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- “The Six”
- “The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man”
- “Spindrift”
There could also be no higher approach to describe Colin Stetson‘s artwork than as “breathtaking.” The Montreal-based saxophonist, multireedist and composer makes music that’s visceral and shifting. He is ready to inform wealthy tales and not using a single lyric, however his music can be “breathtaking” in a literal sense.
While you hear Stetson play, it’s a barrage of sound, created fully by him, in actual time, with no overdubs. The sound of the saxophone usually by no means stops due to his mastery of round respiration. There’s the sound of his vocals, screamed by means of his throat right into a microphone whereas he performs.
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Microphones are set as much as document each component of his efficiency: the vocals, the sax, but additionally the keys of the saxophone, which turn into percussive parts.
There’s a likelihood you’ve got seen Stetson earlier than — he is carried out and recorded with dozens of artists, together with Tom Waits, Arcade Hearth, TV on the Radio, Bon Iver and Feist. You will have additionally heard his work scoring films like Hereditary and The Menu.
On this session, Stetson explains how he does what he does, plus he’ll speak about his newest album, The adore it took to depart you.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.