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Accessibility and exclusivity are by turns peddled as a measure of value when the agenda dictates.
Often, when Laurie Anderson's music finds favor with critics, it's the former they praise.
Arguably, her work has always been approachable.
It may not adhere to common structures, and often employs innovative resources for achieving original sounds.
But at its core, her music has always been so warm, so human, and often so very funny that it never feels exclusive.
Now in her fourth decade as a recording artist, she presents the album of a lifetime -- well, of one of them.
Landfall pairs nicely with Big Science and Homeland as a concluding work in a trilogy of indefatigable imagination and compassion.
Always adept at conjuring past, present, and future as if time flexes at her touch, those records share an underlying sense of doom, tempered by a healthy dose of the absurd and nods to the tragi-comic nature of collective existential dread.
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| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNN Predicts a Monster StormLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Wind Whistles Through the Dark CityLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Water RisesLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | GalaxiesLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:06 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Darkness FallsLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:56 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | DreamsLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Dreams TranslatedLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The Dark SideLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:10 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Built You a MountainLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | We Learn to Speak Yet Another LanguageLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Dawn of the WorldLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | The Wind Lifted the Boats and Left Them on the HighwayLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | It Twisted the Street SignsLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:13 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Then It RecededLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 00:52 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Nothing Left But Their NamesLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 09:38 | 22 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Galaxies IILaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 00:53 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Never What You Think It Will BeLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:11 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Thunder Continues in the AftermathLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | We Blame Each Other for Losing the WayLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 00:41 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Another Long EveningLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:57 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Riding Bicycles Through the Muddy StreetsLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Helicopters Hang Over DowntownLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | We Head OutLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:49 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Everything Is FloatingLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Gongs and Bells SingLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Old Motors and HelicoptersLaurie Anderson | Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Our Street Is a Black River | Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson | Play | 01:20 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | The Electricity Goes out and We Move to a Hotel | Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | All the Extinct Animals | Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 67 mins | 154 MB | |||||
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Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Allan | Photography |
| 2 | Laurie Anderson | Arranger, Artwork, Composer, Electronics, Keyboards, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Sample Programming, Text, Violin, Vocals |
| 3 | David Bither | Executive Producer |
| 4 | Liubo Borissov | Programming |
| 5 | Rob Currie | Dramaturgist |
| 6 | Hank Dutt | Member of Featured Artist |
| 7 | Scott Fraser | Editing, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 8 | Jacob Garchik | Arranger, Transcription |
| 9 | David Harrington | Member of Featured Artist |
| 10 | Konrad Kaczmarek | Electronics, Software |
| 11 | Noah Killeen | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Shane Koss | Design |
| 13 | Kronos Quartet | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer, String Quartet |
| 14 | Robert C. Ludwig | Mastering |
| 15 | Brian Mohr | Engineer, Executive Producer |
| 16 | Brian H Scott | Lighting Design |
| 17 | John Sherba | Member of Featured Artist |
| 18 | Jason Stern | Photography |
| 19 | Barbara de Wilde | Design |
| 20 | Sunny Yang | Member of Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |