David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant on LP
Love This Giant
LP
LP (Long Play)
The good old vinyl record.
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- Label:
- 4AD
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2012
- Item number:
- 2871483
- UPC/EAN:
- 0652637323115
- Release date:
- 7.9.2012
Other releases of Love This Giant |
Price |
|---|---|
| CD | EUR 15.99* |
*** Gatefold Cover
Kennen gelernt haben sich David Byrne und St. Vincent aka Annie Clark 2009 bei einer Benefiz-
Veranstaltung in New York. Kurz darauf kollaborierten der Ex-Talking-Heads-Frontmann und die
Gitarrenvirtuosin, die u. a. für die Tourband von Sufjan Stevens und The Polyphonic Spree spielte, erstmals
ihm Rahmen eines Projekts zugunsten HIV-Infizierter. Die beiden fanden Gefallen am gemeinsamen
Musizieren und entschlossen sich, "Musik auf Grundlage einer Bläsergruppe zu schreiben" und "Ideen in
jeder Form auszutauschen: Melodien ohne Text oder auch Songs ohne fertige Melodien", wie Clark erzählt.
Die Ergebnisse dessen kulminieren in "Love This Giant", einem Album, das insbesondere durch eine explosive Brass-Sektion und Beats des Grammy-nominierten Produzenten John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Erykah Badu, Antony & The Johnsons) besticht. Obwohl die Bläser-Arrangements in ihrer Gesamtheit dominieren, ist "Love This Giant" ein Hook-lastiges, mitreißendes und in jeder Hinsicht modernes Popalbum geworden. Zehn der zwölf Songs schrieben Byrne und Clark gemeinsam, die anderen zwei jeweils einer der beiden Ausnahmekünstler.
Recorded over two years largely at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ, the album is a collaboration in the truest sense of the word, with Byrne and St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) co-writing ten of the album’s twelve tracks, and each artist penning one song individually. The album centers around an explosive brass band and is propelled by John Congleton’s drum programming.
"There was no delineating what the roles were," explains Clark of the recording. "It's a collaboration I'm truly proud of." The duo also split lyrical and vocal duties on the record, which despite eschewing a traditional guitar / bass / drums lineup in favor of idiosyncratic horn arrangements, presents itself as infectious and modern hook-laden rock.
Byrne and Clark met in 2009 at the ‘Dark Was the Night’ benefit at Radio City Music Hall and were approached shortly after by the Housing Works Bookstore to collaborate on a night of music. They began composing remotely, trading song ideas and structures online while Clark toured and it quickly became apparent that they had more than just one night of music in them. Byrne performed with Clark at her ‘American Songbook’ show at Lincoln Center in 2010, and Clark contributed vocals to Byrne's Here Lies Love album, released the same year.
(4ad. com)
,,Die Songs, die diese beiden zusammengetragen haben, sind gut. Die Arrangements noch besser. Der Kunstgriff, das komplette Repertoire mit einem Bläserensemble umzusetzen, gelingt nicht nur in seiner Ungewöhnlichkeit grandios..." (Rolling Stone, September 2012)
,,Funk-Füchse: David Byrne und St. Vincent lassen Bläser sprechen." (Audio, Oktober 2012)
,,... der Kontrast von schneidendem Tenor und sanftem Sopran zeitigt tolle Ergebnisse. (...) Diese Teamarbeit macht von der ersten bis zur letzten Note irre Spaß." (Stereo, Oktober 2012)
Die Ergebnisse dessen kulminieren in "Love This Giant", einem Album, das insbesondere durch eine explosive Brass-Sektion und Beats des Grammy-nominierten Produzenten John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Erykah Badu, Antony & The Johnsons) besticht. Obwohl die Bläser-Arrangements in ihrer Gesamtheit dominieren, ist "Love This Giant" ein Hook-lastiges, mitreißendes und in jeder Hinsicht modernes Popalbum geworden. Zehn der zwölf Songs schrieben Byrne und Clark gemeinsam, die anderen zwei jeweils einer der beiden Ausnahmekünstler.
Product Information
Recorded over two years largely at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ, the album is a collaboration in the truest sense of the word, with Byrne and St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) co-writing ten of the album’s twelve tracks, and each artist penning one song individually. The album centers around an explosive brass band and is propelled by John Congleton’s drum programming.
"There was no delineating what the roles were," explains Clark of the recording. "It's a collaboration I'm truly proud of." The duo also split lyrical and vocal duties on the record, which despite eschewing a traditional guitar / bass / drums lineup in favor of idiosyncratic horn arrangements, presents itself as infectious and modern hook-laden rock.
Byrne and Clark met in 2009 at the ‘Dark Was the Night’ benefit at Radio City Music Hall and were approached shortly after by the Housing Works Bookstore to collaborate on a night of music. They began composing remotely, trading song ideas and structures online while Clark toured and it quickly became apparent that they had more than just one night of music in them. Byrne performed with Clark at her ‘American Songbook’ show at Lincoln Center in 2010, and Clark contributed vocals to Byrne's Here Lies Love album, released the same year.
(4ad. com)
Rezensionen
,,Die Songs, die diese beiden zusammengetragen haben, sind gut. Die Arrangements noch besser. Der Kunstgriff, das komplette Repertoire mit einem Bläserensemble umzusetzen, gelingt nicht nur in seiner Ungewöhnlichkeit grandios..." (Rolling Stone, September 2012)
,,Funk-Füchse: David Byrne und St. Vincent lassen Bläser sprechen." (Audio, Oktober 2012)
,,... der Kontrast von schneidendem Tenor und sanftem Sopran zeitigt tolle Ergebnisse. (...) Diese Teamarbeit macht von der ersten bis zur letzten Note irre Spaß." (Stereo, Oktober 2012)
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Tracklisting
The audio samples belong to the article David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant (CD). The track list may differ for this item.
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1 Who
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2 Weekend In The Dust
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3 Dinner For Two
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4 Ice Age
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5 I Am An Ape
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6 The Forest Awakes
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7 I Should Watch TV
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8 Lazarus
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9 Optimist
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10 Lightning
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11 The One Who Broke Your Heart
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12 Outside Of Space & Time
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Love This Giant
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