During Covid-19 confinement in 2020, British musician Thom Yorke contacted producer Mark Pritchard requesting material to work. Pritchard sent around 20 demos, to which Yorke added letters, synthesizers and effects, creating a collaboration beyond the vocal. This continuous exchange of digital ideas and files allowed both artists to mold the songs together, with Yorke also involving the production and editing of the themes.
Jonathan Zawada, Australian visual artist, was considered the “Third Member”, who began working in visual art after receiving the instruments of Pritchard, using CGI and artificial intelligence techniques to create surrealist images that complement music. Instead of using Prompts, he programmed the desired results, looking for a contrast between digital and imperfect.
Of collaboration between the three artists arose TALL TALES (2025), a visual and sound project of the productor Mark Pritchardhe compositor Thom Yorke And the visual artist Jonathan Zawada. Synth-pop, prog, Dub and other styles mix music, evoking a musical encounter in a remote place. Zawada creates a modern visual fairy tale with images of nature, technology and dystopic elements. The work explores the relationship between light and darkness, with the brilliant electronics of Pritchard intertwining with Yorke’s songs. It is an experimental visual album that reflects on progress and modern condition.
He exclusive world premiere can be seen in Chile This May 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Centro Arte Alamedaone day before the official launch of the album through Warp Recordsseal that has collaborated with renowned artists such as Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Stereolab or Battles.
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The film addresses issues such as loneliness and isolation, environmental and technological collapse, a post-human or dystopian world and digital identity and depersonalization. The proposal does not have an explicit argument, but is presented as a series of “high stories” – the term in English that alludes to exaggerated or fantastic stories -, which suggests that the content is open to the viewer’s interpretation.
In this unique and unmissable function An artistic reflection on the future can be appreciated, where humans have disappeared or merged with technology, and what remains are distorted memories of our culture, nature and language.
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