Live at the Bedford
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Live at the Bedford is a 2006 live DVD
album
by British
Post Trip Hop band Second Person
.
This is the band's first live DVD and contains songs from their debut album Chromatography
. The performance was filmed at The Bedford in Balham, London
on 23 May 2005 but due to recording and writing commitments, it took nearly a year and a half for the DVD to be finished. Band members Julia Johnson
, Mark Maclaine and Álvaro López
play alongside guest musicians: DJ Shylock (turntables) and Mike Ausden (guitar
/trumpet
) and the live performance was directed by Susan Luciani (also Director of Dolls
for which the band provided music). The DVD was edited by Pierangelo Pirak and Ben King, produced by Mark Maclaine (aka The Silence) and mixed by him and Ben Jones at The Silence Corporation studios, London.
Bonus Tracks:
DVD
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album
Album
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by British
United Kingdom
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Post Trip Hop band Second Person
Second Person (band)
Second Person were a British band that existed for 10 years between 2001 and 2011 and mixed influences from trip hop, jazz, hip hop and electronica to form Post Trip Hop ....
.
This is the band's first live DVD and contains songs from their debut album Chromatography
Chromatography (album)
Chromatography is a 2004 Post Trip Hop album by Second Person.This is the band's debut album and all songs were written by Julia Johnson and Mark Maclaine, except "Word for Word" which also credits Ed Webber and Tristan Kajanus, "Demons Die" which also credits Álvaro López and "Divine" which was...
. The performance was filmed at The Bedford in Balham, London
Balham, London
Balham is a neighbourhood of south London, England, and is part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and the London Borough of Lambeth.-History:...
on 23 May 2005 but due to recording and writing commitments, it took nearly a year and a half for the DVD to be finished. Band members Julia Johnson
Julia Johnson
Julia Johnson is a London-born singer-songwriter and a founder-member of Post Trip-Hop band Second Person. Her first solo album, I Am Not The Night, recorded at Livingston Recording Studios and produced by Tristan Ivemy , was released in May 2011 through the independent label Blue January.- Trivia...
, Mark Maclaine and Álvaro López
Álvaro López
Álvaro López is the drummer from British post trip hop band Second Person. His most well-known project to date has been as drummer/programmer on Second Person's 2004 debut release Chromatography and its follow up The Elements with band-mates Julia Johnson and Mark Maclaine.The Madrid-born...
play alongside guest musicians: DJ Shylock (turntables) and Mike Ausden (guitar
Guitar
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/trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
) and the live performance was directed by Susan Luciani (also Director of Dolls
Dolls (2006 film)
- Plot :Inspired by a story that appeared in a 1950s newspaper, this short film plays out a year in the life of a young girl, Mouche. Deemed too skinny to make a living at the Moulin Rouge, Mouche is cast out and saved from suicide by a group of puppets traveling from town to town performing street...
for which the band provided music). The DVD was edited by Pierangelo Pirak and Ben King, produced by Mark Maclaine (aka The Silence) and mixed by him and Ben Jones at The Silence Corporation studios, London.
Track listing
- "Demons Die" – 3:30
- "I Spy" – 4:12
- "Too Cold To Snow" – 4:42
- "Wreckage" – 3:16
- "No Window" – 4:21
- "Divine" – 4:09
- "Senseless Sentences" – 4:20
- "Demons In The Scenery" – 3:48
Bonus Tracks:
- "Grace" – 5:02
- "That's What I've Been Told" – 4:09 (video taken from "Snows in the House 2")
Trivia
- Only 1000 of these DVDs were produced, each one numbered and most are signed to individual fans.
- The extra song: "That's What I've Been Told" will never be released on any studio album by the band.