- New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
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New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges Studio album by Colin Stetson Released 2011 Genre Alternative Ambient Length 44:34 Label Constellation Records Colin Stetson chronology New History Warfare Vol. 1
(2008)New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges'
(2011)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
cokemachineglow (87%) [2] InYourSpeakers (79/100) [3] konkret (June 2011) "best album of the year so far" LA Times [4]
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) [5] New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges is a jazz album by musician/multi-reedist Colin Stetson. The album was released by Constellation Records in 2011.
The music on New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges was captured entirely live in single takes at Montreal's Hotel2Tango studio, with no overdubs or looping, using over 20 mics positioned close and far throughout the live room. It features vocals from musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson ("Judges", "A Dream of Water", "Red Horse (Judges II)", and "Fear of the unknown and the blazing sun"), and lead-singer of My Brightest Diamond, Shara Worden ("Lord I just can't keep from crying sometimes" and "Fear of the unknown and the blazing sun").[6]
On June 16, the album was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[7] On July 6, the album was named as a shortlisted (one of 10) nominee for the 2011 award.
Track listing
- "Awake on Foreign Shores" –1:30
- "Judges" – 5:13
- "The Stars in His Head [Dark Lights Remix] Bell Orchestre" – 5:30
- "All the Days I've Missed You (ILAIJ I)" – 1:15
- "From No Part of Me Could I Summon a Voice" – 2:15
- "A Dream of Water" – 3:35
- "Home" – 3:12
- "Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes" – 4:49
- "Clothed in the Skin of the Dead" – 3:40
- "All the Colors Bleached to White (ILAIJ II)" – 0:36
- "Red Horse (Judges ll)" – 2:57
- "The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man" – 2:27
- "Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun" – 2:42
- "In Love and in Justice" – 4:53
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2107749
- ^ http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/6080/colinstetson-newhistorywarfare-2011
- ^ http://inyourspeakers.com/content/review/colin-stetson-new-history-warfare-vol-2-judges-02282011
- ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/album-review-colin-stetsons-new-history-warfare-vol-2-judges.html
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15166-new-history-of-warfare-vol-2-judges
- ^ http://cstrecords.com/cst075/
- ^ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
Categories:- 2011 albums
- Constellation Records albums
- Jazz albums by Canadian artists
- Jazz albums by American artists
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