People In A Film
Released in 1977, the debut album by post-punk trailblazers Wire was like nothing before it. Pink Flag was 21 tracks of bold dada statement, with several songs clocking in under a minute. Forty years later in 2017, their most recent album Silver/Lead was lauded by The Guardian as "some of the strongest tunes they've ever done".
In between Wire have constantly changed, evolved and experimented. They have embraced new technologies, developed new creative strategies and been cited as a major influence by artists as diverse as Big Black, My Bloody Valentine, Blur, Henry Rollins, Savages, Elastica, Parquet Courts, R.E.M. and Joy Division.
Wire’s penchant for groundbreaking sonic experiments and mixed media work has also led to them being a significant influence on the worlds of electronica and avant-garde music. Their influence has won them plaudits and support from the international art world, where Wire have collaborated with artists like Jake and Dinos Chapman and the Michael Clark Dance Company.
They've also perpetrated such acts of witty and perverse creativity as performing on stage inside a row of large cubes, releasing an album of eight interpretations of the same song and touring with a support act who played Wire's first album in full.
Wire remain a powerful, influential and unique band. Now, for the first time Wire are collaborating on a film about themselves. People In A Film aims to express the very essence of the band – the personalities, their music, their worldview, their history and their future.
Released in 1977, the debut album by post-punk trailblazers Wire was like nothing before it. Pink Flag was 21 tracks of bold dada statement, with several songs clocking in under a minute. Forty years later in 2017, their most recent album Silver/Lead was lauded by The Guardian as "some of the strongest tunes they've ever done".
In between Wire have constantly changed, evolved and experimented. They have embraced new technologies, developed new creative strategies and been cited as a major influence by artists as diverse as Big Black, My Bloody Valentine, Blur, Henry Rollins, Savages, Elastica, Parquet Courts, R.E.M. and Joy Division.
Wire’s penchant for groundbreaking sonic experiments and mixed media work has also led to them being a significant influence on the worlds of electronica and avant-garde music. Their influence has won them plaudits and support from the international art world, where Wire have collaborated with artists like Jake and Dinos Chapman and the Michael Clark Dance Company.
They've also perpetrated such acts of witty and perverse creativity as performing on stage inside a row of large cubes, releasing an album of eight interpretations of the same song and touring with a support act who played Wire's first album in full.
Wire remain a powerful, influential and unique band. Now, for the first time Wire are collaborating on a film about themselves. People In A Film aims to express the very essence of the band – the personalities, their music, their worldview, their history and their future.
