{"id":9012,"date":"2024-09-17T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.less-records.de\/?page_id=9012"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:18:36","slug":"slas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.less-records.de\/de\/films\/slas\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium full_height valign_center color_secondary with_img parallax_ver\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" data-img-width=\"1800\" data-img-height=\"1200\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.less-records.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/less-films.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 style=\"font-size: 5rem;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading us_custom_1ac58425\" >SLAS<\/h1><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_top style_circle color_primary align_center no_text no_title\"><a href=\"#second\" class=\"w-iconbox-link\" aria-label=\"fas|chevron-down\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-video align_none ratio_16x9 has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Youtube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OzTcRJ_6Mu4?autoplay=0&controls=1&origin=https:\/\/www.less-records.de\/de&loop=0&mute=0\" allowfullscreen=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"w-video-icon\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);color:#fff\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>&#8220;The first karaoke clip for non vocalists&#8221;<br \/>\n(Bamberger Kurzfilmtage)<\/p>\n<p>Tom Blankenberg &#8211; SLAS is inspired by the video of Bob Dylan\u00b4s \u201dSubterranean Homesick Blues\u201d (1965) by D. A. Pennebaker. It is known for being one of first music videos ever made.<br \/>\n&#8220;For years I wanted to do my own version of it and replace the words on the cue cards with chord notations &#8211; a lyric video for instrumental music (the most common language). I didn\u00b4t wanted to perform in it myself and also did not want someone to portray the character of Mr. Robert Zimmermann&#8230; So I asked a few piano buddies to help me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SLAS has had its world premiere at the 36. Girona Film Festival, nominated for Best Music Video, won Best Music Video Award at Oslo Filmfest and other awards and was screened at 22. Soundtracks Cologne 2025, 36. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, 21. Int. Short Film Festival Detmold, 12. Garofano Rosso Film Festival and a few more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Director\/Camera\/Edit\/Music: Tom Blankenberg<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Cast (in order of appearence)<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Garreth Broke<br \/>\nTim Linghaus<br \/>\nNathan Shubert<br \/>\nAlice Baldwin<br \/>\nRasmus Zschoch<br \/>\nRaffael Seyfried<br \/>\nJakob Lindhagen<br \/>\nSimeon Walker<br \/>\nSofia Nystrand aka Vargkvint<br \/>\nUnfortunately the camera wasn\u00b4t working correctly when shooting with Yiorgos Parisis. So he\u00b4s not in the clip. \ud83d\ude41<br \/>\nShot entirely on Kodak Tri-X Super 8 film stock with a Nizo 4080 on Pianoday.org concerts 2023&amp; 2024 in D\u00fcsseldorf and Berlin.<br \/>\nFilm stock, film development and scan by Andec Cinegrell\/Berlin.<br \/>\nAudio recorded at Studio Bock on a Schimmel upright piano.<br \/>\nMixed and mastered by Kai Blankenberg at Skyline Tonfabrik.<br \/>\nAdditional tape noise by Roland RE-201<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See Bob Dylan\u00b4s \u201dSubterranean Homesick Blues\u201d by D. A. Pennebaker here:<br \/>\n<span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--highlight-text-decorator\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MGxjIBEZvx0&amp;t=0s\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"YouTube Channel Link: Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blu...\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--inline-block-mod\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"yt-core-image yt-core-attributed-string__image-element yt-core-attributed-string__image-element--image-alignment-vertical-center yt-core-image--content-mode-scale-to-fill yt-core-image--loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/youtube\/img\/watch\/yt_favicon.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Bob\u00a0Dylan\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Subterranean\u00a0Homesick\u00a0Blu&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Directors additional information:<br \/>\n&#8220;I wrote the song SLAS after I completed my recordings for my last album \u201eet\u201c.<br \/>\nI felt the album would sound a little too serious, too classical.<br \/>\nSo I wrote SLAS, an acronym for \u201esmells like adult spirit\u201c, a little jazzy goodbye for the end of album.<br \/>\nThis clip SLAS is part of a feature documentary about music videos, to be released 2025.<br \/>\nAnd listen to the track SLAS on your favorite streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>Music &amp; video copyright by Less Records\/Less Films<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SLAS&#8220;The first karaoke clip for non vocalists&#8221; (Bamberger Kurzfilmtage) Tom Blankenberg &#8211; SLAS is inspired by the video of Bob Dylan\u00b4s \u201dSubterranean Homesick Blues\u201d (1965) by D. 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