
Electro-Pythagorus is an intimate and subjective portrait of the late Martin Bartlett, the Canadian electronic music pioneer who studied with Pauline Oliveros, David Tudor, John Cage, and Pandit Pran Nath. His contribution as an interdisciplinary composer, educator, and founding member of Western Front, though undoubtedly extensive, is in danger of being erased from cultural memory since his death from AIDS in 1993. Navigating an array of archival materials including letters, correspondences, notebooks, personal photos, and a huge body of unreleased music and field recordings held at the archives of Simon Fraser University, Electro-Pythagoras is a journey through the evolution of Bartlett’s musical time and space, softly guided by Luke Fowler’s insightful camera and montage—creating an experimental portrait that defies one-dimensionality.
Martin Bartlett

We Were There to Be There
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Shine a Light
2008

Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000
2014

25 Tracks
2017

Checking in at 20
2014

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011

In continuo
1971

The Distortion of Sound
2014

Barbara Pravi, that's who I am
2021

Pinoi Rock and Rhythm
2003

Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
2015

Bliss
1967