Colin Stetson - New History Warfare pt 2: Judges

this Gorecki album of his is brilliant.

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

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.

this is pretty epic.

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

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

New album soon and here's the first track:

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

link broek :(

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

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

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

thanks!

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).

Another new track

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

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

Ooooh yeah

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

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

Gorecki, Ex Eye, love them both

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.

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

The Hereditary OST is the first thing I've properly loved by CS since Judges. The closing run of Peter, Chasing Peter, The Attic, Reborn and Hail Paemon! is boss.

Discovered this via eoy lists and it's hitting me right today

https://brighdechaimbeul.bandcamp.com/album/carry-them-with-us
https://thequietus.com/articles/32829-brdghe-chaimbeul-carry-them-with-us-review

Brìghse Chaimbeul has risen to prominence since her first album, 2019’s entrancing The Reeling, in a way that few Scottish pipers have achieved, including playing for world leaders at COP26 in Glasgow. Her instrument is the smallpipes, a more portable, practical version of the Great Highland bagpipes which also carry fewer cultural assumptions. Chaimbeul has brought Scottish piping to a new audience with her captivating style, which has affinity with psychedelic drone as well as the folk traditions of the north. On ‘Carry Them With Us’, she shows her complete confidence as a musician through a collaboration with saxophonist Colin Stetson, which was formed initially over Twitter during lockdown.

The album is mostly instrumental, but its tracks tell stories. ‘Banish the Giant of Doubt and Despair’, for example, is a reel that starts quick and spins out of control, reflecting the tale of the princess of an underwater kingdom and the giant of the Western Isles who cannot stop dancing to her song, faster and faster until he falls into the sea and drowns. Melodic cascades flow from Chaimbeul’s pipes as though she can barely restrain them, while a bass drone and subtle, breathy saxophone combine seamlessly to set the scene. Stetson, who has been in several bands including Arcade Fire and has worked with everyone from Anthony Braxton to Tom Waits, is a subtle musician. Despite the unconventional pairing of instruments, they often seem to make a single sound. After her collaboration with major Scottish folk scene figures ‘The Reeling’, she is branching out to make new sounds.

The result is an exciting, sometimes bewitching set of tunes. Some are improvised, the two musicians working together with consummate ease.