28 Decades Later - The Great City a la David Holmes by way of 'The Wire'

If anyone wants to know how I see this panning out, listen to David Holmes' 'Lets Get Killed' and consume every episode of 'The Wire'. 

The album is structured around musical sequences (obviously) inter-cut with dialogue from the streets building up a picture of life on the ground for ordinary New Yorkers.

Imagine a day in the life of Dublin told in this style - seemingly random, but each sequence deals with a certain theme at a certain time during the day as we move from dawn to dusk through the night and onto daybreak.

No voice-over, no chapter titles, no presenter - the story of Dublin told exclusively through the lives of the people on the ground.

We literally hang out with the people of Dublin - in their houses, in the Dail with politicians, in the bars and clubs, back stage, out on Dollymount Strand, back in to the stage in the Olympia.

We move effortlessly from Dun Laoighre in the sun to Moore Street in the depths of winter. From the bankers in the towers of glass to the junkies in the street. 'The Wire' - doco style.

At no time do we tell the audience what to think. But we contantly compare and contrast the voices of the characters we meet on our journey.

Cant think of a better way to build up an honest picture of the city at large.

Its an editors best dream and worst nightmare.

The logistics of organising a collaborative shoot on this baby are pretty mind-numbing so for now Ill buzz of the concept as much as possible.

Later