Lee & Raul WXPN live in studio (Feb 2020)

Lee is Free · 06.23.2020, 02:08 AM

April 13, 2020
WXPN VIDEOS

Three new videos live at WXPN studio in Philadelphia are now up on their site and below, here. This was the first time Raül and I had played anything from the new album in front of anyone, and it went pretty well. The following night we played these 3 songs live at our album release party and then everything shut down… We look forward to presenting all of the Names of North End Women material for you when it’s possible, it feels like it will be a long time from now…. Hope everyone is saying safe… For more info check namesofnorthendwomen.com

FROM THE WXPN page:
Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Lee Ranaldo + Raül Refree
April 3rd, 2020
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade live session is a pair of expert experimenters whose collaboration defies categorization. Lee Ranaldo first worked with Raül Refree on his 2017 solo album, Electric Trim. The former Sonic Youth guitarist and the adventurous producer/multi-instrumentalist hit it off and the pair released a full-length collaboration, Names of North End Women, earlier this year. While rehearsing for their (now-postponed) European tour, Ranaldo and Refree brought all manner of noisemakers to our studio for a one-of-a-kind session.

For all the sessions I’ve recorded for this show over the last six or seven years, I’ve never witnessed anything quite like Ranaldo and Refree’s performance. Some of the sounds you’ll probably recognize, like the bowed acoustic guitar on opener “Alice, Etc.” While the album (intentionally) features only fleeting glimpses of Ranaldo’s signature instrument, in this session we’re treated to several moments where his and Refree’s unusual approaches are in the spotlight. Chiming bells and singing bowls punctuate “Words Out of the Haze,” which also heavily features a custom-built, percussive string instrument called a railtrack kalimba. Developed by instrument inventor (and frequent Ranaldo collaborator) Yuri Landman, the sparse apparatus creates an otherworldly ringing when struck with mallets. Finally, there’s “Light Years Out.” For this piece, Ranaldo shows off his collection of found-sound cassettes, played forward and backward on a vintage tape machine sourced from the Library of Congress for use with early audiobooks. With evocative spoken-word and harrowing soundscapes, Ranaldo and Refree bring their session to a thrilling conclusion.

WORDS OUT OF THE HAZE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCsj...ature=youtu.be

ALICE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQUk...ature=youtu.be

LIGHT YEARS OUT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLwC...ature=youtu.be

Watch Lee Ranaldo + Raül Refree’s full Indie Rock Hit Parade performance via NPR Live Sessions, stream the session audio and check out some photos from the studio, too, HERE:
https://thekey.xpn.org/2020/04/03/ir...efree-session/

Rob Instigator · 06.23.2020, 08:35 AM

BAD ASS

greenlight · 06.25.2020, 04:01 PM

love the record.

pitty that this is one and only live version so far.

06.23.2020, 02:08 AM	#1
Lee is Free Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 175	April 13, 2020 WXPN VIDEOS Three new videos live at WXPN studio in Philadelphia are now up on their site and below, here. This was the first time Raül and I had played anything from the new album in front of anyone, and it went pretty well. The following night we played these 3 songs live at our album release party and then everything shut down… We look forward to presenting all of the Names of North End Women material for you when it’s possible, it feels like it will be a long time from now…. Hope everyone is saying safe… For more info check namesofnorthendwomen.com FROM THE WXPN page: Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Lee Ranaldo + Raül Refree April 3rd, 2020 Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade live session is a pair of expert experimenters whose collaboration defies categorization. Lee Ranaldo first worked with Raül Refree on his 2017 solo album, Electric Trim. The former Sonic Youth guitarist and the adventurous producer/multi-instrumentalist hit it off and the pair released a full-length collaboration, Names of North End Women, earlier this year. While rehearsing for their (now-postponed) European tour, Ranaldo and Refree brought all manner of noisemakers to our studio for a one-of-a-kind session. For all the sessions I’ve recorded for this show over the last six or seven years, I’ve never witnessed anything quite like Ranaldo and Refree’s performance. Some of the sounds you’ll probably recognize, like the bowed acoustic guitar on opener “Alice, Etc.” While the album (intentionally) features only fleeting glimpses of Ranaldo’s signature instrument, in this session we’re treated to several moments where his and Refree’s unusual approaches are in the spotlight. Chiming bells and singing bowls punctuate “Words Out of the Haze,” which also heavily features a custom-built, percussive string instrument called a railtrack kalimba. Developed by instrument inventor (and frequent Ranaldo collaborator) Yuri Landman, the sparse apparatus creates an otherworldly ringing when struck with mallets. Finally, there’s “Light Years Out.” For this piece, Ranaldo shows off his collection of found-sound cassettes, played forward and backward on a vintage tape machine sourced from the Library of Congress for use with early audiobooks. With evocative spoken-word and harrowing soundscapes, Ranaldo and Refree bring their session to a thrilling conclusion. WORDS OUT OF THE HAZE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCsj...ature=youtu.be ALICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQUk...ature=youtu.be LIGHT YEARS OUT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLwC...ature=youtu.be Watch Lee Ranaldo + Raül Refree’s full Indie Rock Hit Parade performance via NPR Live Sessions, stream the session audio and check out some photos from the studio, too, HERE: https://thekey.xpn.org/2020/04/03/ir...efree-session/
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greenlight invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,131	love the record. pitty that this is one and only live version so far. __________________
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