Altered Zones

Soft Abuse just upped a new Julian Lynch number from How Mata Hari Lost Her Head and Found Her Body, an animated short by Brooklyn-based video artist Amy Ruhl on the rise and demise of the legendary exotic dancer, courtesan, and (accused) spy. Mata Hari's extraordinary escapades as a Dutch woman posing as a Javanese princess sets the scene for some pretty arresting hallucinations of the colonial "orient," and provides an interesting parallel with Lynch's knack for weaving a miscellany of pan-world cues into a psychedelic sound all his own. "Temple Dance" is one of four original works that made it onto Julian Lynch's new 7" of music from the film. --Emilie Friedlander, Altered Zones

MP3: Julian Lynch: "Temple Dance"

Pre-order Music For How Mata Hari Lost Her Head and Found Her Body 7" here. View a short clip from the film below, and visit Amy Ruhl's website for info on upcoming screenings

MP3: Julian Lynch : "Dream of a Thousand Nights"