beverly glenn-copeland

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just the most beautiful soothing perfect music, riyl 80s new age but also check it out even if u dont particularly like 80s new age because it's special imho

color of anyhow (from s/t 1970 album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VStJD1e5pQ

keyboard fantasies (full album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSyiwH3NH8w

i love Keyboard Fantasies.

Ditto.

yeah that’s a brilliant record, really stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard ‘ever new’. have got the s/t one too, but I haven’t yet got round to giving it the time it probably deserves

"Sunset Village" is just the most serene, blissful moment, I love this music

Beautiful stuff

I should probably put this on the 'times you embarrassed yourself with music' thread but I totally just searched RYM for 'Beverly Glen' after reading about this mysterious new artist on the Xgau thread and christ if I didn't stumble into Beverly Glenn-Copeland instead. I read the description and thought 'that sounds up my street' and just had my heart handed to me by 'Erzili'. Beautiful.

GoFundMe Launched for Songwriter and Composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/arts/music/beverly-glenn-copeland-transmissions.html

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amazing nyt profile. so happy about all the press he's been getting. career retrospective album, live album, doc all out or coming out this soon

these new live videos are incredible:

https://youtu.be/3I6wffi4P-U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSkTnpDPvIg

I've only just got into Beverly's music through a Spotify recommendation called Sunset Village which is extremely beautiful. I suddenly see his name popping up everywhere!

the live album rocks so hard

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/beverly-glenn-copeland-profile-transmissions/2020/09/24/ec7c7c60-f9b5-11ea-be57-d00bb9bc632d_story.html

New Republic article too

The recent Pitchfork piece on Keyboard Fantasies is really nice too: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/beverly-glenn-copeland-keyboard-fantasies/

Can’t wait to see the doc.

haha it's a copeland media blitz! glad to see he's getting the attention, he really is great.

Is the new thing all live or a weird compilation thing?

i think it's a comp. i love it to bits

boxedjoy and i were talking about how there seems to be a bit of a throughline or appetite for music like this this year. See also: Eddie Chacon and Reuben Vaun Smith who aren't exactly the same but seem to share sonic similarities

Is the new thing all live or a weird compilation thing?

― plax (ico), Monday, September 28, 2020 4:36 AM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

there are 2 new things: a live album (Live at Le Guess Who?) and a comp (Transmissions)

Ok thanks! I read a review where this wasn't clear and having seen him live twice, the first time with the band he played 'Le guess who?' with and second time with a different band and the band made a real difference. First time at cafe Oto incredible, intimate and expansive and incredibly locked in playing by a band that had clearly practiced A LOT, sparse intricate and subtle. Second time was a different story, bad vibe, felt schmaltzy and hollow, different band (wholly competent but far from transcendent). In fairness, first concert was a real one shot thing and after the second one felt like I got my comeuppance for being so greedy.

Sunset Village is such a beautiful song. It's like someone giving you a big hug after something incredibly shocking has happened

/!\ new BGC /!\

jesse futerman ft. beverly glenn copeland - luckey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yahxO1CIkk

Nice! There's a Peaking Lights Remix too I just noticed

It is so good, Peaking Lights remix and dub in particular.

There are a whole bunch of remixes now in addition to the Peaking Lights one including ones with Blood Orange, Flock of Dimes & Bon Iver, Kelsey Lu, and Arca

Ooh nice

i am new to this artist and this thread but just got hipped from an amoeba what's in my bag of all things to his new record "The Ones Ahead", which sounds great. what a voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHt8vXxE9qQ

sunset village is an all time jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2c2j5x3xbg

Heartbreaking news.

https://pitchfork.com/news/beverly-glenn-copeland-says-hes-been-diagnosed-with-dementia/

very very very sad

Coming here to St John's, Newfoundland of all places pretty soon. I can't easily find any other recent or coming dates online... anyone seen him recently? I was surprised at the announcement given the news linked above.

And now I'm being picky that the show is on a Thursday.

doesn't he and his partner live in the Maritimes now anyway (I think Halifax? idk, but I'm like 85% sure they're in the Maritimes now)

dunno. They did mention flying out on the weekend reluctantly. We're being blessed with some precious early June warmth right now.

Anyway it was lovely. Looking and sounding as good as any clips I've seen from the past decade or so. Mention of an album to come in the fall. Bit of joking about the diagnosis. Wife's choir singalong interlude stuff not so much for me. Kinda wished I brought my kid.

See if you get a chance.

just noticed on Instagram

UK + EU TOUR

OCT 2: Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall
OCT 7: Dublin - Vicar Street
OCT 10: Cardiff - Llais Festival
OCT 15: London - Hackney Empire
OCT 19: Manchester - Aviva Studios
OCT 29: Brussels - Ancienne Belgique at KVS