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a r t i s t : Clogs
t i t l e : Lantern
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Talitres
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : 01/2006
t r a c k s : 12
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 67,9 MB
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Clogs are a mostly instrumental project led by Bryce Dessner
and Australia's Padma Newsome, both men familiar from their
membership in the acclaimed rock band, The National. But don't
call Clogs a side project. Their existence predates The
National, and Clogs have released three widely acclaimed albums
-- a highly melodic debut Thom's Night Out (2001), then the
experimental polyphonies of Lullaby For Sue (2003), and finally
the minimalist explorations of Stick Music (2004).
NOW WHAT ? When Clogs formed they were an oddball classical
ensemble in indie rock clothing. Today, however, they're at the
forefront of a scene including friends in groups The Books,
Rachel's, and Bell Orchestre. Clogs' fourth album, 'LANTERN'
(2006) is their finest and most varied effort to date. They
augment their unique sonic palette (acoustic guitar, strings,
percussion, bassoon) with melodica, piano, ukulele, and
mandola. Guitarist Bryce Dessner goes electric. Per usual,
Newsome adds haunting vocals to one song, the title track:
"Light me a lantern/in your lighthouse, my keeper/me a lantern"
Consolidating and expanding on the sounds of their first three
records, it also sees Clogs writing the best melodies of their
career and incorporating more dub and rock influences. (The
National's Aaron Dessner contributes bass to "5/4.")
WHO? Clogs are Newsome (viola/violin/melocica/voice/piano),
Bryce Dessner (guitar/ukelele), Rachael Elliott
(bassoon/melodica), and Thomas Kozumplik (percussion). They met
in the late-90s while studying at the Yale School of Music.
Newsome started his career as a concert violinist in the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra, before a six-year detour took him to an
ashram in the remote region of New South Wales. He began
composing in the 90s at the University of Adelaide, when he was
awarded a Fulbright scholarship that brought him to America.
Dessner is an established soloist, and veteran of groups
including Bang on a Can All-Stars, which has given him in
contact with major figures like Philip Glass and Terry Riley.
Elliott is a proud Vermonter and active freelance musician.
Kozumplik is a master percussionist familiar with most any
style.s
HOW ?: Clogs' "classical" music is the result of a peculiar
writing process more akin to a rock band or a jazz quartet. The
members come to rehearsals with basic ideas that the group
riffs on and develops in jam sessions and live performance.
Newsome later arranges these ideas into elegant and complex
musical narratives that meld and extend the ideas of
minimalist, modernist, and romantic composers, adding sounds
and melodies drawn from the folk music of India, the Jewish
Diaspora, and everywhere else.
HONORS & PRESS: STICK MUSIC earned Clogs' a profile and 8.6
review in the influential indie music site, Pitchfork ?as well
as mainstream attention in The New Yorker, The Wire, Mojo,
Salon, Time Out New York, and the New York Times, where they
were featured in an article headlined "This is Chamber Music?
Stretching a Genre to Its Furthest Reaches (and Beyond)." In
the last two years, Clogs have also earned accolades from the
classical music establishment. In 2003, the National Endowment
for the Arts and Chamber Music America awarded them the Special
Commissioning Award, supporting two years of touring and a new
piece by respected composer, Ingram Marshall. In 2004, Harvard
University's Fromm Music Foundation awarded Newsome his own
commissioning award and residency at the Walton Estate in
Ischia, Italy. In 2005 they made their Symphony Space debut,
and 2006 includes a UK tour with The Books (supported by Arts
Council England), and debuts at The Kitchen and Merkin Hall.
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01-Kapsburger [02:06]
02-Canon [04:15]
03-5/4 [02:42]
04-2 3 5 [05:15]
05-Death and the Maiden [06:22]
06-Lantern [05:48]
07-Tides of Washington Bridge [04:08]
08-The Song of the Cricket [04:45]
09-Fiddlegree [03:37]
10-Compass [04:57]
11-Voisins [02:53]
12-Tides (Piano) [03:20]
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