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Wai Notes
''Wai Notes'' is a 2007 album by Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, credited here as Bonny Billy. It is a collection of demo songs for ''The Letting Go''. The album comprises recordings on tapes exchanged between Will Oldham and Dawn McCarthy through the mail prior to recording ''The Letting Go''. Only 10,000 copies were duplicated. Track listing # "Then The Letting Go" – 4:28 # "Strange Form of Life" – 2:31 # " Lay & Love" – 3:38 # "God Is Love" – 4:15 # "The Signifying Wolf" – 2:45 # "The Seedling" – 2:56 # "I Called You Back" – 5:14 # "Wai" - 3:13 # "Cursed Sleep" – 4:31 # "God's Small Song" – 2:54 Personnel *Dawn McCarthy Faun Fables is an American band based in Oakland, California. Faun Fables is a concept and vehicle for Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write the original material while traveling after leaving the New York City music scene in 1997. Faun Fable ... – singing References {{Authority control 2008 albums Will Oldham albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demo (music)
A demo (shortened from "demonstration") is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in a fixed format, such as cassette tape, compact disc, or digital audio files, and to thereby pass along those ideas to record labels, producers, or other artists. Musicians often use demos as quick sketches to share with bandmates or arrangers, or simply for personal reference during the songwriting process; in other cases, a songwriter might make a demo to send to artists in hopes of having the song professionally recorded, or a publisher may need a simple recording for publishing or copyright purposes. Background Demos are typically recorded on relatively crude equipment such as "boom box" cassette recorders, small four- or eight-track machines, or on personal computers with audio recording software. Songwriters' and publishers' demos are recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Oldham
Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music). After briefly publishing music under his own name, in 1998 he adopted Bonnie "Prince" Billy as the name for most of his work. Early life and education Oldham was born on January 15, 1970, in Louisville, Kentucky. His mother, Joanne Lei Will Tafel Oldham, was a teacher and artist. His father, Joseph Collins Oldham, was an attorney and photographer. Oldham graduated from the J. Graham Brown School in 1988. He attended Brown University sporadically while pursuing a career as an actor, and living between Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Bloomington, Indiana. He began making music during this time, initially as a project for his professor Jeff Todd Titon, an ethnomusicologist at Brown University. Career O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn McCarthy
Faun Fables is an American band based in Oakland, California. Faun Fables is a concept and vehicle for Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write the original material while traveling after leaving the New York City music scene in 1997. Faun Fables also covers 20th century compositions by other songwriters and traditional folk songs. The music on the first album is entirely by McCarthy, as are all lyrics and most of the music on ''Mother Twilight''. All albums except for the first are collaborations with Nils Frykdahl, inspired by McCarthy's previous work and "Dawn the Faun" stage persona. Collaborations Main collaborator Nils Frykdahl is known for his work with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Idiot Flesh. Faun Fables albums and shows also feature collaborations with: * Family members - sister Sheila Bosco ( Autobody; Drumhead; Flaming Fire; zBug), brother Brian McCarthy, and mother Michelina Tyrie; * Matt Waldron of 'irr. app. (ext.)' * Robin Coomer of 'Loop!Station' * Kirana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag City (record Label)
Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. Established in the city in 1990 by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn, its first release was a Royal Trux single ("Hero Zero" - DC1).Howland, Don (1993)Drag Kings: Chicago's Drag City is America's Best Record Label, '' SPIN'', November 1993, p. 101-2, 152-3, retrieved 2010-12-05 It specializes in indie rock, noise rock, psychedelic folk, alternative country, and experimental music. The label has featured numerous critically acclaimed artists, including Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bill Callahan, Joanna Newsom, and Silver Jews. History The label released the US version of Scott Walker's ''Tilt'' in 1997, after the label approached him wishing to give the album a US release.Morris, Chris (1997)Drag City Goes Full 'Tilt' on Walker, '' Billboard'', August 23, 1997, p. 53-4, retrieved 2010-12-05 Walker described releasing the album on the indie label as "an experiment". Several members of Drag City's staff have pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson (born 18 June 1971) is an Icelandic record producer, mixer, composer, audio engineer and musician. Biography Coming from a musical background, Valgeir's fascination with recording technology led to a job in a small recording studio at the age of 16. He plays keyboards, bass, percussion, electronics/programming and studied classical guitar, graduating with a Tonmeister degree from London's SAE Institute. In 1998 Valgeir was hired by fellow countrywoman Björk as engineer and programmer on the soundtrack for Lars von Trier's ''Dancer in the Dark''. A song from the film, ''I've Seen It All'' (a duet with Radiohead's Thom Yorke) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to Bob Dylan's ''Things Have Changed''. Valgeir created the distinctive train-rhythm that runs through the song. His working relationship with Björk continued beyond the film project and was consistent from early 1998 until 2006, during which time Valgeir was one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously reviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Letting Go
''The Letting Go'' is a 2006 studio album by Bonnie "Prince" Billy. It was released on Drag City. Production The album was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland and produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, who is known for his work with the Icelandic artist Björk. The arrangement was done by Nico Muhly. Dawn McCarthy of Faun Fables also sings on the album. The album's title comes from the last lines of the Emily Dickinson poem that starts "After a Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes." ''This is the hour of lead'' ''Remembered if outlived,'' ''As freezing persons recollect the snow,'' ''First chill, then stupor, then the letting go.'' Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''The Letting Go'' received an average score of 84% based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ''Pitchfork'' placed ''The Letting Go'' at number 195 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. Track listing Personnel Credits ada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mail
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letter (message), letters, and parcel (package), parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal systems have generally been established as a government monopoly, with a fee on the article prepaid. Proof of payment is usually in the form of an adhesive postage stamp, but a postage meter is also used for bulk mailing. With the advent of email, the retronym "snail mail" was coined. Postal authorities often have functions aside from transporting letters. In some countries, a Postal Telegraph and Telephone, postal, telegraph and telephone (PTT) service oversees the postal system, in addition to telephone and telegraph systems. Some countries' postal systems allow for savings accounts and handle applications for passports. The Universal Postal Union (UPU), established in 1874, includes 192 member countries a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Form Of Life
''Strange Form of Life'' is the name of a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy EP, whose title track is taken from the 2006 album ''The Letting Go''. The remainder of the EP comes from a Daytrotter session recorded by Will Oldham in August 2006. The EP is available on 12" vinyl, and an Enhanced CD Enhanced CD is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players. Formats that fall under the "enhanced CD" ca ..., which includes the music video for the title track, directed by Jennifer Parsons. Track listing #"Strange Form of Life" – 3:44 #"New Partner" – 3:49 #"The Sun Highlights the Lack in Each" – 4:24 #"The Seedling" – 3:56 {{Authority control 2007 EPs Will Oldham albums Drag City (record label) EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lay & Love
Lay may refer to: Places * Lay Range, a subrange of mountains in British Columbia, Canada * Lay, Loire, a French commune * Lay (river), France *Lay, Iran, a village * Lay, Kansas, United States, an unincorporated community People * Lay (surname) * Lay Raksmey (born 1989), Cambodian footballer * Lay Zhang, Chinese rapper, music producer, actor, and member of the K-pop boy group Exo Poetry * A short ballad or lyrical poem * Heroic lay, a Germanic work of narrative verse * Breton lay * ''lai'' (poetic form), a medieval French lay Other uses * Lay Dam, Alabama, United States * Lea (unit), obsolete unit of length sometimes spelled "Lay" * LA-Y, Yoshinobu Launch Complex, in Tanegashima, Japan * A characteristic of material surface finish * In betting, see Betting exchange § Backing and laying See also * * Lay's, a potato-chip brand name and company * Laity * Ley (other) Ley may refer to: Toponyms * Ley (landform), name for a crag, rock or cliff in the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cursed Sleep
"Cursed Sleep" is a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy single taken from the 2006 album ''The Letting Go''. The single comes in both 12" vinyl and CD formats. Track listing #"Cursed Sleep" #"The Signifying Wolf" #"God's Small Song" External links *Reviewby Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ... 2006 singles Will Oldham songs 2006 songs Drag City (record label) singles {{2000s-US-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
