play loud! (live) music series

play loud! (live) music series

The Alternative Music Archive

Since 2008, filmmakers Lucía Palacios and Dietmar Post have been running the play loud! (live) music series. The archival concept behind it is central to the entire project and is guided by a clear documentary and cultural-historical mission: the series views music not merely as entertainment, but as a cultural document of its time.

Much like the field recordings of Alan Lomax—who documented folk music in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s—Post and Palacios aim to capture authentic musical expressions before they become distorted or lost through commercialization, trends, or technological change.

The camerawork is often hand-held, typically using just one camera, and frequently shot without any cuts. This creates a documentary clarity that consciously sets itself apart from staged concert films or music videos. It’s not about “show,” but about pure presence and atmosphere—as if you were standing in the room yourself.

The series frequently focuses on underrepresented, independent, or experimental music: krautrock, noise, avant-garde, punk, post-rock, and improvised or experimental music. The aim is to document scenes, artists, and moments that might otherwise be overlooked or left undocumented. In doing so, it builds a visual and acoustic archive of alternative music history.

While many modern concert recordings are glossy productions, play loud! offers a counterpoint: sober, direct, and real. The filmmakers seek to preserve music as a social and artistic event, not as a mass-market product. The series is intentionally conceived as a long-term archival project. These films are not simply recordings—they are curated and documented with the goal of building a cohesive collection spanning multiple years, genres, and locations.

The play loud! (live) music series doesn’t merely aim to present music, but to preserve it for the future—raw, unpolished, and respectful of the artistic integrity of the musicians. It is a cinematic archive of the “other music history.”

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