{"id":17296,"date":"2022-07-03T08:47:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T08:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=17296"},"modified":"2022-07-03T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T08:47:30","slug":"brian-woodbury-to-release-rhapsody-filigree-the-4th-and-final-volume-of-the-anthems-antithets-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2022\/07\/03\/brian-woodbury-to-release-rhapsody-filigree-the-4th-and-final-volume-of-the-anthems-antithets-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Woodbury To Release \u201cRhapsody & Filigree\u201d the 4th and Final Volume of the \u201cAnthems & Antithets\u201d Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cNot since… the wondrous works of young Brian Wilson… have I heard sound of this romantic design. Indispensable.\u201d \u2013 Van Dyke Parks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Woodbury will be releasing Rhapsody & Filigree<\/em>, the 4th and Final Volume of the Anthems & Antithets<\/em> series on July 25th. Brian Woodbury is a songwriter who straddles the avant\/pop\/theater\/comedy divide. His eclecticism ranges from writing Disney cartoon themes and children\u2019s TV songs, to experimental jazz big band, to arranging 1960s Bollywood covers, to a country anthem about marriage equality and Tom Lehrer-esque comedy songs. He has released eleven albums, including the current 4-volume Anthems & Antithets<\/em>. He creates music videos for his songs, most recently \u201cGimme Some of That Old Time Prog,\u201d a spot-on sendup of prog rock. His songs have been sung by Nathan Lane, Lisa Loeb, Terre Roche & David Yazbek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Dyke Parks has said of Brian\u2019s music, \u201cNot since… the wondrous works of young Brian Wilson… have I heard sound of this romantic design. Indispensable.\u201d Brian Woodbury has been described as \u201c… a multi-talented musician, bordering on genius. …He should be up there with Zappa and Beefheart,\u201d BBC Radio 3, Mixing It, and as \u201ca consummate writer of instantly memorable pop tunes,\u201d All Music Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says Brian, \u201cAnthems & Antithets<\/em> is a series of 4 double albums I\u2019ve made during the pandemic, each one in its own musical mood: comic, confessional, political and arty. Rhapsody & Filigree<\/em> is the 4th Volume in the series, and the culmination of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRhapsody & Filigree<\/em> is expansive, fancy and fanciful – with a wide variety of arty, experimental kinds of pop songwriting, both musically and in subject matter. An emphasis on melody and beauty. The assumption is we\u2019re all educated adults here. I always try to write songs about the things nobody writes songs about. For this album, even more so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn this album, I condense large forms into smaller ones. For instance, the rock opera \u2018Theseus Rex\u2019 where Theseus is the bastard son of Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead. Inspired by early Genesis and prog rock concept albums, this rock opera lasts just over 9 minutes, but it has a sweeping cinematic scope and it tells a tragic story. Another example is the \u2018Brief Mass,\u2019 a full setting of the Latin Mass in just over 7 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI also love miniatures, like \u2018When Byron Swam,\u2019 a song about the elusive nature of artistic achievement. (\u201cDid Lord Byron swim the Dardanelles or was it the Bosphorus?\u201d) Or \u2018The Honorable Mention\u2019 where a Hollywood award show nominee rehearses his acceptance speech.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what the press has said about the music of Brian Woodbury:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s official \u2013 Brian Woodbury is a multi-talented musician, bordering on genius. \u2026he should be up there with Zappa and Beefheart.\u201d – BBC Radio 3 Mixing It<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026An extraordinary confection. Surprise your dinner guests; flummox the music anoraks; and enjoy.\u201d – John Bungey, The Times (London)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA cleverly lyrical, deviously funny kitchen-sink songwriter.\u201d – New York Daily News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn authentic pop gem that lovers of XTC and the like should absolutely not miss.\u201d – Ondarock (Italy)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrian Woodbury is a particularly beautiful example of a maverick in the mainstream and double agent in the pop industry.\u201d – Bad Alchemy (Germany)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026alluring\u2026. there is no way to classify what Woodbury and his Orchestra do\u2026. There are other artists who blend styles, but none quite so seamlessly and with complete abandon as Woodbury. \u2026Full of captivating melodies and rhythms\u2026. Clever without being coy, this album is remarkable\u2026.\u201d – All About Jazz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to have that exceptional ability to fuse humor and witty lyrics to great music \u2013 Zappa, 10cc, Ray Stevens, Weird Al come to mind \u2013 but it\u2019s altogether something else to be able to do it while genre hopping all over the musical map with highly original material. Quirky, witty, artful and sometimes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

poignant, covering the pop and country spectrum.\u201d – Expose<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says Brian, \u201cI had the great opportunity of collaborating with dozens of unique artists on this album. One song \u2018How Soon We Forget, How Long We Remember,\u2019 a song about the evolution of culture, was constructed using a game of musical telephone, where a half-remembered musical theme was recreated and passed on to the next musician in the chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cAnother collaboration came about when I found my music confused with the music of a different Brian Woodbury on all the streaming platforms. A situation apparently beyond the ability of the tech giants to solve. So I reached out to this other Brian Woodbury – a jazz trombonist – and we wrote a song about it. Called \u2018The Other Brian Woodbury.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian concludes, \u201cThe overriding theme of the new CD is the future. Whereas Volume 2 is a wistful look at the past, and Volume 3 is an indictment of the injustices of the present, on the new album I tried to glimpse the future. To see what positive or at least non-dystopian outcomes we have to look forward to. Dystopia is an easy pose, but it shows an utter lack of imagination. In the face of climate change and authoritarianism, it\u2019s a copout. There are solutions, and hints of better things to come. There will be a future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In support of the new releases, Brian is making music videos for the 18 songs on the new album, as well as continuing to make videos for songs from the other volumes of \u201cAnthems & Antithets\u201d. There are 20 music videos so far from the other volumes. And in a unique kind of tour, Brian will be doing a series of attentive listening parties at select music listening rooms in the US, UK & Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Release date July 25th for both the new CD (Rhapsody & Filigree) and box set of all four volumes of the \u201cAnthems & Antithets\u201d project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To purchase:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US & North America: https:\/\/brianwoodbury.bandcamp.com\/album\/rhapsody-filigree<\/a>
UK & Europe: http:\/\/www.rermegacorp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.BrianWoodbury.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrianWoodburyMusic\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/brianwoodbury.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/brianwoodburymusic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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