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Wild Combination Mirrors the Dreaminess of Arthur Russell’s Music on Film

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In our new weekly series, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite music movies—from artist docs and concert films to biopics and fictional music flicks—that are available to stream or rent.

The voice could belong to an angel. The distorted cello whir might be whale song, a suspicion aided by the bubbling blue on-screen.

The words are elusive, something about watching out of his ear. Hearing but not understanding. Seeing the clouds but not the sky.

The lens follows a trail of ribbon and fixes on a floating cassette: sunken treasure. The opening titles of the 2008 documentary Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell evoke a particular experience of connecting with the late musician’s work.

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