Roger Waters previewed his re-recorded model of The Darkish Aspect of the Moon to a choose group in New York Metropolis this night.
On the Energy Station at BerkleeNYC, a recording studio in Manhattan, Waters’ new album was performed in its entirety, following a song-by-song explanatory video, plus transient remarks by the previous Pink Floyd bassist.
“You are the primary lot which have sat in a room and listened to it,” he mentioned earlier than the album began. “I’ll not final 47 minutes, however I have heard it. I am going for a piss and possibly half a glass of low cost white wine…flip the fucker as much as 11!”
What to Count on From ‘The Darkish Aspect of the Moon Redux’
The Darkish Aspect of the Moon Redux incorporates all the unique LP’s songs, a lot of which characteristic new spoken phrase sections by Waters — “Communicate to Me” makes use of a poem Waters beforehand wrote titled “Free Fall,” whereas “On the Run” incorporates new lyrics written a couple of dream — “a revelation” — he had in 2021, plus others.
It was produced by Gus Seyffert, who, Waters defined, persuaded him to sing all of the vocal elements himself. Seyffert additionally performs bass on many of the album, except “Any Color You Like,” on which Waters himself performs bass. “Do you thoughts if I’ve a go?” he recalled asking within the studio.
Redux doesn’t embody any of Waters’ former bandmates, and as an alternative options the next musicians along with Seyffert: Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, By way of Mardot, Azniv Korkejian, Gabe Noel, Jon Carin and Robert Walter.
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Up to now, Waters has publicly launched two Redux tracks, “Cash” and “Time.”
“It is not a alternative for the unique which, clearly, is irreplaceable,” Waters mentioned in an earlier assertion. “And in addition it’s a method for me to honor a recording that Nick [Mason] and Rick [Wright] and Dave [Gilmour] and I’ve each proper to be very happy with.”
Waters plans to carry out Redux in full with the band that recorded it twice subsequent month on the London Palladium on Oct. 8 and 9, only a few days after the album is launched on Oct. 6. “It’ll develop on you,” he concluded in New York Metropolis, “I promise.”
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