Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Sufjan Stevens earned his most notable success through 2005's Illinois album. The 22-song ode to the Prairie State launched both Stevens and his "50 States Project" into the public eye. In 2006, he followed it up with The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album and a 5-disc box set of [...]
The BQE is, arguably, Sufjans Stevens' most adventuraous projects to date. Not only does it involve a sensoral feast in the form of elaborately edited film imager, but it also includes an equally impressive and symphonic soundtrack. Later this month, Stevens will be presenting the film live in a limited NY engagement. The film itself will be released in a couple of different packaging option...
To coincide with the official release date of his multimedia project "The BQE", the album has been made available to stream on NME.com. Unfortunately for those of us that live outside of the UK, will only be able to stream 30-second clips of the tracks. You can stream the...Click the link to read more
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Sufjan Stevens earned his most notable success through 2005's Illinois album. The 22-song ode to the Prairie State launched both Stevens and his "50 States Project" into the public eye. In 2006, he followed it up with The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album and a 5-disc box set of [...]
I’ve always been a big fan of Sufjan Stevens’ work. When I heard that he was creating a self-made home-made movie and composing its orchestral soundtrack, I nearly lost it. Tomorrow, Stevens releases “The BQE,” a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. I remember hearing about this last year, and since [...]
The title of The BQE, Sufjan Stevens’ ambitious new multimedia project, stands for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a poorly planned knot of a roadway built in the 1950s. Stevens’ visual and musical rendering imagines the structure as the triumphant feat of human ingenuity it was intended as.The BQE is, for one, an orchestral suite, commissioned by [...]Related posts:New Sufjan Stevens Record
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