuilding film, new song
Simon, and the karaoke tracks, you get total running time of
something like 4 and a half hours. In fact, they couldn't do
karaoke versions of all the songs because the DVD was full to
the brim!
Don't worry about the DVD regions, as here's what David has
to say about it: "I've been advised that the DVD will be
'regionless'. As far as territories go, it's definitely being
released in the UK and Europe and almost definitely in Japan."
So let's spare our money, make a room in our DVD shelves, and
get ready for Lost in TV. Pre-order online, perhaps. It's
definitely a must-have item, and you know it.
http://www.geocities.com/scifisuede/lostintv.html
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