Colin Stetson - New History Warfare pt 2: Judges

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This reminds me of the Holden album in terms of the size of the sound and the textures it explores.

they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 10:32 (ten years ago) link

Is playing like this going to "surely and slowly be killing him"? At all?

they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:24 (ten years ago) link

colin's hale and healthy as hell. does lots of yoga. very disciplined. looks after himself.

sean gramophone, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:26 (ten years ago) link

Yeah, he looks pretty damn well.

they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link

I saw him play back in June, he looked gooooood.

Murgatroid, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:35 (ten years ago) link

It is super hard on him, though. Wouldn't be surprised if this is him at "the height of his powers" but that we've got up to ten more years at this level

flamboyant goon tie included, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:36 (ten years ago) link

one month passes...

Haven't heard anything else by him, but Judges astounds me!

http://devonrecordclub.com/2013/09/30/colin-stetson-new-history-of-warfare-volume-2-judges-round-54-toms-selection/

yugi ex, Monday, 30 September 2013 20:52 (ten years ago) link

two months pass...

holy shit volume 3 is heavy, the singing parts maybe not so much

sonderangerbot, Friday, 20 December 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link

Yesterday I had the pleasure of transcribing all of Bon Iver's parts on vol. 3 for a children's choir. Today I have the dubious pleasure of having those parts stuck in my head

fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:18 (ten years ago) link

If I was to produce a Colin Stetson record there would be no guest vocals

fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 20 December 2013 15:21 (ten years ago) link

i dunno, is diamanda galas still doing thing?

CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Friday, 20 December 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link

Laurie Anderson's vocals on volume 2 were excellent.

Moka, Friday, 20 December 2013 21:14 (ten years ago) link

otm. it's not the presence of vocals that bugs so much as the vocalist chosen.

CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Friday, 20 December 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link

It might delight you to learn that Mr. Stetson just paid me for my work with two pounds of deer meat

fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:59 (ten years ago) link

Haha! Did you raise the possibility of producing his next one or even collaborating? A man can dream

VENIET IMBER (imago), Saturday, 21 December 2013 02:13 (ten years ago) link

I can well imagine Stetson fitting some kind of sonic amplifier to his sax & heading out into the snowy wilds in search of prey

VENIET IMBER (imago), Saturday, 21 December 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link

If I was to produce a Colin Stetson record, I'd write "no guest vocals" on a chalkboard, fire myself and hire those able people he normally works with (Hecker, Ismaily, Frost)

fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 21 December 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link

so you're bon iver is what i'm getting from this

CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Saturday, 21 December 2013 04:59 (ten years ago) link

Not to pop the joke, but we can only yearn for a world where Bonny Bear took such a principled stance

pfunky boyster (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 21 December 2013 10:35 (ten years ago) link

Me, I like Justin's contributions. Transcribing his vocal parts I'm blown away by the timbre of his voice-- so many overtones! he sings like a C3-- and also a looseness to his phrasing. Obv I'm a big stan for Laurie and Shara. My desire for "no guest vocals" is greediness on my part, want an uninterrupted 45 minutes of nothing but Colin's own singing and blowing, maintain a unified sonic world, something that reflects the ascetic, disciplined nature of his practice

fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 21 December 2013 15:51 (ten years ago) link

The ATP recording is great for that

http://www.npr.org/event/music/140920372/colin-stetson-in-concert-atp-festival-2011

Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 21 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link

one year passes...

https://soundcloud.com/constellation-records/colin-stetson-and-sarah-neufeld-the-sun-roars-into-view/

Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld - "The sun roars into view"

From new album 'Never Were The Way She Was' available 28 April 2015 on Constellation:
http://cstrecords.com/cst113/

Dinsdale, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link

five months pass...

how did i not know about this guy, this is my shit

jason waterfalls (gbx), Saturday, 18 July 2015 22:37 (eight years ago) link

Pretty much everyone posting from Eaux Claires has been saying the same thing!

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 19 July 2015 00:53 (eight years ago) link

that's how i found out!

jason waterfalls (gbx), Sunday, 19 July 2015 01:06 (eight years ago) link

six months pass...

Colin Stetson announces new album SORROW, featuring Sarah Neufeld and Liturgy’s Greg Fox

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/01/colin-stetson-announces-new-album-sorrow-featuring-sarah-neufeld-and-liturgys-greg-fox/

moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:13 (eight years ago) link

sounds great, i'm excited that Greg Fox is on it.

sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Thursday, 28 January 2016 23:44 (eight years ago) link

two months pass...

Streaming!

https://www.wnyc.org/story/premiere-colin-stetson-reimagines-classical-phenomenon/

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 14:16 (eight years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c7YvSMyIso

Gorecki is pretty low on my list of composers I rate but this is terrific

got a long list of ILXors (fgti), Friday, 8 April 2016 04:26 (eight years ago) link

🤔

✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 09:29 (eight years ago) link

this Gorecki album of his is brilliant.

calzino, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 13:40 (eight years ago) link

This seemed kinda boring to me. Wanted it to be more Stetson-y, if that makes sense.

Position Position, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link

OTOH, it being not all that Stetson-y is what makes it so great to me. I've always loved the original recording with Dawn Upshaw and so I was really worried that Stetson would screw this one up, but he's done a fine job I have to say.

schlep and back trio (anagram), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 17:51 (eight years ago) link

this is pretty epic.

sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 18:06 (eight years ago) link

looking forward to opening for him & Sarah Neufeld in a few months btw :)

sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 18:53 (eight years ago) link

i initially wanted this to be more stetson-y but ultimately liked a lot as it is

jason waterfalls (gbx), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 19:48 (eight years ago) link

ten months pass...

New album soon and here's the first track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJHr2DlRog8&feature=youtu.be

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 February 2017 16:58 (seven years ago) link

link broek :(

jason waterfalls (gbx), Thursday, 16 February 2017 17:24 (seven years ago) link

Huh, weird, worked fine for me on a check just now.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 February 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link

not working for me either but anyway here it is on bandcamp

https://colinstetson.bandcamp.com/album/all-this-i-do-for-glory

Dinsdale, Thursday, 16 February 2017 21:23 (seven years ago) link

thanks!

jason waterfalls (gbx), Thursday, 16 February 2017 21:44 (seven years ago) link

This is really good but it's a little frustrating how it's almost a house track, except that it doesn't keep a consistent tempo (actually it would be hilarious to play this in a dance music set).

change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 16 February 2017 22:53 (seven years ago) link

one month passes...

Another new track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T690rDJ7c80

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 March 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link

three months pass...

Ex Eye record waayyyyy outdoes my expectations. It's frigging great

imago, Friday, 30 June 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Ooooh yeah

Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Friday, 21 July 2017 03:32 (six years ago) link

I love the Ex Eye album too. but i don't care for the gorecki.

Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Friday, 21 July 2017 09:10 (six years ago) link

saw him live last week and he was amazing, one new track in particular was unbelievably intense, I couldn't stop grinning

ogmor, Friday, 21 July 2017 13:09 (six years ago) link

Gorecki, Ex Eye, love them both

Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Saturday, 22 July 2017 04:53 (six years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Damn, let me be the last to say this Ex Eye album is great. Now I want Stetson to make an album with GY!BE.

Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 00:23 (six years ago) link

Ex Eye is insanely good. This may be the best thing I've heard this year.

jmm, Saturday, 26 August 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link


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