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Album
Deadman
Chimes at Midnight/How Shall We Then Live?
(Rootsy.nu)

Price: 149 SEK

- Shortly after beginning to record the songs for “How Shall We Then Live”, the idea of making a short film came to mind. I thought it would be interesting to have two separate mediums that complimented each other but also were autonomous, packaged together as one piece of art. “How Shall We Then Live” as an album was very short, only six songs. The idea for the film came from wanting to expand on the creative process itself, to show the strange alchemy that creating something brings about.

My main objective in doing this was to create a piece that focused on the mystery, beauty and romance of creating something in general, whether it be music, film, photography, painting, story-telling, etc. When we view or listen to art, we engage in some way in what another person has created. In this case, it was even more interesting to focus on the act of creating, something that continually is referred to as a “mystery.” Mysteries are becoming increasingly few but the act and chemistry of musicians playing together continues to mystify both the musicians and the listener. In fact, it enthralls them in a strange way.

I contacted J. Hawkins and Chip Tompkins to discuss my idea. They seemed to find it equally interesting and took the songs, and my initial ideas, to develop into a film. In about six months, we had a storyboard, a cast, a location and started to make the film itself.

The little town I live in was involved, local folks mixed with actors, musicians, painters, photographers, designers and other artists completed the cast. The result is something I’m proud of: It accomplishes what I wanted it to from an artistic perspective but also is not heavyhanded in forcing those ideas on the viewer. It does, however, focus on beauty, romance, story telling and imagination. I’m glad to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it.

- Steven Collins, Lockart, Tx, January 2014

CD 1:
1. DVD:Chimes At Midnight
CD 2:
1. Young and Alive
2. Javert
3. Hard Pill
4. Our Fellow Man
5. How Shall We Then Live?
6. Things Have Changed

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