Conny Hawk & Nadine — Kerastas

When Hawk’s grainy demo tape “Stairwell Songs” leaked in 2022, someone online noticed that Kerastas had used a still from one of his live sets in her piece “Blue After the Bell.” Neither confirmed it was intentional. That’s when the myth started.

Listen to: “Drive Home (Empty Passenger)” — Hawk Watch: “Kerosene Morning” (a 4-minute supercut by Kerastas) Feel: The space between what’s said and what’s left on the cutting room floor. conny hawk & nadine kerastas

Ghosts in the Reel: The Strange Beauty of Conny Hawk & Nadine Kerastas When Hawk’s grainy demo tape “Stairwell Songs” leaked

Fans began splicing Hawk’s guitar loops over Kerastas’ silent short films. The result is haunting. A 16mm shot of a payphone ringing in an empty parking lot, paired with Hawk’s whisper-sung line “you said you’d call before the snow” — it shouldn’t work. It works too well. Ghosts in the Reel: The Strange Beauty of