Nash the Slash Rises Again!

Nash The Slash was deliciously surreal, verging on demented. A mummy wrapped in surgical bandages, an invisible man in full formal white tuxedo and top hat buzz-sawing his violin through endless reams of electronics, melodies and distortion. His music and image were demanding. His life was rock fantasy. ‘NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!’ uncovers the sinister Canadian electronic music innovator. A classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist, he created music that was an unlikely combination of prog-rock, punk-rock, classic-rock, psychedelic fused with techno and industrial before they had names. The end result is an unearthly life drenched in film history, enveloped in a wall of sound that would do Phil Spector justice. A career embodied in artistic integrity, courage and the price-tag that comes with it. ‘NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!’ unwinds the bandages of a ground-breaking, mad musical scientist whose career decomposed before the world caught up.

Director

Tim Kowalski

Written by

Colin Brunton, Kevan Byrne, Tim Kowalski

Produced by

Kevin McGowan, Leanne Davies, Tim Kowalski

Composer

Rob Preuss

Cinematographer

Kevin C.W. Wong

Editor

Kevan Byrne

Sound Designer

Jakob Thiesen

Origin country

Canada

Runtime

1h 20m

Language

en