I wish the first 47 seconds had its own song just for those chords and sorrow. Dont get me wrong the rest of the song is great. The first part just resonates with my soul
All 3 "new history of warfare" albums of his have some song similar to that sentiment. My favorite is As a bird or branch. Very moving sounds that carve into bones
there are musicians in this world and then there's this man and in my opinion on a skill level never before seen no words of mine are capable of capturing or describing the sheer beauty of this so just close your eyes and listen to it, not just hear it but listen to it...and feel it
Remember hearing this when it first came out on adult swim and cried listening to it. Collin really knows how to evoke emotiona through the horn. I'm a saxophonist and all of the raw power it takes to play like this (it's actually kinda painful) to be circular breathing that much and getting the intervals between the singing and the ostinato chords he's playing. He makes it look effortless.
I had a sax player explain this to me, he's doing what's called multiphonics. It's a thing unskilled sax players acciedentally do, but he has it so under control it's insane. Each note he plays is two notes. He's adding a third harmonic using growling and humming. Circular breathing keeps it going.
Masterpiece. The love it takes to leave something that has turned toxic for both people is agony if you have a heart. This piece of music is a perfect representation of that. I wept uncontrollably the first time I heard this. It was the beginning of the end of a rocky 22 year relationship with my best friend. We grew up together. She was my world. But she was Never happy and never content with her very privileged life. I had to raise out of the ashes and make a new life. Start over at 45yo... I guess life isn't easy for any of us. It's comforting to know there are others hurting out there for the very same reason. Some of us will give in to the darkness, some of us will light up with new possibilities. Ashes of fire. Which one are you.
I'm in love with the first 47 seconds. The entire piece is beautiful, don't get me wrong, Ive been listening to it from beginning to end for a week, but it's those first chords that really grab me. It sounds like echos of wailing turned into music, like recalling a distant memory of when your heart was broken. It's an ache that you no longer feel unless you dwell on the memory, and then the rest of the track is that exact spiral into reliving the heartbreak before the pain finally dissipates into tolerance once more. The title "The love it took to leave you" couldn't describe that sound more perfectly than it does.
Man watching this high has helped me realize how skillful this is like holy fuck. Its crazy how he controls his air. The song is like a dying love being revived. The song imitates an old dying animal wheeping it’s last breaths before feeling it’s soul returned into its body like a gust. Just for life to give it just one more chance at going. And it takes that chance to run like the wind.
Truly unique, truly inspired. Doesn't beg to resemble any animal we know - we're the ones bearing witness, and it exists on its own terms. I loved every provocative second of this!
I first heard of Colin Stetson’s music in the 12 Years a Slave film. It was unlike anything I’ve ever heard or experienced. Truly tremendous, would love to see him live.
Colin Stetson's songs give me an emotional experience that no other artist has given me, being able to convey so much emotion through the use of just a single instrument
Going through a rough Divorce at the moment, and the first part just reminds me of all the pain I've been going through of love lost. Actually taking the love it took to say goodbye to my wife of 8 years. The parts after that definitely matches me trying to get my life together after its all said and done. Soul music for sure.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised a lot of my favorite sounds from Bon Iver come from people like this. Always think of Justin Vernon but this dude is incredible
My fiancee is now proceeding to a divorce with her ex-husband, they had been separated for many years before we met and stayed together because they have a child. I do not know why she left him because he doesn't seems like a bad person on the exterior, she wishes to stay distant for the moment, we call sometimes but I cannot be the one to help her emotionally in this painful moment. She is very intelligent and so is he, so am I too but I'm just having empathy for him because I love so much this woman, there's so much to appreciate from her and she is so beautiful in every aspect. It would hurt so much to be in his place and I feel guilty for being the one pulling her from this, I think she made her choice and I'll absolutely respect it but I wonder what made her think it's definitely un-healable.
Jeez. Anyone would be so lucky to have someone this self-aware and empathetic. You're both very lucky. The person I'm with of 15 years is hopelessly toxic. We have a child now so I'm not leaving anytime soon. Just trying to learn to live a life holding a grenade w the pin pulled. Enjoy
@@a.nobodys.nobody I'm so sorry, I hope you'll find your way out of this soon. Any way it may be. I don't know how old your child is but while divorce is a bad thing, having two parents that should be divorced still in the same house is a very bad thing. Maybe you're still emotionally attached in some way and can heal that, solve an addiction or evolve in some way. Anyway, wish you the best
@@latitzouri 5 months. It breaks my heart to consider that what's best for him would be for us to separate. If I had the means to leave and still stay in his life, I would do it in a heartbeat, but right now I don't. It's a sad game. The name of this song has always hit me hard. Thanks for sharing and the kind words. Hold on tight to your lady
This song instead of making me feel an emotion, like all his songs, it makes me think about pastel colors. Someone has a theory or knows the reason? Is the first time a song makes me feel that. (I already made this question in the comp video, but I would like to know your thoughts about this)
Okay the first 45 seconds yeah absolutely you guys are right that's really special little segment. But I can't believe nobody else has felt like it's underwater music I mean I mean it could be whales there's definitely whales there wherever this place is this music was being made but it's like maybe maybe the person is drowning maybe they were on a ship that sunk like the Titanic or something probably probably is what what it is but I have to listen to it more than friends obviously LOL like this headphones on in the dark definitely that kind of music but oh my God it's such a major epic total underwater so moving and beautiful underwater music.... But it definitely makes me feel bad for the whales I have to listen to it again hear what it's saying to me....🙏🏽🤍✌🏼🌼
Yeah I don't know why it said more than friends I said that I needed to listen to this more than once like with headphones on in the dark etc...🙄 Just stupid autocorrect always f**** me up
did he actually leave sarah neufeld.....i saw another girl lying on his lap at the alarme festival in berlin summer 2019, and was concerned that we may never hear another duet album ... the title of this track confirms as much?
I wonder if he was inspired by didgeridoo playing, where its common to do circulair breathing and use your voice while blowing into the didge. Anyway, this guy is a master...
Don't be so daft. The purest form of love can only be attained far away from people who harm you. Who gives a shit if a narcissistic manipulator is "just a human that deserves love tho!!" fuck that.
