album · September 27, 2019
Songs From the Bardo
Smithsonian Folkways RecordingsSee this day
art popalternative
The 2019 album "Songs From the Bardo" finds Anderson adapting her avant-garde sensibilities to a spiritual text, resulting in a work that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.
- The album was recorded in a single day at the Power Plant studio in New York City.
- The release was produced by Anderson herself, alongside the late Hal Willner.
- The album features a spoken-word performance by Anderson, accompanied by sparse electronic arrangements and Tibetan chants.
Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, composer, and filmmaker whose work explores the intersection of technology, popular culture, and the human condition. In 2019, she released "Songs From the Bardo," a studio album drawing from her 2015 performance piece "The Tibetan Book of the Dead."
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