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Earth .
Continued from Page 8
And after seeing Iron Earth, Copper Sky, it's
clear that there shall be much for these-people to
discuss. The film takes place in a small, rural
Turkish town during the depths of winter,
providing for same'spectacular cinematography.
The village is awaiting the yearly visit of its
overlord who will take whatever he wants, leav-
ing the inhabitants to suffer. Two factions
emerge, the split due to, the possible methods of
dealing with the tyrant. The mayor suggests hid-
ing all the livestock and goods; while his
opposition - a man named Tashbash - criti-
cizes the mayor and pleads for honesty.
The story takes a major twist when a trapper
sees a vision of the rebel; the story spreads, and
soon Tashbash is considered a saint. Tlie film is
essentially about the creation of myths, in this
case as a product of fear. But just as strong is the
power of belief, and through the chosen one, the
townspeople regain their self-esteem. More needs
to be said about this film, but only after it has
been seen, and this task should be left to Li-
vaneli.
The screening' and'panel discussion of Iron
Earth, Copper Sky are both part of a series of
events this month celebrating Turkish culture.
On Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Rackham Build-
ing's West-Conference Room, Professor Talat
Halman, former minister of culture for the.Turk-
ish Republic, will speak on "Turkish Poetry
Through the Ages."
On Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Rackham Amp-
itheater, Halman will present Rumi and the
Whirling Dervishes, a film which won the Eu-
ropean award for best short documentary in 1981.
On April 16, The Turkish Student Associ
tion will present a documentary film and pandt,'
discussion on Myth or Terror: the Turkish-Ar-
menian Question at 4 p.m. in the second-floor,
video viewing room of the MLB.
Concluding the series will be , Classical
Turkish Music Concert on Tuesday, April 25 at'
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2nd Order Thinking, influenced by '70s art rock bands as well as new
music groups, were the winners of the UAC Battle of the Bands.
2nd Order Thinking
contemplate success.
BY MARK SWARTZ
"THE world is a chaotic place," sighs Dirk Schwarzhoff.
Schwarzhoff isn't troubled by that possibly depressing thought, nor he is
particularly happy about it. But he has been thinking about it. Or rather,
thinking about thinking about it. That process, an abstract concept
comprehensible only to rock musicians and philosophy majors (he's both),
has given birth to a great new musical organization. Ladies and gentlemen,.
the winner of this year's UAC Battle of the Bands: 2nd Order Thinking.
The group was formed a little more than a year ago at the University's
Dearborn campus by guitarist Schwarzhoff and Jim Flynn, lead singer,
electric violinist, and tin whistler. In addition to capturing first prize out of
field of more than 20 local bands in the UAC contest; they won a coveted
spot on WRIF's Local Riffs compact disc last year. And their campus radio
station, WUMD, has trumpeted their sensational live show since their
inception. They must have something that distinguishes them from the
other 999 college rock bands slugging it out in the garages and *fraternity
basements.
"We have a very unusual sound," Schwarzhoff theorizes. "Progressive,
but accessible." His progressive foundations were set by '70s art rock bands
like King Crimson and Rush, but they were quickly updated when he was
exposed to the dancefloor sounds of The Cure and New Order. "I like what
those guys do on record; it's their accessibility without compromise," he
says.'
Though he likes the New Music, Schwarzhoff's cautious about 2nd Order
Thinking using synthesizers. "You don't have to use machines to make
good music," he.insists. To make the requisite futuristic sounds, Flynn has
stuck a transducer onto his grandfather's 150-year-old violin. "The violin's
got a lot of dark timbres to it," says Schwarzhoff. Dark sounds, maybe, but
the future looks brilliant for 2nd Order Thinking.
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nomics, the structure of Argentina's
oligarchy, the politico-econouiic
significance of Peron's carefully.
cultivated relationship with Ar-
gentina's unions; and the industri-
aliziation that increasingly made
them a force to be reckoned with as
the '30s progressed.
Perhaps most offensively.aid un-
precisely, Crassweller's account re-
lies time and time again on method-
ologically dubious ideas such as the
"histrionic and romantic Hispanic
spirit," "the passionate political life
of Argentina," and "a civilization
notable for the degree to which all
activity was personalized." Using
such assessments - charitably so
designated - to explain Peronism
are a way for Crassweller to begin
with the undisputed truth of Pero-
nista personalism and then proceed
. on a rather bizarre, and racist, witch-
hunt for the cause. But his method
cannot account for the emergence of
similararegimesrduring the. same
time period in countries as culturally
distinct as Chile, Brazil, Italy,-Ger-
many, and Spain. And concepts such
as the "Hispanic'spirit" cannot ex-
plain Peronism, conflating as they
do its reality with the forces that
caused it, much as another fashion-
able critic given to such generaliza,
tions about countries, V.S. -Naipul,
conflates "Argentinian- civilization"
with necrophilia in his The Return
of Eva Peron.
Crassweller's assessment of his
sources is about as reliable as his
judgements of Peron ate. Though his
bibliography suggests an astounding
breadth of knowledge concerning
'Argentine history and Peronism in
particular, Crasswelldr quotes from
Peron as often as he does from
Peronism 's critics, rarely question-
ing Peron's veracity, or the morass
of contradictions that appear when
comparing his many texts. On one
level Crassweller seems to recognize
as much, stressing that Peron must
be judged by what he did rather than
what he said. But Crassweller- rarely
takes his own advice, producing a
mythology as popular -'and as
dangerously mythical - as that in
the opera ab'out Evita with which he
begins.
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Continued from Page 8
more artistically Balanced sound.
Oniki attributes the artistic balance
to the fact that the album as a whole
works well. "It just makes sense as.
an album," he said. "Everything
fits."
The band will be playing mainly
cuts off the album Blue. but will.
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really don't think I'd be doing it (the
whole music thing) if I wasn't play-,;
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