Simultaneity describes events existing or happening at the same time. This describes precisely what happens when we play separately packaged music and movie with an overlap of occurrence. A documented simultaneity (simo for short) can be reliably repeated by other experimenters of the simo craft.

Music seems to have always been played with other events like festivals, theater, or a romantic date. In June 1810, Ludwig van Beethoven produced the Tone Poem “Egmont”. A Tone Poem, also known as the Symphonic Poem, is an orchestra music movement where an extramusical event provides the narrative or illustrative element. This event may be a painting, a poem, a story, or something else. ¹

This musical style was later championed by many composers like Richard Strauss who wrote the 1896 Tone Poem “Also sprach Zarathustra” to musically illustrate Nietzsche’s writings by the same name. “Also sprach Zarathustra” is known to us today as the theme music for Kubrick’s movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”. ²

Experimental and innovative politics, art, and culture came to be called Avant-garde (French for advace guard). Avant-garde culture challenges the static norm.

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Thought some of you folks might get a kick out of this story on RS.com

Meet the King of Stoner Rock Movies (Just in Time for 4/20!)

By now most everybody (stoned or otherwise) knows that watching The Wizard of Oz while listening to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon unspools a motherload of eerie synchronicities. But did you know that the same thing happens when you combine Led Zeppelin IV and The Fellowship of the Ring? Or The Matrix and Metallica’s “Black Album”?

Read the whole story at RollingStone.com!>>>

January 17, 2008

Jann S. Wenner
Editor in chief
Rolling Stone Magazine
1290 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor
NY, NY 10104

Hello again Jann,

Remember me? I’m the guy who sent you those thirteen sync DVD’s. (Hope you enjoyed them.) I also sent the set to one of your editors, Evan Schlansky, and here’s what he had to say: “This is by far the coolest thing I ever got in the mail!” His telephone interview lasted an hour and fifteen minutes, and he has so far placed the story in the April ‘08 issue of High Times Magazine!

Okay, if that’s not impressive enough, please allow me to drop another name…
Internationally renowned author and rock historian, R. Gary Patterson, has invited me to be his guest on Coast to Coast A.M. with George Noorey. (Gary’s testimonial attached)

“idol hands” Entertainment has been busy, too, adding three new titles to the lineup:

1) “Nevermind The Memento” (Nirvana "Nevermind" + "Memento")
2) “OK Hackers” (Radiohead "OK Computer" + "Hackers") &
3) “Devil Rekall” (White Zombie "Devil Music Vol. I" + "Total Recall")

Also included is the new and improved "The DARK SIDE OF OZ" DVD. This new disc has added two subtitle tracks and commentary by The DeVille (that’s me!). There’s nothing else like it on earth!

Please, please, please don’t let this opportunity slip away. Like me, Evan wants Rolling Stone to be the first major publication to cover the breaking news on this revolutionary new form of entertainment! Thank you.

Sincerely,

The DeVille
SyncMovies.com

Wow! This was the greatest Christmas present I received this year. Shades of Carl Jung--I can't believe the attention to detail in this incredible collection! The quality is excellent and the sound in 5.1 Dolby digital is tremendous. I was well familiar with the "Dark Side of the Rainbow" when I included it into both my "Hellhounds On Their Trail" and "Take A Walk On The Darkside: Rock And Roll Myths, Legends And Curses." What is fascinating is the complete ease in which the syncs match up on one DVD. No waiting to match the third roar of the MGM lion and starting either the LP or CD to find the syncs. So easy even a rock historian can do it!

What makes this set a must have is the OTHER collections. Imagine popular rock CDs synced with "The Matrix," "Friday the 13th," Night of the Living Dead' and twelve more incredible compilations. The Deville's Workshop may well be a cottage industry in opening our eyes and ears to a spectacular experience in which great rock and roll and classic films can be viewed as an entirely new media. Be warned! You need to be up on the music as the lyrics created the ultimate synchronicities. Believe me when I say this is a collection you'll treasure for a lifetime!

-R. Gary Patterson

Christopher O’Riley is a concert pianist. He also finds time to run “From the Top” which makes it seem cool to work hard and do well in music. The original idea for “From the Top” was to cross the genres of music beacaus as Mr. O’Riley puts it, “On too many radio stations, there’s this feeling that you’re listening to the Top 40 all the time”. “From the Top” is produced for public radio like the radio station 104.1 FM in Washington.

He believes that music should not be dumbed down as we may all find happening on the mass media radio stations. I know we’ve wailed on this subject here before. I believe radio does not reflect the true power and diversity of the world’s musical capability. Mr. O’Riley states, “That moment of discovery rarely arrives on the Internet because listeners have to know what they’re looking for: rather it is still radio that provides that introduction that can alter the course of a young life.”

On his show “From the Top” which blends music fun with serious music making, O’Riley has been know to slip in a transcription from one of his favorite music bands, Radiohead. I have to admit that Radiohead is beyond my comprehension but when O’Riley transcribes it, it is beauty to my ears. He actually has two albums out, “True Love Waits” and “Hold me to This” which are Radiohead played as classical piano pieces. My wife can hear the similarity between Radiohead and his transcriptions. But I sadly admit, that O’Rileys transcriptions sound nothing like Radiohead to me, even playing any selected song back to back with its double.

O’Riley’s biography boasts that , "True Love Waits" (Sony/Odyssey) received 4 stars from Rolling Stone and was as critically acclaimed as it was commercially successful. I have to agree with Rolling Stone. I like the transcriptions better than the originals.

Mr. O’Riley jokes that he thought Radiohead would put out a restraining order on him. But I think Radiohead helped produce his second album “Hold me to This” but I’m not sure so don’t hold me to this. And an amazing fact. O’Riley met his wife on a Radiohead message board!

I spent the last weekend at Screamfest, Florida's largest horror convention. The main vendor hall was huge, and every square inch was covered with freddy, jason, pinhead, etc. Except...this one booth that also featured some sci-fi, some old banned racist cartoons and such, a little porn and...yes he had a small monitor playing DSotR. It really seemed out of place there, but I guess that shows just how HUGE it has become. The DVD was actually titled "the dark side of Oz". I have never seen so many bootleg DVDs in my life. 90% of the vendors had a table full of 'em!

BTW, we had a great time. I got to meet Doug Bradley (pinhead) and Lloyd Kaufman (TROMA video). David Arquette was on hand to debut his new film "the tripper", a hilarious slasher/comedy with Paul Reubens (pee wee herman)as a sleazy concert promoter. It was a great film, I would highly recommend it when it comes out. We also participated in the "Zombiewalk"...a few hundred of us dressed as zombies took over the street in front of the resort. It was so fun.

Tonight, the kitchen manager at my work casually mentioned that he went to the David Gilmore concert this past week here in Orlando. He proceeded to explain to me his long-running obsession with Pink Floyd. His myspace is full of pics, etc...his collection of bootlegs, he watches 'pulse' weekly...I guess he is a bit obsessed.

I wasn't really surprised, as he is the one mexican in the kitchen who speaks fluent english, doesn't seem to care for latin radio or coming to the bar to check in on what's playing on Telemundo. I've caught him jamming out behind the line to some rather offbeat stuff on the radio now and then, but I never pegged him for a Floyd fan, let alone someone who would open-minded enough to get the subtle nuances of synching.

I was astonished to learn that not only had he heard of DSoTR, he apparently owns a DVD version of the synch that has features similiar to the old 'pop-up video' show on VH-1, pointing out synch points throughout the film. He proceeded to list, in detail, numerous parts of the synch that he really enjoys, as well as other synchs that he has seen and/or heard about.

I was quite taken aback to find someone knowledgable about synchs at my workplace. Over the past 8 months living here in Orlando, I really haven't forged in friendships or even met anyone who remotely shared any of my interests...quite the opposite. Typically, front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house people don't even speak in restaurants, and the race barrier even further segregates people. I guess it goes to show how small this world really is and that kindred spirits can meet in the most unlikely places. Also, sometimes our assumptions about people can be totally off-base.

"Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination".
-Willy Wonka

This quote above all others sums up in essence what synchronicity film creator The DeVille has to offer. With his 13 dvd set of synch films distributed by his own Idol Hand Entertainment Company, The DeVille does just that and more. The mixing or "synching" of two unrelated works to create a whole new entity is not a new concept but by transferring his synch finding to dvd, The DeVille has taken the idea in a whole new direction. Each disc in the 13 dvd set is brilliantly packaged with stunning artwork & loaded with extras. Spectacular picture & digital sound quality only hint at how many hours The DeVille spent to create each synch masterpiece.

Existing films & CD's are the tools used to create synchronicity films & while The DeVille uses these works to create entirely new works of his own, he has always stressed that the original music & films should be purchased from the original artists. Distribution of synch films is currently hindered by copyright laws but one could argue that synch films stand on their own as completely new works of art. Through passion for his art & tireless self promotion, The DeVille has been heralded as somewhat of a modern day P.T. Barnum. A madman carnival barker trying to turn the world onto a new art form that could blow the entertainment industry wide open....with The DeVille’s finger on the detonator.

The synchs themselves weave together so well, many have thought they were created intentionally. Proven many times over by synchronicity enthusiasts, the once thought "urban legend" of synching together the MGM classic film “The Wizard of Oz” with Pink Floyd’s legendary “Dark Side of the Moon” served as a launch pad for The DeVille & his theory of The Rainbow Connection, the method which he attributes to the discovery of his synchs. Rainbow Connection or not, the DVD’s created by The DeVille & Idol Hands Entertainment are a welcome addition to any movie collection & many fans look forward to new creations from his workshop. In the words of Kurt Cobain, "Here we are now...entertain us!" That is all The DeVille is trying to do. (Visit www.SyncMovies.com)

-Alan Smithee

In an interstellar burst, I am back to save the universe -Radiohead

I have compiled the first extensive list of "shtuff" for Alice on the Wall !!!

After initially experiencing it over two years ago (plus several subsequent screenings), I became convinced that it was a better sync than Dark Side of the Rainbow (my current count is approximately 161 syncs, which--according to how one does the math--is about 50-90% denser) ... indeed, it may be the most impressive sync discovered thusfar!

Bear in mind that not everything is listed ... there are so many subtle scene changes and mood fluctuations ... I only included what I deemed to be of the utmost significance ... I would love to hear from anyone that wishes to suggest additions or modifications to my findings ...

I'm not exactly sure where/how is the best way to get the word out ... I figured I'd start here ... I'll have it posted online and/or converted to PDF in the near future ... if anyone reading this does know how to efficiently disseminate this further, I'd love to hear your ideas ....

Raining Blood & Thunder,
MSL

10. How do you discover syncs, just mix and match until something works?

Actually it's much easier than that, and funny, too. Stephen and I refer to it as "The Rainbow Connection" (and then we break into song). As you know there's a rainbow on the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon, and in the Wizard of Oz Dorothy sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Then there's the triangularly shaped prism on the cover, and all the triangle shapes and references in the movie. So there's your precedent. If there were other syncs, there would also be a trail of bread crumbs to lead you to them. Similar themes, images, titles, lyrics, something that in hindsight is blatantly obvious. As an example let's take Rob Zombie. On track 2 of the White Zombie album La Sexorcisto Vol. 1, there is a snippet from Night of the Living Dead: "...an epidemic of mass murder being committed by a virtual army of unidentified assassins." So when I was looking for the CD to go with Night of the Living Dead, I immediately thought of Rob Zombie. And it absolutely had to be his solo album Hellbilly Deluxe with the song Living Dead Girl. And sometimes the CD will lead you to the movie as in the case of White Zombie's Astro Creep 2000 with the song entitled More Human Than Human. If you'll recall from the movie Blade Runner, that was the Nexus Corporation's motto. Also in the song he says "I am the Nexus 1, I want more life f**ker, I ain't done". Hmmm... Rainbow connection? You bet. That's just one of thirty or so more syncs that Stephen and I know of but have not done yet. How about Planes, Trains and Automobiles (starring John Candy!?!) with the Cars' Candy-O... Planes, Trains and Candy-O. Then there's The Breakfast Club and Supertramp's Breakfast in America, The Running Man and Jackson Brown's Running On Empty, Radiohead's OK Computer with Hackers - it's quite a list. I stumbled onto something miraculous quite by accident, and discovered that I have the knack for it.

From Upchuck Undergrind's interview with The DeVille