The black-and-white image of legendary Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno that adorns the cover of The Crying Light, the third full-length by Antony and the Johnsons, seems to offer a view of a being enveloped in both ecstasy and agony -- or does it? The songs contained here offer something else: a glimpse of a universe beyond the pale of vision, seen only by the individual experiencing it.
Antony Hegarty recorded and considered 25 songs for inclusion on The Crying Light, before settling on ten.
The Johnsons are the inimitable cellist Julia Kent, Thomas Bartlett, Maxim Moston, Rob Moose, Jeff Langston, Parker Kindred, Doug Wieselman, and Will Holshouser.
The additional orchestra includes Greg Cohen, Suzy Perelman, Tim Albright, and Lisa Albrecht, to name a few.
Hegarty and composer Nico Muhly did the string arrangements.
The Crying Light preoccupies itself with very different concerns than either of its predecessors.
Whereas the material on I Am a Bird Now focused on sadness -- grasped and projected -- and in some cases real redemption, these songs look at a larger universe as reflected in the mirror of the individual.
The natural world, the vast landscape of interconnectivity with all things, seems to be the primary focus on which the individual protagonists focus their gazes.
That doesn't mean that the viewpoint of the singer is necessarily more optimistic.
If anything, the truth offered here, and there is plenty of it, is acceptance.
Musically, the softness and restrained textural lushness -- always propelled by the intimate, mysterious, exploring piano of Hegarty -- is highlighted by his voice that bears the traces of every heartbreak ever confessed, every quiet yet desperate hope ever held, and each prayer whispered to an unknown and unknowable God.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her Eyes Are Underneath the GroundAntony, Nick Hegarty | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Epilepsy Is DancingAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | One DoveAntony, Barry Reynolds | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Kiss My NameAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | The Crying LightAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Another WorldAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Daylight and the SunAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | AeonAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Dust and WaterAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 10 | EvergladeAntony | Antony and the Johnsons | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 201 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Albrecht | Orchestra |
| 2 | Tim Albright | Orchestra |
| 3 | Leise Anschuetz | Orchestra |
| 4 | Antony | Arranger, Art Direction, Composer, Main Personnel, Musician |
| 5 | Antony and the Johnsons | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Thomas Bartlett | Main Personnel, Musician |
| 7 | Keith Bonner | Orchestra |
| 8 | Dan Bora | Engineer |
| 9 | Daniel Bora | Audio Engineer |
| 10 | Greg Calbi | Mastering, Remastering |
| 11 | Héctor Castillo | Engineer, Main Personnel |
| 12 | Don Felix Cervantes | Photography |
| 13 | Greg Cohen | Main Personnel, Orchestra |
| 14 | Johanna Constantine | Make-Up |
| 15 | Danielle Farina | Orchestra |
| 16 | Keith Gary | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 17 | Bryce Goggin | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 18 | Nick Hegarty | Composer |
| 19 | Will Holshouser | Musician |
| 20 | Wil Holzhouser | Main Personnel |
| 21 | Naoya Ikegami | Portraits |
| 22 | Julia Kent | Main Personnel, Musician |
| 23 | Bridget Kibbey | Orchestra |
| 24 | Parker Kindred | Main Personnel, Musician |
| 25 | Alexandra Knoll | Orchestra |
| 26 | Jason Lader | Mixing |
| 27 | Jeff Langston | Main Personnel, Musician |
| 28 | Scott Lehrer | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 29 | Stewart Lerman | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 30 | Brian Miller | Orchestra |
| 31 | Rob Moose | Main Personnel, Musician |
| 32 | Maxim Moston | Arranger, Main Personnel, Musician |
| 33 | Nico Muhly | Arranger, Main Personnel |
| 34 | Daniel Murphy | Layout Design |
| 35 | Alex Nizich | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 36 | Susan Perelman | Orchestra |
| 37 | Barry Reynolds | Composer |
| 38 | Sarah Hewitt Ruth | Orchestra |
| 39 | Antoine Silverman | Orchestra |
| 40 | Hiroko Taguchi | Orchestra |
| 41 | William Whittman | Main Personnel |
| 42 | William Whittman | Engineer |
| 43 | Doug Wieselman | Arranger, Main Personnel, Musician |
| 44 | Anja Wood | Orchestra |
| 45 | Amy Zoloto | Orchestra |
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| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |