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Charles Spearin, founding member of Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene and K.C. Accidental released his debut album, The Happiness Project, on Feb. 14, 2009.
The Happiness Project mixes music with spoken interviews which Spearin conducted on persons living in his own neighborhood. A theme throughout each interview is the subject of happiness.
According to the album’s liner notes, after the interviews Spearin would listen to the playback “for moments that were interesting in both meaning and melody,” Spearin wrote. “By meaning I mean the thoughts expressed, by melody I mean the cadence and inflection that give the voice a singsong quality. It has always been interesting to me how we use sounds to convey concepts.
“Normally, we don’t pay any attention to the movement of our lips and tongue, and the rising and falling of our voices as we toss our thoughts back and forth, just as we don’t pay attention to the curl and swing of the letters as we read.”
Performers on The Happiness Project include Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene), Evan Cranley (Stars), and Justin Small (Do Make Say Think).
Official website for The Happiness Project: http://www.happiness-project.ca/
The Happiness Project mixes music with spoken interviews which Spearin conducted on persons living in his own neighborhood. A theme throughout each interview is the subject of happiness.
According to the album’s liner notes, after the interviews Spearin would listen to the playback “for moments that were interesting in both meaning and melody,” Spearin wrote. “By meaning I mean the thoughts expressed, by melody I mean the cadence and inflection that give the voice a singsong quality. It has always been interesting to me how we use sounds to convey concepts.
“Normally, we don’t pay any attention to the movement of our lips and tongue, and the rising and falling of our voices as we toss our thoughts back and forth, just as we don’t pay attention to the curl and swing of the letters as we read.”
Performers on The Happiness Project include Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene), Evan Cranley (Stars), and Justin Small (Do Make Say Think).
Official website for The Happiness Project: http://www.happiness-project.ca/
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Sonicjr01 wrote:
Blissfully Obscurely Uniquely ... Great ...
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MaThTech_Deer wrote:
Charles Spearin is incredibly brilliant [2]
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Cut1977 wrote:
Charles Spearin is actually playing in the live band that accompanies Feist on her tour.
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cazeer wrote:
Why am I just now discovering the Happiness Project? Such a beautiful album!!
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uhhlampshade wrote:
Charles Spearin is incredibly brilliant.
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solhess wrote:
Charles Spearin @ CultureWok: http://www.culturewok.com/lewokentravaux/music/object/41228
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cretinagem wrote:
check this out http://www.last.fm/music/The+Critical+Transmission
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ddlee wrote:
best concept album i've heard in a while. my friends and i have talks about making albums like this all the time, but have yet to actually make it happen. kudos, kudos, kudos.
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nelsonphillipio wrote:
I remember in 2008, i was at a BSS gig when Kevin Drew introduced Charles onto stage and asked the crowd to give The Happiness Project a go, and i think he played Mrs Morris.. it didn't go down particularly well at the time (it was about 3/4 of the way into the gig and everyone was getting a bit excitable).
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garoto36 wrote:
there was a Brazilian band in the '80s called Grupo Rumo (or simply Rumo) that has also used the natural melody of the spoken language into music... it's brilliant! highly recommended...
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fallerman wrote:
For more of this kind of "conversation voice turned into music" listen to Steve Reich - Different Trains.
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Cut1977 wrote:
And then I learned that sound is electricity
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sawaawawa wrote:
I LOVE THIS
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salutemyshorts wrote:
Brilliant. I want more.
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cliffdogg wrote:
it's like they don't even ask beyond what's present
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escapism_ wrote:
well it's like, it's like umm.. well it's some like, like umm...
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shimon wrote:
YA!
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Codswallop wrote:
For a similar approach to spoken word in combination with musical themes, listen to Steve Reich's "Different Trains" (1988).
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miss-boner wrote:
GOOD STUFF!
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Jbhay wrote:
Exactly what was said below.
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Charles Spearin and Years To Tour Europe This Fall
19 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/charlesspearin
Charles Spearin's Happiness Project and Years (aka Ohad
Benchetrit) will tour together this Fall to support their
long-standing band, Do Make Say Think .
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Charles Spearin and Years To Tour Europe This Fall
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