Top Experimental Comps of 2000-2010

Over the past ten years, I've been lucky enough to come in contact with various states of experimental media.

Here are my picks for top domestically and individually available compilations of the past decade:


By Brakhage: An Anthology (2-disc DVD)
Stan Brakhage produced over 350 groundbreaking and moving visual therapy art films over his nearly 50 year career. This disc is a must for anyone at all interested in art and culture, or has any pulse at all. www.criterion.com

ETC: Experimental Television Center 1969-2009 (5 disc set)
Words cannot express how cool this is. A collection of video art produced at the obscure upstate New York video center over the past 40 years, using one-of-a-kind equipment designed by Nam June Paik and others. $60 w/shipping, but the best money I’ve ever spent. http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/etcdvd.html

Starlight Dynamic Video Mix Tape (2001) out-of-print
This tape (only released on VHS!) contains three of my all-time favorite movies, “Confederation Park” by Bill Brown, “The Moschops” by Jim Trainor, and “Mark Roth” by Animal charm. And the other movies are great too! www.peripheralproduce.com

Illegal Art DVD-R
“Illegal” media comp with rare, unfindable work by Todd Haynes, Brian Boyce, Negativeland and others. Mega cool and very odd.
http://www.illegal-art.org/video/dvd.html

Cartune Xprez 2006, 2008, 2010
An outstanding collection of wacky DIY underground animation. Christopher Doulgeris and Peter Burr compiled three DVD comps over the past few years. Featuring work by Amy Lockhart, Jim Trainor and others. http://www.cartunexprez.com