Dan deacon america npr books

I am likely to say its the day dan deacon got the npr staff worked up into a gian. Surrounded by discarded cheese curls and cupcakes not to mention several creepy crawlies actor and comedian aparna nancherla stars as a decomposing corpse in the video for sat by a tree. From that transforming realization, dan deacons new album america was formed. Dan deacon, america the new album america is packed with melody and noise, minimalism and excess, harshness and beauty sometimes all at the same time.

I think dan has really something to say but the vocals are kind of muted. Npr music has become an invaluable resource over the past couple of years, streaming a ton of great albums before their release on its website. Dan s stateside leg of the america tour was a bigger production and included a sound engineer, extra musician and a more complex set of signal processing options. Npr concerts this unique podcast, published by national public radio, presents entire concerts from artists like blitzen trapper, dan deacon, the decemberists, radiohead, tom waits, fleet foxes, and neko case. Watch a tour of dan deacon s practice space spaces is q2 musics new series of documentaries that capture creative composers in their practice studios. Npr s brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. The episode incorporates surreal footage of landscapes in the united states, with music by dan deacon from the album america. There are both novels and short stories to the book of deacon series. This cd shows how wide his vision became as he developed as a composer and a musician. In an interview broadcast on npr s talk of the nation on april 22, 2009, deacon stated that the word bromst had no meaning other than being the title of the album.

Then, mitchell plays a game called were going to make you sing, where hes quizzed on 1970s glam and punk that inspired hedwig. Singing they got a name for the winners in the world. America is an album packed with melody and noise, minimalism and excess, harshness and beauty sometimes all the same time. The electrodisco lead single to gliss riffer suggested that dan deacon s first lp in three years might bring hooks and lighthearted mania back to the fore, but the album mostly just feels like a. In honor of that video, deacon plays a game where he guesses how. Walter becker and donald fagan met in college just a couple of music nerds looking for bands to play in. The fourth band member was chester gwazda, who produced dan s latest album america, and its predecessor, bromst. His new album, a conceptual piece titled america, was released this week, arriving under an avalanche of hype from npr, rolling stone, pitchfork, et al. Gliss riffer is the fourth studio album by american electronic musician dan deacon. Plus, contestants must reimagine literary romances as. But i kind of like the idea of the internet trying to change the name of my record. Joseph lallo selfpublishes the series himself, and edits most of the series himself too. Jul 01, 20 composermusician dan deacon bromst, america teams up with directoreditor dave hughes off the airadult swim to create a 22 minute music video odyssey that takes viewers on a skewed trip.

It was released on february 25, 2015, on domino records. Dan deacon on talking to trees, brian eno, player pianos and mystic familiar the composer and electronic musician hit a wall while making. The book of deacon follows myranda celestea young woman driven into a life of isolation due to a society intolerant of her objection a longrunning war between. Dan deacon, america august 19, 2012 the new album america is packed with melody and noise, minimalism and excess, harshness and beauty sometimes all at the same time. The undefinable something of irrfan khan the actor, who died this week at 54, is a study in contrasts a bollywood star and hollywood everyman, sexy yet never fit for leadingman status. The baltimorebased composerprovocateur is unveiling a few connected projects this fall that have already raised the profile of the unlikely beatmaking star.

He then attended the conservatory of music at suny purchase, where he studied electroacoustic and computer music composition under joel thorne and dary john mizelle. A native of long island, new york, dan deacon graduated from babylon high school in 1999, where he was in a ska band called channel 59. Dan deacon born august 28, 1981 is an american electronic musician who originates from babylon, new york and baltimore, maryland. Tshirts, cds and more available now with worldwide shipping. Dan deacon on computers, college and electronic music. Since 2003, he has released eight solo albums, including 2015s gliss riffer, released by. Its also the day deacon and staff wheeled in an upright piano and connected it to his computer. Spiderman of the rings was very carefree and youthful sort of partying for the sake of partying. Originally was in walter beckers solo album 11 tracks of whack. See deacon perform three songs from his new album for.

Music from this album was used in the adult swim television series off the air for a special entitled dan deacon. Since 2003, deacon has released eight albums under several different labels. Dan deacon shows a changed attitude in america the new. Tiny desk concert the tiny desk becomes a dj booth for an office space dance party. America is deacon s first album working with an orchestra, which is a big change for a guy who at first became enamored with the music he could make alone on a. Npr npr is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. I have given it as a gift twice, once to a baltimorean who knows dan and asked for it, once to family living out west for the sake of giving them a taste of baltimore with a feeling for their region. Gliss riffer marks new territory for baltimorebased dan deacon who, following up on the release of his large ensemblebased recordings 2009 s bromst and 2012 s america has returned to a simpler way of writing and recording, similar to that of 2007 s spiderman of the rings, which resulted in this selfproduced album.

New york city ballet resident choreographer justin peck and deacon collaborated on the times are racing, a ballet piece set to deacon s fourpart usa iiv suite from america. Dan deacons breakout 2007 record referenced comic superheroes and the lord of the rings, made an entire song of woody woodpeckers laugh, and contained such schoolyard boasts as my dad is so cool he would pick you up if i asked him to. Deacon moved from selfcontained computer music to orchestral epics. Then he realized that he was a part of that same system, and that corporate america, and underground electronic composers like himself both made america what it is. Npr music tiny desk concert youtube blue man group. I wish the vocals were a little bit more audible on a couple of the cuts. Since 2003, he has released five solo albums, including 2015s gliss riffer, released by domino records.

The series started and ended in the same year of 2012. Dan deacon s bonkers 2015 performance featured the most ludicrously elaborate danceparty. Writer and performer john cameron mitchell talks about portraying a nightmarish boss in hulus comedy shrill, hedwig and the angry inchs enduring legacy, and working with patti lupone on his new musical podcast. Listen to a curated playlist crafted from this song. Dan deacon is both the party starter of trippy green skull and deft composer of america. I just loved broomst and this is a great follow up. Npr music 25 mins a folk singer at first, lucinda williams broke through in the late 1980s in the wake of a group of artists rosanne cash, steve earle, rodney crowell, lyle lovett who took rock and roll chances with rootsmusic legacies. Baltimores electronic mad man dan deacon adds some more traditional orchestral instruments to his usual laptop shenanigans on his new album bromst. Wnyc is america s most listenedto public radio station and the producer of awardwinning programs and podcasts like radiolab, on the media, and the brian lehrer show. I would definitely go see him live he can definitely work a room sometime years from now i may be asked. The first halfs an attempt to extend his range as a songwriter beyond human freakout. His interactive live show, honed in diy spaces, was taken to museums and concert halls. Steely dan book of liars with lyrics from the steely dan album alive in america. Dan deacon announces new album with a music video full of.

The albums title is combination of the common music term gliss, short for glissando, and riffer, one who plays sick riffs. Npr music 2 hrs this week, pianist monty alexander and bassist ray brown perform a set bursting with joy from the jazz at lincoln center archives, and host christian mcbride reflects on his hero, ray brown. Aug 30, 2012 america is both dan deacon s most expansive album and his most inwardlooking. Steely dan that bands debut album in 1972 fused together jazz, rock guitar, drums, keys. With the success of dan deacon s 2007 album spiderman of the rings, came an opportunity for the electronicmusic iconoclast to increase the breadth and depth of his entire musical project. Sep 04, 2017 remembering walter becker of steely dan. Animal collective, flaming lips, caribou, numbers whats so good. Dan deacon on talking to trees, brian eno, player pianos and mystic familiar the composer and electronic musician hit a wall while making his first solo album in five years. Primavera sound festival 20, may 2325 barcelona, spain. Composermusician dan deacon bromst, america teams up with directoreditor dave hughes off the airadult swim to create a 22 minute music. Gifted experimentalist dan deacon wont be speeding across apocalyptic deserts anytime soon, but he is thinking about our earthly passage of time.

Its something that autocorrect wants to make sure that no one can actually type. Deacon spent time studying composition and electronic music at purchase college, state university of new york. The ecstatic, celebratory sounds found on america are in compelling contrast with the darker thematic undercurrents. He originally started at npr in 2011 as an intern for all things. I hadnt read anything from him before, and i grabbed this novel because it was discounted i believe its currently free. In the case of fragile rocks 2017 set, digging deeper meant rolling out an emo puppet band complete with puppet crowdsurfing while reggie watts improvised three delightfully funny songs in 2012, even filling one with playful digs at npr. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. America is not as joyous as spiderman of the rings or as eclectic as bromst, but it is ultimately more affecting.

Dan deacon is an american composer and electronic musician based out of baltimore, maryland. Aug 28, 2012 dan deacon began in baltimore and went everywhere. Dan deacon biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Every time i listened to dan deacon before america, i couldnt get through more than one or two songs. Baltimore dan deacon has always been fascinated with the apocalypse, and until recently he believed the world would end in december 2012, when some think the maya calendar predicted armageddon. Dan deacon born august 28, 1981 is an american composer and electronic musician based in baltimore, maryland. This record is less about a party and more about a celebration.

But to label his dense and, sure, danceable landscapes as. Dan deacon is an electronic musician, wholly invested in utilizing an array of synthesizers and effects to bring new sounds to life. The books in the series have seen release in other countries around the world. America is the culmination of years spent playing both diy venues and concert halls across the world, of exercises in the power of the individual and a coordinated mass, of a disenfranchised mind questioning notions of cultural identity and values.

Deacon is renowned for his live shows, where largescale audience participation and interaction is often a major element of the performance. Listen free to ask me another on iheartradio podcasts. Ed schraders music beat, and guest member dan deacon. The music video for dan deacon s recent single, sat by a tree, features comedian aparna nancherlas body decaying into the earth. Feb 26, 2015 i am likely to say its the day dan deacon got the npr staff worked up into a giant dance party.

Mar 02, 2018 music ed schraders music beat, and guest member dan deacon, explain their riddles by bob boilen npr march 2, 2018 9. Daniel deacon, better known by his stage name dan deacon, is an american composer and electronic musician based in baltimore, maryland. Composermusician dan deacon bromst, america teams up with directoreditor dave hughes off the airadult swim to create a 22 minute music video odyssey that takes viewers on a skewed trip. Dan deacon s music is steeped in pop, electronics and classical music, making this record an absolute adventure. I am likely to say its the day dan deacon got the npr staff worked up into a giant dance party. The special was edited and directed by creator and executive producer dave hughes.