Gi Hendrix Session | David Gray Performs "Watching the Waves" and "Nemesis" at the Hendrix Flat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2019
- David Gray gives an exclusive performance inside Jimi Hendrix's 1960s London Mayfair flat of "Watching the Waves" from his brand new album, 'Gold In A Brass Age' via IHT Records and "Nemesis" from his 2009 release, 'Draw the Line.'
Gold In A Brass Age is defined by an intuitive approach from Gray, exploring new electronic textures and sound palettes, along with new production techniques in the process. Using a cut and paste approach to the arrangement of songs, the album’s atmospheric and experimental undertones are evident throughout. The album’s title is drawn from Raymond Carver’s short story Blackbird Pie, and informed by the regenerative cut and thrust of Gray’s adopted home of London and a fascination with the natural world which has long since consumed his time outside of music. The album’s striking artwork - for which Gray sought out Peckham-based Londonboy Tattooer - depicts an Emperor moth with the City of London captured between its wingspan.
Speaking about the creation of Gold In A Brass Age, Gray says; “With this album, my default position was to do everything differently. I didn’t think ‘this would be a good hook or ‘these lyrics could work for a chorus’. I was keen to get away from the narrative. Instead of writing melodies, I looked for phrases with a natural cadence, so that the rhythm began with the words. I reimagined where a song might spring from and what form it could take.”
Written in breaks between several month-long tour stints - which included a US co-headline run of shows with Alison Krauss - Gold In A Brass Age sees Gray’s unmistakable vocal hushed in many places to an intimate falsetto, to compelling effect. Hypnotic lead single & album-opener ‘The Sapling’ bears out the nuanced approach in spades, with Gray’s rumination on the brevity of life tempered by layered vocals and a brass section including cor anglais and baritone sax. “Time ticking by is a theme that recurs throughout the record’ says Gray. “Fragility, renewal, a changing of perspective.”
Gold In A Brass Age will be David Gray’s eleventh album in a career that spans over 25 years, several Brit and Grammy nominations, and three No.1 UK albums, including for the breakout multi-platinum White Ladder. It is also a vital new collection of songs from an artist still revelling in his passion for song-craft, pushing himself into unfamiliar terrain, surprising himself as much as his fans along the way.
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One of the best interviews I've heard from ANY musician in a long time, if ever, bookended by a couple beautiful acoustic performances. The honesty and freshness of Davids answers, coupled with an interviewer that isn't just looking for a soundbite and is genuinely interested in a conversation instead of rushing through and cutting-off answers is great. Love the extended "Nemesis", as always, and great to hear "Watching the Waves" get a solo version.
Um dos melhores artistas que conheço, adoro suas canções. David Gray é sempre perfeito em cada simples detalhe de suas composições.
Abraços e saudações nordestinas do Brasil 🙏🏻🤗🌹
Hey TH-cam stop cutting the songs off in the middle for your crappy ads.🤫 David Gray is playing.
43 likes for this humble and informative interview and two songs which include a stunning acoustic version of 'Nemesis' is a joke. Thanks for such a great upload Gi 👏
Enjoying these recent creations...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Incredible performance
Fantastic down to earth interview.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Love that acoustic version of Watching the Waves.
Please fix the ad setting on this video for me there is an ad in the middle of Nemesis it ruins the video and my favorite song
This is more.... I could say certain words but i wont because there are none good enough to say how this song and the new album is.... Hes gone beyond... Jim morrison once said break on through to the other side... Well he just done it... And like another comment on this, itll be a tragedy of historic proportions if this doesn't reach everyone..