'Stories from the City' won the Mercury Prize which was announced on 9/11. She was in Washington and phoned in to receive the award in a ceremony which was as bizarre and downbeat as you'd expect.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFGqR4b_YG4
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:33 (six years ago) link
I saw an insane and devastating German Richard III where Richard's descent into madness was soundtracked to O Superman. Here it is below in German with French Subs (I saw it in English). Shamefully, at the most intense moment in the show (you could hear a pin drop) just after the point where O superman starts properly my phone rang! The whole theatre looked in my direction as I fumbled into my pocket. Richard III stopped acting and looked at me and said "did you set your alarm to wake you up after two hours so you could see the end of the show?". As soon as I managed to switch my phone off he continued the show without missing a beat.
The Breaths from the track start around the jumping off point here and the song proper starts just around 2:04:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOtCIpi-M0&t=113m10s
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
imago, i suspect you will love that^^^
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
I'll try again: The breaths start at 1:53:00 The main part of the track starts at around 2:05:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOtCIpi-M0
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
i killed the thread with radical german theatre!
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 23:36 (six years ago) link
I only heard this song for the first time recently. I've had Mister Heartbreak for years and love it so I have no idea why I never looked further. The refrain popped into my head this morning and it just hit me like a sledgehammer. Such an immense, haunting, beautiful piece. The video had me spellbound. Had no idea about the 9/11 connection until I read this thread.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 23:57 (six years ago) link
One of those songs I wouldn't normally choose to listen to because so well known (and long) but it came on my spotify discover playlist a few weeks ago and yeah, I had a something in my eye moment.
― Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 11:26 (six years ago) link
Lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBZifZ4TIc
― flappy bird, Saturday, 25 November 2017 07:03 (six years ago) link
Ah, Zoo-era totp. See also TVC-15.
― koogs, Saturday, 25 November 2017 10:00 (six years ago) link
The whole theatre looked in my direction as I fumbled into my pocket. Richard III stopped acting and looked at me and said "did you set your alarm to wake you up after two hours so you could see the end of the show?".
new ilm posts which will continue to haunt your thoughts.
― Luna Schlosser, Saturday, 25 November 2017 12:31 (six years ago) link
i really wanted to see that production at the barbican, but I was away
― plax (ico), Saturday, 25 November 2017 13:33 (six years ago) link
This is kinda amazing, I had no idea -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQBlvyE460A
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
wow, thanks!
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Wednesday, 14 August 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link
Wow
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
Oh my!
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 15 August 2019 11:30 (four years ago) link
lots of elements of 'Walk The Dog' in the first bit too
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 15 August 2019 12:16 (four years ago) link
This is really something. Part II in particular. Chills. Wow and flutter adding to the queasiness of the strings.
Also...May 17 1980. I remember that weekend (and not just because England got thrashed by Wales) :/
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 15 August 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link
this is crazy
― na (NA), Thursday, 15 August 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
For dessert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXfMpZeiKtk
― MaresNest, Thursday, 15 August 2019 14:40 (four years ago) link
this is all great, thanks!
― tylerw, Thursday, 15 August 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link
Sooooo good. Damn
― flappy bird, Sunday, 18 August 2019 05:31 (four years ago) link
yes, incredible. thank you. i'd like to know more about the making of it. the youtube description - "Shortly before beginning work on what would become her magnum opus 'United States Parts I-IV', Laurie Anderson began receiving commissions for new music from several American orchestras. Unfortunately, she had no previous experience writing for orchestras, having preferring to work with small ensembles and electronics in her performance art. The result was an uncomfortable mix of prerecorded tape, electronic instrumentation, and unorthodox orchestral writing" - is kind of pejorative, but the results are stunning. i love work like this that doesn't have an obvious "home" for performance
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 18 August 2019 06:13 (four years ago) link
also the part 7 minutes in is unexpectedly gnarly and heavy
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 18 August 2019 06:14 (four years ago) link
it sounds like work product, which it is - fascinating for fans, by no means something for people who have never heard LA before
― flappy bird, Sunday, 18 August 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link
AH AH AH AH MA MA MA MA DILL DILL DILL DILL OH OH OH OH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgU5Cztx490
― ernestp, Monday, 18 May 2020 21:54 (three years ago) link