Antony And The Johnsons - Turning (2014) [CD+DVD9 PAL] {Rough Trade}

Antony And The Johnsons - Turning (2014) [CD+DVD9 PAL] {Rough Trade}

EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 414 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 184 Mb

DVD9 -> 5.76 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 16:9 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch / Dolby AC3, 6 ch | ~ 90 m | ISO Image

Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 109 Mb | 5% repair rar

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Rock / Alternative / Indie Rock / Cabaret / Chamber Pop / Original Score

Antony Hegarty has no apparent interest in being an ordinary pop star, and it stands to reason he wouldn't be interested in making an ordinary live album, either. In 2006, Hegarty collaborated with artist and filmmaker Charles Atlas on a performance piece called Turning, in which Atlas created carefully detourned video projections of a handful of women ("beauties," as they were identified by Hegarty and Atlas) whose difficult life experiences often belied their appearance, while Hegarty's band Antony and the Johnsons performed a set of their powerfully emotional and atmospheric songs. Atlas directed a documentary about the tour, also called Turning, while Antony and the Johnsons have released a soundtrack album that documents the London date on the tour. Stripped of its visuals (and even without Atlas's images, watching Hegarty wring the joy and horror of this music out of himself is powerful stuff), the Turning album seems significantly less ambitious than either the film or the stage show, but the strong palette of human passions is very much the same in these 17 songs, and the performances are extraordinary. Hegarty has a one-of-a-kind voice, and a near operatic control over his instrument; he doesn't sound much like anyone else in contemporary popular music as he glides from note to note aided by his carefully modulated vibrato, and his ability to make his songs of outcasts and lost souls come to vivid, heartbreaking life is truly remarkable. Just as impressive are the Johnsons, whose arrangements are artful and an ideal match for Hegarty, while leaving enough aural and emotional breathing room to make the most of the dynamics. In addition, these recordings are pristine, catching the interplay between the singer and the musicians with striking and transparent clarity. In short, without seeing Atlas's film, Turning is simply a live recording of Antony and the Johnsons on-stage in London, but thankfully, given their talent and their commitment to their craft, that's more than enough to make this a remarkable experience. tracklist: CD 01 - Everything Is New 02 - My Lord, My Love 03 - Cripple and the Starfish 04 - For Today I Am a Boy 05 - Where Is My Power 06 - Spiralling 07 - Find the Rhythm of Your Love 08 - I Fell in Love With a Dead Boy 09 - Bird Gehrl 10 - Kiss My Name 11 - Daylight and the Sun 12 - One Dove 13 - Hope There's Someone 14 - Twilight 15 - You Are My Sister 16 - Whose Are These 17 - Tears Tears Tears DVD 01. Everything Is New 02. For Today I Am A Boy 03. Find The Rhythm Of Your Love For Me 04. I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy 05. Bird Gerhl 06. Daylight And The Sun 07. My Lord, My Love 08. Kiss My Name 09. Twilight 10. Spiralling 11. One Dove 12. Turning (Instrumental) 13. You Are My Sister 14. Hope There's Someone Extras 15. Live Outakes From Turning 15.1. Where Is My Power? 15.2. Spiralling 16. You Are My Sister (Music Video)