{"product_id":"soundwalk-collective-jesse-paris-smith-featuring-patti-smith-killer-road-cd-copy","title":"Soundwalk Collective \u0026 Jesse Paris Smith featuring Patti Smith - Killer Road LP","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBELLA545V\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRelease Date: 2 September 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e9 Track Limited Edition 2LP Set With One White Vinyl LP and One Black Vinyl LP In Gatefold Sleeve With Booklet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBehind the music and concept of \u003ci\u003eKiller Road\u003c\/i\u003e is international trio Soundwalk Collective – Stephan Crasneanscki, Simone Merli and Kamran Sadeghi, plus Patti Smith’s daughter Jesse Paris Smith – who conceived an immersive exploration of the tragic death of Christa Päffgen. Better known as Nico, the Velvet Underground chanteuse and solo pioneer, Päffgen died while riding her bike on the island of Ibiza in the summer of 1988. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn the years before she died, Nico had not neglected her creative muse, writing poetry that would never be published, or heard, until now, in the form of the opening title track, \u003ci\u003eKiller Road. \u003c\/i\u003eThe tracks that follow are eight interpretations of Nico lyrics, predominantly taken from classic albums such as \u003ci\u003eDesertshore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrama of Exile, \u003c\/i\u003earranged by fellow poet and kindred spirit Patti Smith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe roots of \u003ci\u003eKiller Road\u003c\/i\u003e lie in a fortuitous meeting on an airplane bound for New York. One passenger was Patti Smith; the other was Soundwalk Collective founder Crasneanscki. Soundwalk had previously been a collaborative series of walking guides to cities that created an idiosyncratic and evocative understanding for the listener, before evolving into musical frameworks for field recordings and sight specific sound installations and performances using a variety of texts and themes.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiller Road\u003c\/i\u003e was initially a live audio-visual experience in New York as part of 2014’s Crossing the Line festival, with subsequent performances taking place in London and Berlin. Finally, we now we have the recorded version, a poignant, profound, imaginative exploration and tribute nearly 30 years after that fateful summer’s day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyTlg9efoUo\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57426852217219,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/9379\/2669\/products\/56055b74748714de4a272eeac15ca9e44e7e47d9.jpg?v=1595339449","url":"https:\/\/bellaunionvinylshop.com\/products\/soundwalk-collective-jesse-paris-smith-featuring-patti-smith-killer-road-cd-copy","provider":"Bella Union Vinyl Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}