Our Ears Are in Excellent Condition

Featuring
Merz : vocals, electric guitar, cassette
Shahzad Ismaily : Moog synth, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
Julian Sartorius : drums

Directed by Yannick Mosimann

Camera
Yannick Mosimann
Mario Muster
Fabian Steiner

Editing
Yannick Mosimann

Color Grading
Yannick Mosimann
Fabian Steiner

Titles
David Zürcher

Sound
Recorded by Björn Meyer
Mixed by Conrad Lambert
Mastered by Adi Flück

Filmed at Bad Bonn, Düdingen, Theatreplatz Bern, ChoissyStrasse Bern, Switzerland. May 2016.

Intro text - The Golden Age by WB Yeats
Read by Jessica Dacey

Songs:
Shrug - written by Conrad Lambert and Gyða Valtýsdóttir (Gyða’s voice and cello are featured on the cassette manipulation in this film)

No Bells Left To Chime - written by Conrad Lambert

Engine Heart - written by Conrad Lambert

Dear Ghost - written by Conrad Lambert and Shahzad Ismaily

Absence - written by Conrad Lambert and Julian Sartorius

The Hunting Owl - written by Conrad Lambert

From the Merz albums:
Merz (Epic Records 1999)
Moi et Mon Camion (Gronland Records 2008)
No Compass Will Find Home (Accidental Records 2013)
Thinking Like A Mountain (Accidental Records 2015)

Thank you: Björn Meyer, Björn Stromme, Milena Keller and Paulo Riva, Daniel 'Duex' Fontana, Jess Dacey, Damaris Zaugg, Crunch GMBH, Franziska Hochuli, Mario Muster, David Isenschmid, Jonas Weber, Marc Studer, Ian Solley

Special thanks to all the listeners featured in this film.

"We are passing through time and space.
"Our ears are in excellent condition".
John cage