Hysteria (2011)
Hysteria was an official selection of the 55th annual San Francisco International Film Festival and is currently playing in theaters.
It is 1880 and Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce) is London’s leading doctor in women’s medicine, which mainly consists of relieving the symptoms of hysteria, a “disorder” diagnosed upon many women for multiple reasons, be it sexual desires or general irritability. The medical condition is alleviated by manually massaging until the patient undergoes hysterical paroxysm, which is to say, until the patient has an orgasm. Needless to say, Dr. Dalrymple, who seems to have magic hands, is in high demand.
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The Dig – Midnight Flowers | MP3
The New York quartet, The Dig, have released their second album, Midnight Flowers. The band has a deceptively dense and dynamic sound. The songs can have layers of atmospheric keyboards and driving guitar riffs. The album is an entrancing batch of diverse rock.
After the jump, you can stream a few songs or stream the entire album at http://soundcloud.com/thedig.
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