{"product_id":"peter-broderick-ensemble-0-give-it-to-the-sky-arthur-russells-tower-of-meaning-expanded","title":"PETER BRODERICK \u0026 ENSEMBLE 0 - Give It To The Sky: Arthur Russell's Tower Of Meaning Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2LP - Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis autumn, \u003cstrong\u003eErased Tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e are set to release ‘\u003cem\u003eGive It to the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eTower of Meaning Expanded\u003c\/em\u003e’ by composer and producer \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Broderick\u003c\/strong\u003e and French 12-piece group \u003cstrong\u003eEnsemble 0\u003c\/strong\u003e; a complete re-recording of Russell’s epic minimalist orchestral composition originally released in 1983. Released 6th October, ‘\u003cem\u003eGive It to the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e’ also includes unreleased tracks by Russell which have been restored and re-recorded, resulting in an 80-minute reanimation that threads several lost songs into a meticulous and gorgeous rendering.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnsemble 0 weave in and out of Broderick’s additions. ‘\u003cem\u003eCorky\u003c\/em\u003e’, a poignant cowboy ballad that Russell never finished, appears, disappears, and reappears three times, the droning exhalations of ‘\u003cem\u003eTower of Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e’ making it feel sweeter and sadder. Arriving just after the triumphant halfway mark, the title track is a sublime meditation on mere existence, about staring at some simple rural scene and marcelling at the miracle of being anywhere at all. It is an apt encapsulation of how this entire project feels – a glorious way to hear something that might have seemed familiar as if for the very first time.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRussell was never much for definitive versions, of course. He was constantly rethinking the possibilities of a piece, of wondering what else it could do. ‘\u003cem\u003eGive it to the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e’ is a powerful affirmation of those principles, using \u003cem\u003eTower of Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e’s framework to build outward and upward, to shape something that functions within Russell’s wondrous, paradoxical world. And ‘\u003cem\u003eGive it to the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e’ is also not intended to be some definitive last word. Broderick and Ensemble 0 speak already of the ways it may shift on stage, of where else it might lead. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erased Tapes","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Clear Vinyl","offer_id":46949939446105,"sku":"SDZ-27703","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Peter_Broderick___Ensemble_O_-_Give_It_To_The_Sky__Arthur_Russell_s_Tower_Of_Meaning_Expanded_-_2LP_Clear_Vinyl.jpg?v=1690200433","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/peter-broderick-ensemble-0-give-it-to-the-sky-arthur-russells-tower-of-meaning-expanded","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}