Like discovering a sunken-ship's worth of time-locked loot, Jean Painlevé's surreal yet educational mid-century shorts are remarkable documents of the eccentric goings-on of underwater creatures. The curious precursor to Cousteau, Painlevé originally scored these magical, deep-sea explorations with jazz tracks by Duke Ellington or the electronic squiggles of French pioneer Pierre Henry. Tonight, however, the folks at Monkey Town screen the pseudo-scientist's surprisingly lascivious work with a wondrous Yo La Tengo soundtrack. Whether approximating the sea urchin's dreamy routine with an undulating synth or improvising the slippery movements of a lovesick octopus, the band knows that the sea's ephereal musicality lies in a rippling cymbal clash.
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