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Give It to the Sky: Arthur Russell's Tower of Meaning Expanded

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This autumn, Erased Tapes are set to release ‘Give It to the Sky: Arthur Russell’s Tower of Meaning Expanded’ by composer and producer Peter Broderick and French 12-piece group Ensemble 0; a complete re-recording of Russell’s epic minimalist orchestral composition originally released in 1983. ‘Give It to the Sky’ also includes unreleased tracks by Russell which have been restored and re-recorded, resulting in an 80-minute reanimation that threads several lost songs into a meticulous and gorgeous rendering. The album was recorded live as a group in a small theatre in the Southwest of France with minimal overdubs.

For all its wonder and beauty, the musical output of the American cellist, composer, singer, and musical visionary also embodies irony, tragedy, and paradox. Russell famously recorded more than 1,000 hours of tape and left an otherwise-tremendous archive, now part of the New York Public Library. But before his death in 1992, Russell released just three albums under his own name. One of those was ‘Tower of Meaning’ (1983), a score commissioned for and then abandoned by a Robert Wilson production of Euripides' Medea. Composer and pianist Philip Glass helped preserve the music, at least, subsequently releasing a somewhat-thin... afficher plus
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paru le 6 octobre 2023

Peter Broderick: voice, violin, acoustic guitar, drum kit
Pandora Burrus: french horn
Sylvain Chauveau: harmonium, ebow guitar, radio static
Vianney Desplantes: euphonium
Jozef Dumoulin: piano, synthesizer
Júlia Gállego Ronda: flute
Stéphane Garin: vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion
Amélie Grould: vibraphone
Barbara Hünninger: viola da gamba
Tomoko Katsura: violin
Fanny Meteier: tuba
Lucas Pizzini: tape processing
Julien Pontvianne: tenor saxophone

Transcriptions and arrangements by Julien Pontvianne
Recorded and mixed by Lucas Pizzini
Mastered by Zino Mikorey
Lacquer cut by Jana Falcon at Schnittstelle
Design by Bernd Kuchenbeiser
Special thanks to Steve Knutson and Tom Lee

All music and lyrics written by Charles Arthur Russell Jr.
Published by Echo & Feedback Newsletter Music (ASCAP) / Domino Publishing Co. Ltd. (PRS)
Lyrics included by kind permission of the estate of Arthur Russell.

Executive Producer: Robert Raths


℗© 2023 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
All rights reserved. All tapes erased.
Made in the EU. LC 15952 ERATP161
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released October 6, 2023

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ensemble 0 (pronounced zero) is a band whose line-up and instruments can change according to the repertoire performed. The band has played live in Europe, Asia and South America.

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