Bill in the Kootenays

He uses a couple of dozen microphones placed around the room and on his body and on his instrument and he walks around among them while playing. I don’t know what else he does, but whatever it is, it’s unbelievable that he can do it live– there is no overdubbing or layering. Colin Stetson… The two pieces [...]

Tags: Bon Iver, Colin Stetson, Giant Steps radio, Kootenay Co-op Radio, Miles from India, Vijay Iyer

I just realized that the version of Bon Iver’s Flume that Corazon is doing now (with great solo work by Robin Birkett) is Peter Gabriel’s arrangement from his cover of the song. Corazon is a 62-voice Nelson singing group, all members between 14 and 22, directed by Allison Girvan. I recently became their manager (a [...]

Tags: Allison Girvan, Bon Iver, Corazon, Flume, Gabriel Macdonald, Gillian Lippert, Peter Gabriel, Reece Williamson, Robin Birkett