Bowie’s right-hand Carlos Alomar

#4189: David Bowie Week, Part 2 - 'Low' from New Sounds Live

New Sounds | Jan 4, 2021

Threads of minimalism, rock, and ambient music abound in David Bowie’s music from the 'Berlin Trilogy' of records - Low, “Heroes”, and Lodger - a perfect fit for New Sounds. In October 2018 at Brookfield Place, an all-star cast of musicians led by Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiberg arranged the three records, and performed them in their entirety. Additionally, over the five shows, hear works that inspired the Berlin Trilogy from Brian Eno and Klaus Schulze, as played by Wordless Music Orchestra. In this week which marks the anniversary of Bowie’s birth and death, listen to all of this music, recorded live at Brookfield Place.  

This episode, part 2 of 5, features side A and side B of Low, as performed by Jonathan Meiburg along with current and past members of Shearwater, Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, Wordless Music Orchestra, Xiu Xiu, Battle Trance, Glass Ghost, and Loma. The special guest conductor for 'Warszawa" was David Bowie’s guitarist and musical director for 30 years, Carlos Alomar.

#4189: Bowie Week part 2 - "Low" (First aired 1/8/2019)

ARTIST: Wordless Music Orchestra: Timo Andres, Grey McMurray, Clarice Jensen, Greg Fox, Angel Deradoorian, Frank LoCrasto
WORK: Another Green World (Brian Eno, arr. Clarice Jensen and Grey McMurray)  [1:00]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 18, 2018
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: wordlessmusic.org

David Bowie: "LOW" (1977)
Arranged by Jonathan Meiberg, Emily Lee

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Speed of Life [2:55]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Breaking Glass [3:14]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: What in the World [3:52]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Sound and Vision [3:36]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Always Crashing in the Same Car [3:39]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Be My Wife [3:28]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: A New Career, in a New Town [3:17]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Carlos Alomar, conductor
Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Warszawa [7:17]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Art Decade [3:58]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Weeping Wall [3:59]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

ARTIST: Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, Jamie Stewart, Ed Rodriguez, Lucas Oswald, Josh Halpern, Travis Laplante, Dan Duszynski, Eliot Krimsky
WORK: Subterraneans [6:46]
RECORDING: NSL at Brookfield Place, Oct. 19, 2018
SOURCE: shearwater.bandcamp.com
INFO: shearwatermusic.com

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