Tag Archive 'Bon Iver'

Jan 08 2012


Colin Stetson, Bon Iver, Miles from India

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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 [...]

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Mar 14 2011


Flume

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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 [...]

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