Kronos Quartet - Landfall (CD)

2018 release. Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet's Landfall, inspired by her experience of Hurricane Sandy, is the first collaboration between the iconic storyteller/musician and the groundbreaking string quartet, who perform together on the recording. Landfall juxtaposes lush electronics and traditional strings by Kronos with Anderson's powerful descriptions of loss, from water-logged pianos to disappearing animal species to Dutch karaoke bars. The Washington Post calls it "riveting, gorgeous." Laurie Anderson is one of America's most renowned-and daring-creative pioneers. Her work, which encompasses music, visual art, poetry, film, and photography, has challenged and delighted audiences around the world for more than thirty years. For more than 40 years, San Francisco's Kronos Quartet has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually reimagine the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world's most celebrated and influential ensembles, performing thousands of concerts, releasing more than 60 recordings, collaborating with an eclectic mix of composers and performers, and commissioning over 900 works and arrangements for string quartet.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. CNN Predicts a Monster Storm
2. Wind Whistles Through the Dark City
3. The Water Rises
4. Our Street Is a Black River
5. Galaxies
6. Darkness Falls
7. Dreams
8. Dreams Translated
9. The Dark Side
10. Built You a Mountain
11. The Electricity Goes Out and We Move to a Hotel
12. We Learn to Speak Yet Another Language
13. Dawn of the World
14. The Wind Lifted the Boats and Left Them on the Highway
15. It Twisted the Street Signs
16. Then It Receded
17. The Nineteen Stars of Heaven
18. Nothing Left But Their Names
19. All the Extinct Animals
20. Galaxies II
21. Never What You Think It Will Be
22. Thunder Continues in the Aftermath
23. We Blame Each Other for Losing the Way
24. Another Long Evening
25. Riding Bicycles Through the Muddy Streets
26. Helicopters Hang Over Downtown
27. We Head Out
28. Everything Is Floating
29. Gongs and Bells Sing
30. Old Motors and Helicopters