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Aran In Repose

Shiny Things

Be Like Water

Jeremy Bernstein conducts the most thorough interview Stanley Kubrick has ever given. Background and context here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/11/27/jeremy-bernstein-stanley-kubrick-interview/

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A rare interview with Stanley Kubrick (1965)

A.S.L Trio
Sergej Avanesov - tenor saxophone
Tyler Luppi - double bass
Samvel Sarkisyan - drums

Lorraine by Ornette Coleman

Silver Haze

Il Deserto Rosso

From the album Modern Country, out now on Merge Records.

Modern Country

William Tyler "Gone Clear"

Compiling four pieces for four different ensembles, David Lang’s "writing on water" is a free-flowing recording that presents several unusual and rarely revealed facets of the composer who is perhaps most well-known for his monumental choral works (the Pulitzer-winning "the little match girl passion" and the more recent epic "the national anthems"), as well as his poignant song cycles ("death speaks" and "love fail"). 

From the struggle between dissonance and melody portrayed in “pierced” to the sweeping, oceanic scope of the title piece, the music defines a path that can be as serpentine as it is rigid (“forced march”) or as minimal as it is immense. Riveting performances by Alarm Will Sound, Real Quiet, Crash Ensemble, the London Sinfonietta, Synergy Vocals and more make writing on water an electrifying, free-spirited and rambunctious addition to the Cantaloupe catalog.

writing on water

David Lang & Alarm Will Sound – increase

"lighthouse (first version - april 1994)"  by no-man.

Previously only available as a low-bitrate mp3 download via the no-man website, this is the first time that a CD quality version of this version of the song has been made available.

"Come to me and make it special. 
come to me and make me feel."

lighthouse (first version - april 1994)

The Lighthouse Project - Released June 2013

Kola (Lightouse version)

Tunng Presents...DEAD CLUB is out now. Buy: https://smarturl.it/deadclub
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Here's what songwriter Sam Genders wrote about the track: 
It's a song about how, by challenging taboos, we might arrive at a place closer to the truth and find ourselves better able to support each other as a result

Whilst researching this project I've been struck by just how much of a taboo the subject of death is in our culture. Partly because of the ways in which people have responded when I explained what we were working on. One person was seriously worried I might be suicidal, and others clearly felt it was an odd thing to explore. Partly because of my own reactions. I often found myself nervous when talking about death or grief, or reaching for a socially acceptable way of phrasing an idea and struggling to find one. And yet, once the awkwardness has passed, I've also found that people are often eager to talk about how death and grief have affected their lives. Sometimes as if they'd be waiting far too long for the opportunity to unburden themselves.

Interestingly I feel that in many modern settings people are more comfortable taking about sex than death. We've journeyed so far in the last 60 years when it comes to talking about sex and I think you can make a very good case for that being a good thing. I expect the average person knows more about avoiding STIs or unwanted pregnancy, and is more likely to be comfortable with the idea of sexual pleasure or their own sexuality than ever before. I'm sure a lot of good has come from that. Now it seems like people are beginning to talk about death more. Imagine if we were so comfortable talking about death that everyone in our culture had the skills to support people who are grieving or to plan for the end of life for themselves or a loved one. It seems like there's so much to gain. Palliative care is one obvious example of how more knowledge and awareness might help people live better lives.
The song was inspired in part by my conversation with palliative care physician and writer Kathryn Mannix and her wonderful book 'With The End In Mind'. Lyrically the song has clearly been through the Tunng filter. I wrote the words with a fantastical, almost comic book quality in places but it's not flippant. I think these are genuinely important ideas.”

A rare interview with Stanley Kubrick (1965)

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