We get the impression of a flesh machine, trimmed not just of flab but of spiritual fat, and at ease only when being torn and tested in action.
The South African poet Adam Schwartzman's first novel, "Eddie Signwriter," can be read as a creative response to such last-gasp coverage of anonymous African desperation, especially in its rich evocation of the lives of those known as sans papiers, West and North Africans who have fled to France as part of illegal immigration's "flesh machine".
Research begins on the book Flesh Machine.
Flesh Machine is published by Autonomedia.
CAE begins to tour the performance Flesh Machine.
The German translation of Flesh Machine is published by Passagen.
Iggy Pop Is the Flesh Machine.
In Claire Denis's film, flesh meets machine on an interstellar mission.
The meeting of flesh and machine, in the Box, is as unnerving as the C-section performed by a robot, in "Prometheus" (2012), while Denis's cluster of foulmouthed prisoners, afloat in the void, brings back "Alien 3" (1992).
Producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Lanois will release his latest solo album, "Flesh and Machine," on Oct. 27.
Pop & Hiss is premiering the video for the instrumental track "Iceland". The gently unfurling tune, based on a wandering seven-note melodic motif, is accompanied by film imagery assembled by Jim McKay, who has directed episodes of TV shows including "The Wire," "Treme" and "Big Love". An earlier edition of this post listed the release date of "Flesh and Machine" incorrectly.
