New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light

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(available on CD, 2x180gLP, and digital DL)

New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light is the final installment in a trilogy of solo albums and is Stetson’s most ambitious song cycle to date, again recorded live in single takes with a wide array of microphone positions and again mixed by groundbreaking producer Ben Frost.  Colin’s membership in Bon Iver over the past two years has also led to vocal contributions from Justin Vernon for this record, who appears on four songs, with a diverse approach on each, and whose voice constitutes the only overdubbing on the album.

New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light is the most cohesive and fully realized of Stetson’s solo albums to date.  It should reliably stand as the apotheosis of the New History Warfare trilogy, and certainly signals the full flourishing of Stetson’s unique talents as both composer and performer, pressing his arsenal of virtuosic techniques into the service of vivid, impassioned and conceptually astute songcraft

Colin Stetson: Alto, Tenor, and Bass Saxophones

All songs written, performed and recorded live without overdubs or loops by Colin Stetson.

Vocals on select tracks by Justin Vernon written by Colin Stetson, Justin Vernon and Washington Phillips.

Produced by Colin Stetson and Ben Frost. Recorded and engineered by Mark Lawson in Montreal at Sonovox, Le Petit Eglise, and OBORO.  Additional recording by Vid Cousins at Monkeypuzzle Studios, and by Marcus Paquin.  Justin Vernon recorded by Brian Joseph and BJ Burton at April Base, Fall Creek, WI.  Mixed by Ben Frost at Greenhouse Studios, Reykjavik, assisted by Jon Ottosen; Studio Manager Paul Evans.  Mastered by Mell Dettmer.

Album artwork and design by Tracy Maurice, with assistance from Matt Moroz (3D).

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Colin Stetson Live at Le Guess Who? Festival

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Those Who Didn’t Run

The two pieces on this new EP both clock in at 10 minutes and are documented in direct fashion, using a handful of mic positions and, as usual, no looping or overdubbing of any sort.

Recorded by Mark Lawson in single takes, no overdubs, loops or edits.

Mastered by Harris Newman.

Those Who Didn’t Run EP is available as a 10″ pressed on heavyweight audiophile vinyl and comes in a screenprinted jacket by Repetitive Press in Montreal, featuring an illustration by Nadia Moss.

Released by Constellation.
More info at Constellation Records.

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Here’s a link to the recent Pitchfork review:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15166-new-history-of-warfare-vol-2-judges/

See you in Austin!

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A couple of interviews I’ve done recently are published – my first opportunities to talk about technique, inspiration and whatever surrounding the new record:

ALARM PRESS
PITCHFORK

And thanks to the following for the nice reviews:

SAID THE GRAMOPHONE
ALL ABOUT JAZZ
SONIC DISSONANCE
LOUD VINE

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“The stars in his head (Dark Lights Remix)”

Right-click on the song at Altered Zones and it’s yours.

This is not really a remix in any traditional sense; my solo re-interpretation of the Bell Orchestre song from their last album (which I also played on).

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25.01.2011 Vienna – Arena
26.01.2011 Bologna – Estragon
27.01.2011 Trezzo sull’Adda (Milano) – Live Club
28.01.2011 Marseille – Espace Julien
29.01.2011 Barcelona – Apolo
30.01.2011 Madrid – Joy Eslava
01.02.2011 Toulouse – Le Bikini

Venue links on my LIVE page.

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Picked as one of Time Out New York’s five artists to watch in 2011.

And NPR has premiered the title track (of sorts) “Judges” from my upcoming solo album here.

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