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Landfall

Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

2018 · Electronic, Rock

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Landfall by Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Landfall is a Classical album by Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.

About

Part string quartet, part radio play, part sound installation, Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet’s <i>Landfall</i> takes us on a journey through the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which battered the Caribbean and the mainland United States in October 2012. Anderson is a thoughtful sound artist, blending electronic and acoustic music with voice narration to tell her tale of loss and destruction. Poignant moments include “Thunder Continues in the Aftermath,” a haunting echo of the departing storm with stunning digital effects, and the vivid, spine-tingling “Helicopters Hang Over Downtown.” The simple, narrated “Everything Is Floating” transforms tragedy into unexpected beauty.

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Tracklist

  1. 1CNN Predicts a Monster Storm3:19
  2. 2Wind Whistles Through the Dark City1:58
  3. 3The Water Rises2:43
  4. 4Our Street Is a Black River1:20
  5. 5Galaxies1:06
  6. 6Darkness Falls1:55
  7. 7Dreams4:01
  8. 8Dreams Translated0:50
  9. 9The Dark Side1:10
  10. 10Built You a Mountain2:16
  11. 11The Electricity Goes out and We Move to a Hotel3:03
  12. 12We Learn to Speak yet Another Language3:00
  13. 13Dawn of the World2:22
  14. 14The Wind Lifted the Boats and Left Them on the Highway2:40
  15. 15It Twisted the Street Signs1:13
  16. 16Then It Receded0:52
  17. 17The Nineteen Stars of Heaven2:43
  18. 18Nothing Left but Their Names9:38
  19. 19All the Extinct Animals2:50
  20. 20Galaxies II0:53
  21. 21Never What You Think It Will Be1:11
  22. 22Thunder Continues in the Aftermath1:54
  23. 23We Blame Each Other for Losing the Way0:41
  24. 24Another Long Evening1:56
  25. 25Riding Bicycles Through the Muddy Streets2:36
  26. 26Helicopters Hang Over Downtown2:15
  27. 27We Head Out1:49
  28. 28Everything Is Floating1:59
  29. 29Gongs and Bells Sing2:32
  30. 30Old Motors and Helicopters2:49

Sound DNA

  • Classical
  • Modern & Contemporary
  • sparse
  • ethereal
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Packaged in a gate-fold card sleeve, one side containing the disc and the other a 28-page booklet with lyrics, credits, and release information.

Credits

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Performers

  • David HarringtonVIOLIN
  • Hank DuttVIOLA
  • John SherbaVIOLIN
  • Laurie AndersonVIOLIN, COMPOSED BY, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION VIOLIN, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, SAMPLES, PERCUSSION, EFFECTS
  • Sunny YangCELLO

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