Two of Constellation's acclaimed solo instrumental artists join forces on t… Read Full Bio ↴Two of Constellation's acclaimed solo instrumental artists join forces on this tremendous new album of original compositions for horn and violin.

Stetson and Neufeld first began playing in duo formation while on tour together as soloists in 2012, joining each other on stage for one or two of their respective pieces. Stetson had also collaborated in the past with Bell Orchestre and Arcade Fire, and with Neufeld and Shahzad Ismaily in an improv trio dating back to 2010 (including the Blue Caprice soundtrack). Duo compositions for their debut album emerged throughout 2014, and were road-tested that spring with performances at the Festival de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (Canada) and Moers Festival (Germany). The album was recorded without overdubbing, looping, sampling, cutting or pasting at their farmhouse attic studio in rural Vermont by Hans Bernhard and mixed in Montreal by Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire).

"Never were the way she was" is guided by the metaphorical narrative of the life of a girl who ages slow as mountains; excited, exalted, and ultimately exiled in her search for a world that resembles her experience. The album's expansive sonic trajectory and multiplicity of structures and voicings belies the fundamental economy of two acoustic instruments combining in real time. The result is a musical chronicle that powerfully establishes its own spatial and temporal horizon, a soundtrack that requires no images but profoundly compels the imaginative. From the filigreed ostinato polyrhythms of “The sun roars into view” and “In the vespers” to the stately long tones of “And they still move”, the dark drone-inflected sea-saw waltz of “With the dark hug of time” to the growling, pulsing thrust of the album’s epic centerpiece “The rest of us”, Stetson and Neufeld offer up an incredible (and impressively diverse) integration of composition, performance, timbre and texture while holding their respective instruments in sparkling juxtaposition. Never were the way she was is a sum quite definitively and thrillingly greater than its parts.

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Release date: 28 April 2015
Running time: 42:51

PACKAGING NOTES
CD comes in a custom gatefold jacket printed on thick 24pt. paperboard with a printed CD dust sleeve. LP is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl at Optimal (Germany) and comes in a heavyweight jacket with black poly-lined audiophile dust sleeve, credit insert, pull-out art poster and download code for 320 kbps MP3 copy of the album.

TRACKLIST
1. The sun roars into view
2. Won't be a thing to become
3. In the vespers
4. And still they move
5. With the dark hug of time
6. The rest of us
7. Never were the way she was
8. Flight

CREDITS
PERSONNEL
All songs written and performed live (no overdubs/loops) by Colin Stetson (tenor and bass saxophones, contrabass clarinet) and Sarah Neufeld (violin, voice).

Engineered by Hans Bernhard at The End of the World.
Mixed by Mark Lawson at Sonobee.
Mastered by Harris Newman at Greymarket Mastering.

Captured
Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Captured' by these artists:

A Radio With Guts my brain it used to hold these memories they've faded fast…
Bic Runga I want you when you are close to me I want…
Black And White World Some don't believe you're Alive You rose you live forever I …
Blind Guardian "You are now my guest, forever."…
Brian Kennedy Oh I just heard a melody and it almost made…
Camel [Instrumental]…
Chris Tomlin I heard your echo in the canyon Upon the timberline You said…
Christian Bautista I was captured the moment we met Carried away with every…
Darlene Zschech Here I stand my heart is crying out for you I…

Dean Martin I tried to get away from your burning lips I didn't…
Digital Age Love You've captured me again Love You steal my heart And o…
Dominici Corrupt politicians, purveyors of law Give us daily bread, …
E. James Never wanted to be swept away I thought I might lose…
Ephraim Lewis Easier said than done Friends would tell me "the best is…
FM Pain makes my questions grow too large And I feel that…
FyKe For every war we’ve been fighting For everything we’ve lost …
Geoff Moore I heard your echo in the canyon Up on the timberline You…
Gov't Mule Never wanted to be swept away I thought I might lose…
Gov't Mule Feat. Jim James Never wanted to be swept away I thought I might lose…
Govt Mule & Jim James Never wanted to be swept away I thought I might lose…
Inara George yes, we're captured, no really, captured these people, they…
Isla Vista Worship Pain makes my questions grow too large And I feel that…
Jack and the Weatherman The whispers of the trees The humming of the bees Make me…
Jorn (Jorn Lande/Tore Moren) I see a special magic It's in my…
Joy As long as you're around, we'll be back at the…
Kennedy Brian Oh I just heard a melody and it almost made…
Malevolent Creation One existence to achieve the goals my soul demands The carn…
Natalie Grant It must mean something When I close my eyes Visions of you…
Rita Springer I'm captured, I'm constrained I'm in love with Your name I'm…
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (B. Rush) Lying here on the ground Warm winds are all wr…
Staci Frenes feat. Christopher Lawrence I was captured the moment we met Carried away with every…
Swimming with Dolphins Eternity has only just begun I breathe it in like the…
The Digital Age Love You've captured me again Love You steal my heart And o…
The Iguanas I can't find the peace of mind To let me walk…
Thirdmoon I stared trough the azure of the blind man's eyes Beheaded…
TobyMac All I wanna do All I wanna do I'm Your prisoner by…
Unleashed I see the morning light breaking in Another day, another hel…
Warhead As you sit there in your cell You think about your…
ziima I'm watching the phone ring on my table, I know…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Colin Stetson:

A Dream of Water There were those, who didn’t run, there were those, who coul…
All the Colors Bleached to White Red Is a fast color always zooming away This was something e…

Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes Lord, I just can′t keep from crying sometimes Lord, I just…

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