Kronos Quartet - Landfall (Vinyl)

Double vinyl LP pressing. 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

Disc: 2

1. Built You a Mountain
2. The Electricity Goes Out and We Move to a Hotel
3. We Learn to Speak Yet Another Language
4. Dawn of the World
5. The Wind Lifted the Boats and Left Them on the Highway
6. It Twisted the Street Signs
7. Then It Receded
8. The Nineteen Stars of Heaven

Disc: 3

1. Nothing Left But Their Names
2. All the Extinct Animals
3. Galaxies II
4. Never What You Think It Will Be
5. Thunder Continues in the Aftermath
6. We Blame Each Other for Losing the Way

Disc: 4

1. Another Long Evening
2. Riding Bicycles Through the Muddy Streets
3. Helicopters Hang Over Downtown
4. We Head Out
5. Everything Is Floating
6. Gongs and Bells Sing
7. Old Motors and Helicopters