Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet - The Music of Moondog (180g)

Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

CA 21192 LP

Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog features brilliant new re-imaginings of the music of Louis Hardin, aka Moondog, the blind composer who lived on the streets of Manhattan and became known in the 1960s as “the Viking of Sixth Avenue” for his striking appearance. His beautiful and haunting music was an inspiration to Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who referred to him as “the godfather of minimalism.” Conceived as a collaboration between the Brooklyn-based Ghost Train Orchestra and the legendary Kronos Quartet, the project quickly expanded to include numerous guest vocalists — including Marissa Nadler, Joan Wasser (aka Joan As Police Woman), Jarvis Cocker of Pulp fame, acclaimed singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and vocalist Petra Haden, known for her striking a cappella works. Collectively it’s a stunning and talented lineup, digging deep to revitalize Moondog’s uplifting message for a new generation.

Works:

• Hardin: All is Loneliness
• Hardin: Be A Hobo
• Hardin: Behold
• Hardin: Bumbo
• Hardin: Caribea
• Hardin: Choo Choo Lullaby
• Hardin: Coffee Beans
• Hardin: Down Is Up
• Hardin: Enough About Human Rights
• Hardin: Fog On The Hudson
• Hardin: High on a Rocky Ledge (from H'Art Songs, Op. 82)
• Hardin: I’m This, I’m That
• Hardin: See The Mighty Tree
• Hardin: Speak of Heaven
• Hardin: The Viking of 6th Avenue
• Hardin: Theme
• Hardin: Why Spend a Dark Night with You?

Vinyl x 2

Cantaloupe Music

2023-11-10

713746319212