Thursday, January 31, 2013

WHATEVEREST: The Real Inspector Norse



Easily my favourite tune of 2012, Todd Terje's masterful interpretation of the ARP 2600, Inspector Norse - was part of the outstanding It's the Arps EP on Smalltown Supersound. So what was the inspiration behind the title of track? WHATEVEREST is an award winning short documentary that shows us inside Todd Terje's studio - what a treat - and takes a look at the real Inspector Norse, the internet alias of Norwegian oddball Marius Solem Johanson.

WHATEVEREST from Kristoffer Borgli on Vimeo.

Director Kristoffer Borgli won the Special Jury Award at AFI Fest 2012, and it his treatment of the quirky subject matter that helps the film rise above simple comedic relief. Inspector Norse makes dance videos and homemade drug recipes which he uploads to You Tube, where Todd Terje first witnessed his magic. He is a deliberately strange character, taken to sequined jumpers, and massive amounts of his homebrewed product. The small town setting adds to the David Lynch-like strangeness of the whole thing, but at the end of the day, it's remarkably astute film about personal identity, inspiration, and expression.

You can still grab It's the Arps HERE

No comments:

Post a Comment