Zertarako Amestu 2008

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Zertarako Amestu

After recording their album 'Jaio.Musika.Hil' in 2005, Berri Txarrak embarked on a worldwide tour of almost 200 concerts with which they opened the international path of their career: Nicaragua, Mexico, USA, Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, England... The band was recording images with a handycam, material with which they shaped this documentary in 2007. In its 70 minutes of black and white footage, one can enter into the sensations of a rock band on the road, see the curious recording of the album (outside of a conventional studio, in a farmhouse in Eraso) and its subsequent mixing in Kansas (USA)... In addition to the members of BTX, you can also see testimonies of Marino Goñi (GOR DISCOS), Karlos Osinaga (Lisabö), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Ryan Pope (The Get Up Kids), Ed Rose (Black Lodge Studios), etc. can be seen. The documentary was screened at several film festivals such as the Portobello Film Festival in England or the Zinemastea in Gasteiz.

After recording their album 'Jaio.Musika.Hil' in 2005, Berri Txarrak embarked on a worldwide tour of almost 200 concerts with which they opened the international path of their career: Nicaragua, Mexico, USA, Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, England... The band was recording images with a handycam, material with which they shaped this documentary in 2007. In its 70 minutes of black and white footage, one can enter into the sensations of a rock band on the road, see the curious recording of the album (outside of a conventional studio, in a farmhouse in Eraso) and its subsequent mixing in Kansas (USA)... In addition to the members of BTX, you can also see testimonies of Marino Goñi (GOR DISCOS), Karlos Osinaga (Lisabö), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Ryan Pope (The Get Up Kids), Ed Rose (Black Lodge Studios), etc. can be seen. The documentary was screened at several film festivals such as the Portobello Film Festival in England or the Zinemastea in Gasteiz.

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Release Date:

Aug 29, 2008 (Spain)

Run Time:

1hr 6`

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Original Language:

Basque

Production Countries:

Spain

Status:

Released

Plot Keywords:

rock music band

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