Vijay Iyer + Mike Ladd - Still Life With Commentator

“Still Life with Commentator” is a theatrical work, conceived and directed by Ibrahim Quraishi, that examines our relationship to the media in a time of war.
This project has performed in staged and concert versions around the world since 2006.
This is the album version by pianist/composer Vijay Iyer and hip-hop poet/performer Mike Ladd.

"My intention was not to condemn the media or vilify it, but to try and better understand something so massive and all-encompassing by treating it as an environmental phenomenon, much like the weather -- i.e. sunny in one place and absolutely tempestuous and devastating in another.
I hope that Still Life functions as a type of respiratory device for this new atmosphere."

(Mike Ladd’s lyrics)

Label: Savoy Jazz
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Format: CD
Release date: 2007

Tracklisting:

01 - Infogee Rhapsody (04:17)
02 - Edward L. Bernays Flies The Hindenburg (02:33)
03 - Been There Done That (07:59)
04 - Cleaning Up The Mess (05:13)
05 - Lake Aaron (Commentator Landscape #1: Aaron Brown) (03:02)
06 - Jon Stewart On Crossfire (03:23)
07 - Shep's Brook (Commentator Landscape #2: Shepard Smith) (03:06)
08 - Riding On The Intro Graphics To Cable News (04:09)
09 - Man Channel (04:11)
10 - Fox 'n' Friends (00:30)
11 - Holocaust Blog (05:33)
12 - Cybernut Bucolia (03:59)
13 - Mount Rather (Commentator Landscape #3: Dan Rather) (04:28)
14 - Latex Thumbs Up (03:24)
15 - Redemption Chant (02:06)
16 - Blog Mom's Anthem (02:52)
17 - The Last Atrocity (04:51)

Previous releases:


In What Language? (2003, Pi Recordings, pi09)





Links:
Vijay Iyer
Mike Ladd
Savoy Jazz