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Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD

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Distributed by
  
Zeitgeist Media

Editors
  
Adele Schmidt, Tom Fish

Initial release
  
2013

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Directed by
  
Adele Schmidt José Zegarra Holder

Produced by
  
Adele Schmidt José Zegarra Holder

Starring
  
Chris Cutler Christian Vander Giorgio Gomelsky Roger Trigaux Franco Fabbri Ferdinand Richard Gérard Hourbette Marc Hollander Lars Krantz Mike Johnson Joris Vanvinckenroye Francesco Zago Carla Kihlstedt Matthias Bossi Dave Kerman Bob Drake

Music by
  
Aranis Yugen Thinking Plague Hamster Theatre Miriodor Ruins Alone Stormy Six Rabbit Rabbit

Edited by
  
Adele Schmidt Scott Bastedo Tom Fish

Directors
  
Adele Schmidt, José Zegarra Holder

Music director
  
Thinking Plague, Stormy Six, Aranis, Hamster Theatre, Ruins, Miriodor, Yugen

Cinematography
  
Adele Schmidt, José Zegarra Holder

Cast
  
Chris Cutler, Christian Vander, Franco Fabbri, Bob Drake, Carla Kihlstedt

Got RIO? Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD is a 2013 documentary film and an addendum to the 2012 feature-length documentary Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition. The film was written and directed by Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder, and was released in the United States by Zeitgeist Media. It was generally well received by critics, with a reviewer at AllMusic saying that it "is a showcase for tremendous musicianship and a must-have for existing [Rock in Opposition] fans".

Contents

The Special Features DVD consists of additional material filmed during the making of, but not used in, the original Romantic Warriors II. Unlike its predecessor, the DVD is not narrated, and features 60 minutes of live performance videos by eight of the bands that appear in the original film, followed by 40 minutes of additional interview clips of people interviewed in the first Romantic Warriors II.

Reception

Dave Lynch at AllMusic welcomed the one hour's worth of live performance videos on the Special Features DVD, which he said made up for the "short performance snippets" in the original documentary. He was impressed by the music, particularly Yugen's "Becchime", which he called "astounding". Lynch said that the DVD "is a showcase for tremendous musicianship and a must-have for existing [Rock in Opposition] fans", but added that for context "the uninitiated should probably experience the original Romantic Warriors II first".

Achim Breiling wrote in a review at Babyblaue Seiten that the performances on the Special Features DVD shows how Rock in Opposition as a style of music has diversified since the movement was formed in the late 1970s. He said that the DVD is a great and very informative ("großartige und sehr aufschlussreiche") addition to the Romantic Warriors series.

Video performances

  1. "Noise" by Aranis (Joris Vanvinckenroye) – 12:00
  2. Performed at Madam Fortuna, Antwerp, Belgium in 2011
  3. Joris Vanvinckenroye – contrabass
  4. Liesbeth Lambrecht – violin
  5. Marjolein Cools – accordion
  6. Stijn Denys – guitar
  7. Jana Arns – transverse flute
  8. Dave Kerman – drums, percussion
  9. Pierre Chevalier – piano
  10. Live sound recording – Pieter Thys
  11. Sound mix – Pieter Thys, Joris Vanvinckenroye
  12. "Becchime" by Yugen (Francesco Zago) – 12:30
  13. Performed at RIO Festival, Carmaux, France in 2011
  14. Francesco Zago – guitar
  15. Paolo Botta – keyboards
  16. Maurizio Fasoli – piano
  17. Valerio Cipollone – soprano saxophones, clarinets
  18. Michele Salgarello – drums
  19. Matteo Lorito – bass guitar
  20. Jacopo Costa – marimba, vibraphone
  21. Live sound recording – Mike Potter
  22. Sound mix – Andrea Rizzardo
  23. "Dead Silence" by Thinking Plague (Mike Johnson) – 4:50
  24. Performed at Alexander Dawson Arts School, Colorado, US in 2011
  25. Mike Johnson – guitars
  26. Elaine DiFalco – vocals
  27. Dave Willey – bass guitar
  28. Mark Harris – saxophones, clarinets
  29. Robin Chestnut – drums
  30. Live sound recording – Jon Stubbs
  31. Sound mix – Jon Stubbs, Mike Johnson
  32. "Bug 2: A History of the United States" by Hamster Theatre (Dave Willey/Jon Stubbs) – 4:00
  33. Performed at Alexander Dawson Arts School, Colorado, US in 2011
  34. Dave Willey – accordion
  35. Jon Stubs – keyboards
  36. Mike Johnson – guitar
  37. Mark Harris – winds, reeds
  38. Raoul Rossiter – drums
  39. Brian McDougall – bass guitar
  40. Live sound recording – Jon Stubbs
  41. Sound mix – Jon Stubbs, Dave Willey
  42. "Ruins' Medley" by Ruins Alone (Tatsuya Yoshida) – 7:10
  43. Performed at RIO Festival, Carmaux, France in 2011
  44. Tatsuya Yoshida – drums
  45. Live sound recording – Mike Potter
  46. Sound mix – Mike Potter
  47. "La Roche/Meeting Point" by Miriodor (Bernard Falaise/Pascal Globensky/Rémi Leclerc/Nicolas Masino) – 9:50
  48. Performed at Sonic Circuits Festival, Washington, D.C., US in 2010
  49. Pascal Globensky – keyboards
  50. Pierre Labbé – saxophone, winds
  51. Bernard Falaise – guitar
  52. Rémi Leclerc – drums
  53. Nicolas Masino – bass guitar, keyboards
  54. Live sound recording – Mike Potter
  55. Sound mix – Mike Potter
  56. "Gianfranco Mattei" by Stormy Six (Paolo Fabbri/Franco Fabbri) – 5:30
  57. Performed at Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy in 2008
  58. Carlo De Martini – violin
  59. Tommaso Leddi – mandolin
  60. Antonio Zanuso – drums
  61. Pino Martini – bass guitar
  62. Umberto Fioro – acoustic guitar, vocals
  63. Franco Fabbri – electric guitar, vocals
  64. Salvatore Garau – drums
  65. Giorgio Casani – acoustic guitar, vocals
  66. Massimo Villa – bass guitar
  67. Sound engineer – Giorgio Albani
  68. "Tiny Invasion" by Rabbit Rabbit (Carla Kihlstedt) – 4:31
  69. Performed at Orion Sound Studios, Maryland, US in 2011
  70. Carla Kihlstedt – violin, voice
  71. Matthias Bossi – drums, percussion

References

Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD Wikipedia
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