Electro-Pythagorus (A Portrait Of Martin Bartlett), Electro-Pythagorus (A Portrait Of Martin Bartlett)

Composer Martin Bartlett is filmed by artist Luke Fowler. This information matters, even though it isn’t necessary to know more about any of them, as it is blindingly and deafeningly obvious. The film arranges sight and sound fragments without getting lost into the framework of the portrait it paints of this singular man. There are few archive footage about Martin Bartlett, yet the lack of it doesn’t seem to lessen the relevance of the film nor its capacity to bring his music to light. A portrait of an artist, of an individual or of the composer?