Video: Colin Stetson | A Take Away Show | Part 1

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Filed under: News , Exclusive , Awards Courtesy of Colin Stetson Being Colin Stetson is genuinely painful. You might think that Stetson's status as the go-to guy when indie royalty like Arcade Fire , LCD Soundsystem , Feist , the National and most recently Bon Iver need a saxophonist would make for a life of wine and roses. You'd be wrong, though. Mostly, Stetson's is [...]

It's not often that we get hear something completely original in music, but when we do, it's a real treat. Bass saxophonist Colin Stetson's latest album, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges , is one such tasty treat. Forget everything Kenny G ever taught you to fear from the saxophone; Colin Stetson has redefined the instrument in an avant-garde context on this album. There's a ton of experimentation going on here. Colin emits wails and yells while playing and just generally pulls some of the strangest noises out of his instrument I've ever heard. He's mastered [...]

An awesome and intimate performance by Colin Stetson . Of course, it's brought to us by the good people at La Blogotheque . Click here to watch the performance's second half. -