Broadcast's music used to be hard to categorize. Unfortunately, it can now be categorized as music that will never be made again. Lead singer Trish Keenan passed away a few weeks ago, after being hospitalized with pneumonia. Though there's no question that she had a remarkable voice, one read of the endearing tribute by Bob Stanley (of Saint Etienne) paints a picture of a pretty cool and caring individual.
How to describe Broadcast's music? Let's just say if you put the Velvet Underground, Air, Stereolab, Suicide and April March, in a blender, tossed in a bit of Dusty (you can substitute Petula Clark or Lulu), a liberal sprinkling of clouds, radio static, and, what the hell, a hit or two, maybe a little feedback, and mixed it all up, you'd get close. It's quiet and noisy at the same time. Good stuff. Some of it is made for "whooa..." sunsets, some for staring at a star filled sky, some for the wee hours, drifting off to sleep, or driving at night. But it's all somehow calming and it all features that voice.
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Broadcast - Where Youth and Laughter Go mp3 at Clumsy & ShyBroadcast - Elegant Elephant mp3 at Days Are Numbers
Broadcast - Oh How I Miss You mp3 at Unpiano
Broadcast - Come on Let's Go mp3 at The Big Beat
Broadcast & the Focus Group - A Seancing Song mp3 at Clumsy & Shy
Broadcast - Echo's Answer mp3 at The Finest Kiss
Broadcast - Long Was The Year (live) (via Box.net) mp3 at Citizen Dick
Broadcast: Black Session (La Maison de la Radio: Paris, France 2000) (12 song set zip) at Aquarium Drunkard
Broadcast's Radio Mix 5 (streaming) at Future Crayon (Broadcast blog)
Broadcast's influences - Silvers Apples, Ennio Morricone, The United States of America, Velvet Undergroud, and Squarepusher mp3s at Clumsy & Shy
Video:
Broadcast - Come On Lets Go video at YouTube
Broadcast - America's Boy video at YouTube
Broadcast - Valerie (and Her Week of Wonders) video at YouTube
Visit/Read:
Trish Keenan - Remembered by Bob Stanley (of Saint Etienne) at Caught By the River
Broadcast Official site
Broadcast at Wikipedia
1 comment:
Sonofa... How did I miss Broadcast? The music is very similar in feel to one of my favorites of the past few years (and I mean a REAL favorite), Ophelia Hope, out of Norway. Broadcast moves to the top of my list of so-called 'vintage' music (music from the past I should not have missed) and Trish Keenan is now a name I will not forget. Once again, Tom, I owe you.
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