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Talking About Birds (feat. Song Yuzhe)

from Talking About Birds by Tinderbox Orchestra & Song Yuzhe

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‘Talking About Birds’ is an epic 16-minute journey in two parts. From soaring saxophone solos to barren soundscapes, experimental choirs and haunting folk melodies, the recording features over 100 musicians and singers aged 12 to 80. This awe-inspiring collaboration is underpinned by the thundering vocals of lead singer SongYuzhe and the immense sound of the fullTinderbox Orchestra & backline. The result is a profoundly original, timeless piece of music that will take your breath away.
The track depicts a mystical scene from a new opera (in development) by Song Yuzhe, in which an unlikely gathering of animals undertake a boat crossing to a holy mountain and are held-up by a furious battle of birds overhead.

Part 1 opens with a beautiful and serene song that breaks suddenly into a relentless, mesmerising groove, with towering vocals and a string of instrumental solos reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s Great Gig in the Sky. The track builds to an enormous climax before a calming mantra slows the music to a stand-still.

Part 2 changes scene with a fast-paced, off-kilter folk melody, which dives unexpectedly into giant choruses that shake the heavens, before jumping back to the quiet intensity of the opening folk riffs.

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from Talking About Birds, released August 18, 2019

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