When We Are Inhuman
by Julius Eastman
- Type: Album
- Released: 30 August 2019
- Label: New Amsterdam
- Country: United States
- Length: 51:05
- Community rating: 3.61/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A collaborative reimagining of works by the late minimalist composer Julius Eastman, uniquely utilizing acoustic instrumentation and chamber folk vocal arrangements. The recording strips down his typically dense, politically charged compositions into intimate, remarkably sparse acoustic settings.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, minimalistic, experimental, piano, minimalist, droning, aleatory
Tracklist
- Beast For Thee (5:24)
- Down In The Willow Garden (5:14)
- New Partner (4:04)
- Underneath The Floorboards (3:36)
- One With The Birds (6:08)
- When Thy Song (4:17)
- Banks Of Red Roses (5:55)
- Stay On It (16:27)
Credits
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy - primary artist, vocals
- Bryce Dessner - primary artist, guitar, arranged by, written-by
- Eighth Blackbird - primary artist
- Nick Photinos - band [eighth blackbird], cello
- Michael J. Maccaferri - band [eighth blackbird], clarinet [clarinets]
- Nathalie Joachim - band [eighth blackbird], flute [flutes], vocals
- Matthew Duvall - band [eighth blackbird], percussion
- Lisa Kaplan - band [eighth blackbird], piano, arranged by