Field Recordings collects the Bang on a Can All-Stars' interpretations of newly commissioned works by Tyondai Braxton, Mira Calix, Anna Clyne, Bryce Dessner, Florent Ghys, Michael Gordon, JÃ³hann JÃ³hannsson, David Lang, Christian Marclay, Steve Reich, Todd Reynolds, Julia Wolfe and Nick Zammuto. In the words of composer David Lang, "Field Recordings is a kind of ghost story. We asked composers from different parts of the music world to find a recording of something that already exists -- a voice, a sound, a faded scrap of melody -- and then write a new piece around it. And so they did." A double-disc multimedia project featuring five videos on DVD, Field Recordings highlights the astonishing versatility of the All-Stars, whose grasp of musical styles ranging from classical to rock to musique concrete has helped redefine the term "new music."

Tracklist:

Reeling
An Open Cage
Gene Takes a Drink
Fade to Slide
Unused Swan
Casino Trem
HZ
Seven Sundays
The Cave of Machpelah 1
Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27 (Withheld) 1
Meeting You Seemed Easy 1
A Wonderful Day 1
Gene Takes a Drink 1
HZ 1
Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27 (Withheld) 1
Meeting You Seemed Easy 1
Real Beauty Turns

UPC: 713746310820
Label: Cantaloupe
Release Date: 5.12.15
Format: CD

Julia Wolfe, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Choir Of Trinity Wall Street - Field Recordings (CD)