
Bon Iver
Blood Bank EP
The reissue of this seminal EP is coupled with brand new live renditions of all the EP tracks.Erstpressung auf farbigem Vinyl. Repress mit neuem Coverartwork und Bonus-Songs zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum. Die EP wurde ursprünglich Anfang 2009 veröffentlicht, kurz nach dem Band-Alltimeklassiker „For Emma, Forever Ago“. Die EP war 2009 sowas wie ein Vorbote eines neuen Sounds für Bon Iver: eine Bewegung weg von der akustischen Gitarren-geführten Instrumentierung des Debüts und der Beginn einer Erkundung der experimentellen Klänge, welche die Entwicklung von Bon Iver mit definieren. Der Song `Blood Bank´ mit seinem angedeuteten Beat, der reduzierten Akkustikgitarre, den kleinen Feedbacks und dieser phänomenal schönen Vocalline ist ein Highlight, dazu noch weitere unveröffentlichte 3 Songs, die ebenfalls wunderbar von der Stimmung her an das Debut anknüpften und zeigten, dass dies kein spontaner Kreativausbruch war, sondern tiefe Essenz hat. Die Neuauflage dieser bahnbrechenden EP ist gekoppelt mit brandneuen Live-Aufnahmen aller EP-Titel.
Bon Iver’s Blood Bank EP was originally released in early 2009, hot on the heels of the beloved album For Emma, Forever Ago. The EP was a harbinger of a new sound for Bon Iver: a movement away from the acoustic guitar-led instrumentation of the debut and the beginning of an exploration into the experimental sounds that have evolved but defined Bon Iver ever since. The reissue of this seminal EP is coupled with brand new live renditions of all the EP tracks:
A reflection on the Blood Bank EP by Ryan Matteson:
When I reflect on the songs that make up the Blood Bank EP, I am drawn to mantras, both musical and lyrical. The driving and pulsating rhythm of the title track is held steady by the repeated refrain, I know it well, before it eventually yields to a beautiful array of guitar distortion and noise. These moments are significant through all four songs. When the steel guitar makes its entrance on Beach Baby, it’s transportive. A blissful, breezy feeling sweeps into the room and that puts you within the moment. Close your eyes and you can feel it. Babys follows perfectly. A piano guides your mind to the new beginnings that come with the changing of seasons. The awareness of time passes and makes way for another day. Then there’s Woods. A flawless finale. Foreign and new. Not just a new direction but a new beginning entirely. A place where boundaries don’t exist. It was a signal change of things to come, laying the groundwork for new collaborations. A decade later, the song says so much in just three lines. Most significant to me are the words, “I’m building a sill to slow down the time.” Time doesn’t slow down, it races.
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Limited LP red
LP
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Blood Bank
2. Beach Baby
3. Babys
4. Woods
Side B
1. Blood Bank (Live From Ericsson Globe, Stockholm SE, Oct 21 2018)
2. Beach Baby (Live from The Bomb Factory, Dallas TX, Jan 23 2018)
3. Babys (Live from Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London UK, Mar 4 2018)
4. Woods (Live from Pitchfork Paris Presented by La Blogotheque, Nov 3 2018)