A collection of video footage, short films, and performances, from the many masks of Mark Matos.
Look and see below…
Mark Matos – “Little Mountain”
In-studio noodles before a video shoot at Oakland’s Three Palms film studio turned into a more interesting little film than the music video proper. The film footage in the background is from the Wim Wenders film, Paris, Texas. Filmed and edited by Basil Galloway.
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“Transmissions from Down Below” – Portuguese TV
The first episode of the Portuguese television series Transmissions from Down Below featured Mark Matos as his alter-ego “Sonny Santos.”
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Mark Matos (w/ Annie Girl) – “Outline for Survival”
This version of the Campo Bravo tune “Outline for Survival” (originally recorded with Nathaniel Ratliff in Denver for 2007’s Denver Lights & Eagle Rock Dreamer) was filmed by Tom Ellis at San Francisco’s legendary “Wally Heider” Studio C, after a long day of recording with the band. Annie Girl sings back up and steals the show with her fractured angel voice. Directed by Tom Ellis.
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Trans Van Santos (w/ Dead Meadow’s Jason Simon) Amnesia Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
Jason Simon’s first appearance on stage with Mark Matos and Dave Mihaly (the seeds of Old Mexico) is well chronicled here with an absolutely slippery early take on “Forward Escape”. The film was shot by the late Kindred Parker and his DP Basil Galloway, and later edited by Mark Matos.
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Trans Van Santos – “Your Death Blues”
A song MM recorded for a Baby Gas Mask Records project. The song features the always compelling guitar work of Naim Amor, as well as the somewhat ill-advised moans of a clearly intoxicated Louise LeHir, may God bless her. Recorded in Tucson by the folks at Baby Gas Mask.
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Trans Van Santos – “The Flight”
A collage-art video for “The Flight”, from 2015’s Royal Oakie Records release Moon Mirage. Footage was cut up from the films Once Upon a Time in the West, Paris, Texas and The Holy Mountain.
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Trans Van Santos – “Sands of Kepler”
In studio performance of the unreleased instrumental “Sands of Kepler”, recorded and shot at Three Palms film studio in Oakland, California.
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Mark Matos – “True Love Will Find You in the End”
A short film by Mark Matos. Recorded as a tribute to, and following the passing of, Texas’ lo-fi folk legend Daniel Johnston. Film recorded at the VIC artist residency in Aveiro, Portugal.
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Mark Matos – “Off The Mountain”
A short film by Mark Matos of the demo “Off The Mountain”; a song never performed live or recorded in any other incarnation. The film was shot at Oakland’s Three Palms Studio while MM was “Artist in Residence”.
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Mark Matos – “Day of the Dead: Transmission”
A short film from Mark Matos shot in Aveiro, Portugal at the VIC artist residency on Day of the Dead in 2020. The film features the songs “Only Dying” and “Visions of You”.
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“America 2017” – by Mark Matos & Allen Ginsberg
Mark Matos’ “translation” of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “America” from the 1950’s into the language and time/culture of 2017. Matos recorded this sound collage and voice over translation while serving as Artist in Residence at the Da Gente House in Grass Valley, CA.
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“Talk, Rock, Roll, Walk” – Trailer
This is a trailer for a proposed film/video series that never made it out of pre-production. The DP moved to France, the executive producer died of a fentanyl overdose, the producer ended up divorced and living in his parents basement playing video games at 40 years old, and the director (Mark Matos) had a stroke and spent a few years convalescing in Portugal. There is always hope that this Les Blank inspired series will eventually pique the interest of a production company willing to finance and bring to fruition this worthwhile project.
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