The Angels Of Light - Sing Other People

Here are a few observations regarding my new Angels of Light album. Following this, beneath it, are some rambling notes that might tell the story of how the songs came about. I hope you find time to listen to the music, and if you do I sincerely hope you enjoy it! All the best, Michael Gira/Angels of Light/Young God Records This album is different in many ways than what Ive done in the past. Theres no general band sound here. The instrumentation is arranged in each song to fit the subject. Each song is its own world, a place for the people in the songs to live. I intentionally eschewed long instrumental passages, crescendos, that sort of thing Ive done enough of that, and Im tired of it. The songs say what they have to say, then end. Many are entirely acoustic. When electric instruments are used, theyre used sparsely. I set a limitation before recording: there would be no drums (one song contains about 10 seconds of drums, but otherwise, nothing) double bass or bass guitar is used instead as the rhythmic base. This had the effect of opening up a lot of space, as well necessarily forcing the songs into focus. This is as close as Ill ever get to making pop songs, though I of course realize my definition is probably a little different than yours!

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