Wed 24 Aug 2011
Things I Love: Bon Iver x James Blake “Fall Creeks Boys Choir” (New Sad Weird Music)
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On some days, I indulge in an alternate corner of my personality…one that grew from being a strange latchkey child, with lots of library time, restricted tv-viewing, unlimited art supplies, and a very dark imagination. The soundtrack of this me-time is usually very different from the Miss Info that kicks babies off of verandas while blasting Project Pat x LeChat. But I know some of you have equally divergent tastes too, right?
One of the best performances I’ve ever seen was the Bon Iver concert at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park a few weeks ago. Not because it was especially exciting, there were no lasers, or dancers, or cameos…thankfully, just a pure example of how live music can speak to a sixth sense that recorded music can’t. Also, singer Justin Vernon (above) is definitely hiding 3 different vocalists in his beard. All of them are very good. At one point, my concert buddy said that if his current job doesn’t work out, he was planning to become a full-time bearded Bon Iver roadie. Just shows that really wistful, beautiful, semi-unintelligible, deep-woods-off cabin music isn’t only attractive to women and Kanye West.
Anyways….James Blake (above) is a young UK electronic singer/songwriter who alot of moody self-made-mopes are also wild about. It’s more trance-y than Bon Iver, which I don’t always love. (I do like the song “The Wilhelm Scream” that tv music coordinator Scott Vener used on a recent episode of Entourage. Here’s his Spotify mixtape.)
Apparently, Blake is a huge Bon Iver fan too, so he and Justin Vernon got together via email and made this song “Fall Creek Boys Choir” which debuted on BBC’s Radio 1. (via BBC and Pitchfork)
Listen to Bon Iver x James Blake “Fall Creek Boys Choir”
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Bon Iver x James Blake “Fall Creek Boys Choir” (via Blake’s youtube channel) (available on iTunes on Aug 29). I like it! Makes me want to wander along a highway, poking animal debris with a stick, and sipping on absinthe x almond milk.
Lots of folks, myself included, became more familiar with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, after his song “Woods” was used by Kanye West on “Lost in the World.” And then he appeared onstage to perform it with Ye multiple times. (Watch Kanye West and Justin Vernon: here and here)
One of my favorite moments of Bon Iver’s Brooklyn show (which Vernon called their biggest so far) was his encore performance of “The Wolves” which turned into a huge audience call and response orgy campfire moment. Watch here:
Related:
Things I Love: Kanye West and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon perform “Lost In The World” at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, and more
Kanye West’s Bowery Ballroom speech: Bush, Taylor, and “Like, am I the only one who’s not crazy here?!”
Happy Thanksgiving!: Kanye goes “disco rambo” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
August 24th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
I was wondering who the artist was on the latest entourage episode , that show and criminal minds has the best music. Sappy but soulful I like it. you have to be cynical to appreciate the way he switches his vocal tones at the drop.
Go ahead and call me a killjoy, a vindictive bellyacher, or a whiner. I sleep very well at night, thank you, but apart from my misanthropic musings, there’s one optimistic, feel-good passion I can’t get enough of: sappy love songs.
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August 24th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
When I read the latchkey child that has a dark imagination in your post, that likes alternative music I thought it was about me.. Then you put limited TV time and said nope not me lol..
I can’t lie I’ve been in a Chillwave mood for about a year with acts such as.. Toro Y Moi (Entourage played them) Washed Out, Work Drugs and Best Coast.. They each give me what I missed in the 80’s being a baby which was self indulgent mood music that goes well with drugs and or alcohol.. Just say no people lmao..
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August 25th, 2011 at 6:32 am
@miss info , how many times did u watch Labyrinth , and then fall in love with David Bowie , and then later his music. or , how many times did u love watching dark crystal all alone …lol i did a few times ( not the in love with d.b. , how ever if he had invited me into his van with candy , i may have gone … i mean it’s candy and David Bowie , how do u say no to that? )
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