Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Synopsis
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.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Jeff Plewman
Self - Nash the Slash (archive footage)
Iggy Pop
Self
Gary Numan
Self
Youth
Self - Youth
Gary Topp
Gary Topp
Owen Pallett
Self
Paul Myers
Self
Valerie Buhagiar
Self - Ramona/Self - Jackie Bangs(archive footage)
Don McKellar
Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage)
Danielle Dax
Self