Vincent Gallo - "When"..."Brown Bunny" OST..."Buffalo 66" OST

alas, this is the only video i can find for gallo's wonderful music on youtube.



unlike many people, i find nothing adverse or polarizing about vincent gallo in any of his numerous pursuits, whether it be music, film or painting. the conflation - and much of the acrimony surrounding the mere mention of his name - seems to arise from the purposefully outrageous persona that he has publicly adopted. the perception is that he's an arrogant, self-fellating egoist of the highest order, with little or no talent to fortify his claims to genius. he made a movie where he receives a blow job at the end! wow, what an arsehole, etc. it saddens me that a film as beautiful and honestly evocative of sorrow and inexpressible pain should be so uniformly derided by people who haven't even bothered to watch it. "the brown bunny" is among my favorite films, especially in terms of its minimalism and aesthetic. the tactile nature of its atmosphere, the sheer feel of it is almost impossible to explain. ozu, jarmusch and bela tarr are all wonderful filmmakers, but none of them have reached the universal zero, the reduction and systematic elmination of everything but pure, miserable sensation that is found in "brown bunny." herzog called it the greatest film about loneliness. jean-luc godard chose it for use in an installation he had a few years ago, expressing his admiration. "buffalo '66" is usually characterized as "quirky" or some similarly antiseptic adjective, with its style accused of existing without substance. i waver back and forth as to which film i admire more, but usually i settle on "brown bunny," simply for the fact that it is so taxing to watch. i can watch "buffalo" literally any time, and often do in long stretches. "bunny" is, however, something i feel compelled to prepare for as it devastates me, and by the final frame i feel as if i have all but vanished into its landscape. gallo's music is an extension of the loneliness and bare beauty of his films, and i carry about an insatiable regret for the fact that he has not produced more.

the "buffalo '66" soundtrack features king crimson, yes and some of gallo's own music (especially the dream-like "lonely boy"). the "brown bunny" features music primarily by john frusciante with nothing of gallo's own music (lamentably). gallo's own album "when" is a delight, and i have a difficult time expressing my love for its little melodies and incredible texture, its comforting warmth.


download "when"

http://www.mediafire.com/?z4ysndhjtj4

download "buffalo 66"

http://www.mediafire.com/?fiydumatg9x

download "brown bunny"

http://www.mediafire.com/?1xb9bss5zhk