The Music of Antony and the Johnsons
I sing to the music of Antony and the Johnsons while I paint or sculpt. I adore the song 'Bird Gehrl' From the album 'I Am A Bird Now'. It has the most haunting quality about it and as I delve into my own world of art I am intrigued by the world of Antony and the Johnsons, most especially Antony's of course. Beautiful soul is he! There is some torment in his voice and lyrics. I often think that without tragedy art is kind of limp... I suspect Antony knows tragedy.
Antony and the Johnsons current members include:
Julia Kent (previously of Rasputina) - first chair cello
Parker Kindred - drummer
Jeff Langston - bassist
Doug Wieselman - horns
Maxim Moston - violin, arrangement
Rob Moose - guitar, violin
Albums: I Am a Bird Now, Hope There's Someone [EP], Antony and the Johnsons, and more...
Songs: Fistful of Love, For Today I Am a Bouy, You Are My Sister, etc.
Official site:
http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/
Antony's Journal August 28th 2007
Update from Antony:
"We all went to Allaire Recording studio for a week and did a lot more work on the new album. I am spending my days editing and mulling over different versions of each song, trying to figure out what goes where. But the record is mostly tracked now. There are just a couple of remaining things to do before we begin mixing.
Meanwhile Andy B. is mixing his Hercules and Love Affair record. Its turning out pretty crazy. Its for next year on DFA.
Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan movie is coming out in November. I did a cover of Knocking on Heaven's Door with Kevin Barker for it. We did it slow and minor. I had started singing it by myself when i was in Australia at the end of the tour in Jan 2006. Rob Moose was teaching me guitar and we bought a book of Dylan songs to learn, but then one day I guess i was just feeling really exhausted and deathy because I just started singing that song over and over, and I did it that night at the show.
Now I feel pretty good, I feel so different than ever before.
Charlie and me are working on editing the TURNING film. It looks great. The interviews with the models are poignant. TURNING was so magic. That was my favorite thing I have ever been a part of. Me and Charlie are doing an interview for BLENDER tomorrow for that project.
I got a nice new piano. I am giving my old one away. The piano we used a few weeks ago at 2nd Story Recording Studio has the long lost old Sorcerer piano in it, the one I recorded Dead Boy and certain songs from the last album on a few years ago!!! I was so happy to see it again. It seemed different. I tried to pretend that I recognized it. But it reminded me of the cat that changed color when it got a new owner. Norah Jones recorded her first record on that piano too. Anyway it sounded great.
I saw Beyonce live last week. She was incredible and cried real tears during Flaws and All. She was just the best. I am listening to Zeki Muren, the 2 new Dave Ruffin Motown collections and Strawberry Jams by Animal Collective."
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About Antony
Birth name Antony Hegarty
Born Chichester, West Sussex, England, 1971
Genre(s) Chamber pop
Dark Cabaret
Label(s) Secretly Canadian
Rough Trade
Antony and the Johnsons current members include:
Julia Kent (previously of Rasputina) - first chair cello
Parker Kindred - drummer
Jeff Langston - bassist
Doug Wieselman - horns
Maxim Moston - violin, arrangement
Rob Moose - guitar, violin
Albums: I Am a Bird Now, Hope There's Someone [EP], Antony and the Johnsons, and more...
Songs: Fistful of Love, For Today I Am a Bouy, You Are My Sister, etc.
Official site:
http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/
Antony's Journal August 28th 2007
Update from Antony:
"We all went to Allaire Recording studio for a week and did a lot more work on the new album. I am spending my days editing and mulling over different versions of each song, trying to figure out what goes where. But the record is mostly tracked now. There are just a couple of remaining things to do before we begin mixing.
Meanwhile Andy B. is mixing his Hercules and Love Affair record. Its turning out pretty crazy. Its for next year on DFA.
Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan movie is coming out in November. I did a cover of Knocking on Heaven's Door with Kevin Barker for it. We did it slow and minor. I had started singing it by myself when i was in Australia at the end of the tour in Jan 2006. Rob Moose was teaching me guitar and we bought a book of Dylan songs to learn, but then one day I guess i was just feeling really exhausted and deathy because I just started singing that song over and over, and I did it that night at the show.
Now I feel pretty good, I feel so different than ever before.
Charlie and me are working on editing the TURNING film. It looks great. The interviews with the models are poignant. TURNING was so magic. That was my favorite thing I have ever been a part of. Me and Charlie are doing an interview for BLENDER tomorrow for that project.
I got a nice new piano. I am giving my old one away. The piano we used a few weeks ago at 2nd Story Recording Studio has the long lost old Sorcerer piano in it, the one I recorded Dead Boy and certain songs from the last album on a few years ago!!! I was so happy to see it again. It seemed different. I tried to pretend that I recognized it. But it reminded me of the cat that changed color when it got a new owner. Norah Jones recorded her first record on that piano too. Anyway it sounded great.
I saw Beyonce live last week. She was incredible and cried real tears during Flaws and All. She was just the best. I am listening to Zeki Muren, the 2 new Dave Ruffin Motown collections and Strawberry Jams by Animal Collective."
http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/news/news.html
About Antony
Birth name Antony Hegarty
Born Chichester, West Sussex, England, 1971
Genre(s) Chamber pop
Dark Cabaret
Label(s) Secretly Canadian
Rough Trade
Daylight and the Sun
From THE CRYING LIGHT ... oh this song is soo moving and I just have to say that Antony is just the most precious soul... to write the music he does and to perform it with such eloquence... it makes me feel like sobbing it is so touching.
Songs from their new release The Crying Light:
1. Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground
2.Epilepsy is Dancing
3. One Dove
4. Kiss My Name
5. The Crying Light
6. Another World
7.,Daylight and the Sun
8. Aeon
9. Dust and Water
10. Everglade
Songs from their new release The Crying Light:
1. Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground
2.Epilepsy is Dancing
3. One Dove
4. Kiss My Name
5. The Crying Light
6. Another World
7.,Daylight and the Sun
8. Aeon
9. Dust and Water
10. Everglade
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"You Are My Sister" by Antony and the Johnsons
I PLAY THIS SONG OVER AND OVER AS I PAINT.. CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF IT!
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"You Are My Sister"
You are my sister, we were born
So innocent, so full of need
There were times we were friends but times I was so cruel
Each night I'd ask for you to watch me as I sleep
I was so afraid of the night
You seemed to move through the places that I feared
You lived inside my world so softly
Protected only by the kindness of your nature
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
We felt so differently then
So similar over the years
The way we laugh the way we experience pain
So many memories
But theres nothing left to gain from remembering
Faces and worlds that no one else will ever know
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
I want this for you
They're gonna come true (gonna come true)
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"You Are My Sister"
You are my sister, we were born
So innocent, so full of need
There were times we were friends but times I was so cruel
Each night I'd ask for you to watch me as I sleep
I was so afraid of the night
You seemed to move through the places that I feared
You lived inside my world so softly
Protected only by the kindness of your nature
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
We felt so differently then
So similar over the years
The way we laugh the way we experience pain
So many memories
But theres nothing left to gain from remembering
Faces and worlds that no one else will ever know
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
I want this for you
They're gonna come true (gonna come true)
Antony and the Johnsons-You Are My Sister
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Antony And The Johnsons at a Glance
Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning"Antony and Johnsons win Mercury". BBC News, 07 September 2005. Retrieved on 25 October, 2008. music act from United Kingdom.
New cd by Antony And The Johnsons THE CRYING LIGHT
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Antony & the Johnsons New CD is The Crying Light
Antony interview about new cd The Crying Light
Anthony talks about his january 2009 release "The Crying Light" in Stockholm/Sweden November 2008.
NOTE: it's backdrop of the pitch black colors of winter Sweden in the background.
This could be like 3 pm in the afternoon.. strange huh?
I must add about this interview that watching him was a lovely experience.. he makes you feel like you are not alone in any kind of sadness or possibly a feeling of not being accepted in some ways. We all feel that from time to time. How generous of him to let his insecurities show on his dear face. Thank you Antony.... thank you.
Such a sensitive soul... no wonder his music is so touching.... no wonder.
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NOTE: it's backdrop of the pitch black colors of winter Sweden in the background.
This could be like 3 pm in the afternoon.. strange huh?
I must add about this interview that watching him was a lovely experience.. he makes you feel like you are not alone in any kind of sadness or possibly a feeling of not being accepted in some ways. We all feel that from time to time. How generous of him to let his insecurities show on his dear face. Thank you Antony.... thank you.
Such a sensitive soul... no wonder his music is so touching.... no wonder.
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The Lake
Antony And The Johnsons"The Lake"
In youth's spring, it was my lot
To haunt of the wide earth a spot
To which I could not love the less
So lovely was the loneliness
Of a wild lake, with black rock bound
And the tall trees that towered around
But when the night had thrown her pall
Upon that spot as upon all
And the wind would pass me by
In its stilly melody
My infant spirit would awake
To the terror of the lone lake
My infant spirit would awake
To the terror of the lone lake
Yet that terror was not fright
But a tremulous delight
And a feeling undefined
Springing from a darkened mind
Death was in that poisoned wave
And in its gulf a fitting grave
For him who thence could solace bring
To his dark imagining
Whose wildering thought could even make
An Eden of that dim lake
But when the night had thrown her pall
Upon that spot as upon all
And the wind would pass me by
In its stilly melody
My infant spirit would awake
To the terror of the lone lake
My infant spirit would awake
To the terror of the lone lake
Springing from a darkened mind
So lovely was the loneliness
In youth's spring, it was my lot
In its stilly melody
An Eden of that dim lake
An Eden of that dim lake
Lone, lone, lonely...
The Lake- YouTube vids
Antony And The Johnsons - The Lake
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Hope There's Someone...
Antony And The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
Hope there's someoneWho'll take care of me
When I die, will I go
Hope there's someone
Who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold when I'm tired
There's a ghost on the horizon
When I go to bed
How can I fall asleep at night
How will I rest my head
Oh I'm scared of the middle place
Between light and nowhere
I don't want to be the one
Left in there, left in there
There's a man on the horizon
Wish that I'd go to bed
If I fall to his feet tonight
Will allow rest my head
So here's hoping I will not drown
Or paralyze in light
And godsend I don't want to go
To the seal's watershed
Hope there's someone
Who'll take care of me
When I die, Will I go
Hope there's someone
Who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold when I'm tired
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The artist is here in this You Tube is not me.. waaa, but...
The music is by Antony And The Johnsons. 'Bird Gehrl' From the album 'I Am A Bird Now'.
The lyrics by Antony:
I am a bird girl now
I've got my heart
Here in my hands now
I've been searching
For my wings some time
I'm gonna be born
Into soon the sky
'Cause I'm a bird girl
And the bird girls go to heaven
I'm a bird girl
And the bird girls can fly
Bird girls can fly
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The artist is here in this You Tube is not me.. waaa, but...
The music is by Antony And The Johnsons. 'Bird Gehrl' From the album 'I Am A Bird Now'.
The lyrics by Antony:
I am a bird girl now
I've got my heart
Here in my hands now
I've been searching
For my wings some time
I'm gonna be born
Into soon the sky
'Cause I'm a bird girl
And the bird girls go to heaven
I'm a bird girl
And the bird girls can fly
Bird girls can fly
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Paintings by Diana Muller: 'Summertime', 'Under the Tree' , 'Mother and Child','Orange Tree' 'After The Rain', 'Outdoor Nude', 'Jembe', 'Conservatory. www.dianamuller.com music by Anthony And The Johnsons. 'Bird Gehrl' From the album 'I Am A Bird Now' Images mine, music not mine.
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If you want to know what is happening... the latest about this group, yes here on my lens but of course on their official site:http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/news/news.html
Latest news - January 27th, 2009: "Youtube has removed the Epilepsy is Dancing video because it is supposedly indecent!"
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January 20th, 2009: THE CRYING LIGHT IN STORES NOW WORLD WIDE
SEE that banned by YouTube video here: http://pitchfork.tv/videos/antony-the-johnsons-epilepsy-is-dancing
I FOR ONE THINK IT IS TOTALLY NUTS OF YouTube to not post this BEAUTIFUL VIDEO!! IT IS AMAZING AND SOOO VERY ARTISTIC!!
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A beautiful new Antony track and video made exclusively for Prada.
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Epilepsy is dancing... lyrics
Epilepsy is dancing
She's the Christ now departing
And I'm finding my rhythm
As I twist in the snow
All the metal burned in me
Down the brain of my river
That fire was searching
For a waterway home
I cry "glitter is love!"
My eyes pinned inside
With green jewels
Hanging like Christmas stars
From a golden vein
As I came to a screaming
Hold me while I'm dreaming
For my fingers are curling
[ Antony And The Johnsons Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
And I cannot breathe
Then I cried in the kitchen
How I'd seen your ghost witching
As a soldering blue line
Between my eyes
I cry "glitter is love!"
My eyes
Pinned inside
Sea green jewels
Hanging like Christmas stars
From a golden vein
Cut me in quadrants
Leave me in the corner
Oh now it's passing
Oh now I'm dancing
Epilepsy Is Dancing
This then is Antony Hegarty controversial song "Epilepsy is Dancing". If it has been removed again then we will just have to stack that up to small minds. This is a BEAUTIFUL video and LOVING presentation.
Antony asked his friends the Wachowski Brothers to work with him on a video for his new single "Epilepsy is Dancing". They in turn invited painters Tino Rodriguez and Virgo Paradiso to create costumes and a mystical environment and choreographer Sean Dorsey and his dancers to bring the dream sequence to life. Antony's artistic partner Johanna Constantine stars as herself in the role of "Deer Monster". The video was lit and shot by the up-and-coming directors of photography, Chris Blasingame and Banker White, and produced by Jim Jerome. The production team collectively named themselves AFAS. Please enjoy the fruits of their San Francisco art party.
Antony asked his friends the Wachowski Brothers to work with him on a video for his new single "Epilepsy is Dancing". They in turn invited painters Tino Rodriguez and Virgo Paradiso to create costumes and a mystical environment and choreographer Sean Dorsey and his dancers to bring the dream sequence to life. Antony's artistic partner Johanna Constantine stars as herself in the role of "Deer Monster". The video was lit and shot by the up-and-coming directors of photography, Chris Blasingame and Banker White, and produced by Jim Jerome. The production team collectively named themselves AFAS. Please enjoy the fruits of their San Francisco art party.
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