{"product_id":"781484031413","title":"Faun Fables - The Transit Rider - Import Vinyl 2 LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaun Fables\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiventheirbackcatalog,FaunFableshavecreatedasingularmusicaluniverse,onethatisevocativeofothertimes,places,anderas.TransitRidertakesthatenigmaticaesthetictoanewextreme--thatlastwordcannotbeoverstated.TransitRiderisatrulyobsessivesongcycleandstorythatDawnMcCarthydevelopedfortheaterandperformedin2002,andhasbeenresuscitated.SheandNilsFrykdahl(thecoreofFaunFables)havedevelopedatravelingworkthatfeaturesfourplayers,filmsandmusicfromtheband,andfromothersources.Thisisaneerieworkthatdrawsonages-oldAngloandEasternEuropeanfolktraditions,vanguardrock,thecabaretworksofKurtWeill,andthehumorofErikSatie.\"TransitTheme\"opensthe13-cutproductionasMcCarthysings,\"Iamatransitridergoingsandcomingsatallhours,inthelightandinthedark,waitformytrainbutdon'thavetopark.Iamatransitrider,goingsandcomingsthey'reallthesame...\"She'saccompaniedbyFrykdahl'sguitarandbackingvocals,herautoharp,percussion,andbass,andthestrangesoundoftrumpetsandviolinsthatfloatandhover,denotinghistory,tradition,andtheirdisappearances,aseverythingcontinuesforwardwithoutpurpose,withoutdestination.Motion,space,time,dissolution,experience,andtheedgeofsanityareexploredastheebbandflowofcontinuancewithoutcessationevolvesandreturnsinabrokencircle.Thecoversongs,\"HouseCarpenter\"forinstance,isatraditionalsongthathasmanyversionsinwhichJesuswaitsandcelebratesthereturnofhisloverPan!On\"InSpeed,\"FrykdahlandMcCarthysharevocalsfordifferentpartsofatrulymanicjourneythroughfearthatresultsinisolationanddetachment,andsprintingawayfromanythingthattouchesthetransitriderbeyondthequickwitnessofeverythinggoingbyinablur,therefrain\"Let'sspeedup,withoutgraceandrunning\"withvoices,howling,moaning,shouting,andoperaticallysingingasthetrackgoesofftherailandbecomesunhingedwithitsnearlyorchestralinstrumentation.Theset'slongesttuneimmediatelyfollows;\"TakiPejzaz(SuchaLandscape)\"waswrittenin1963bythePolishsongwriterZygmuntConieczny,fromapoembyAntoniSzmidtandtranslatedbyMcCarthyandAgnieszkaSowinski.Itshauntingfolkformssweepthroughobservationsofthelandscapeassomethingtobeseen,notfelt,asthe\"tanglingpinetrees...standmuteanduseless.\"Thevanguardrock\u0026amp;rollburnsitselfintofolktraditionwithcrashingtomtoms,electricguitars,flutes,andmore.McCarthy'snearlyunbearableotherworldlyaltovoicechanting,wailing,andfinallymovingtocontralto,istransformedbutunaware.Soisthetransitrider,avirtualencyclopediaofseeingwithoutknowing.Onecouldarguetheconceptisoverlydonebythecycle'snadir,butthatwouldbemissingthepoint.Thetransitrider,whocontinuallyfurthersthejourneywithoutgettinganywhere,growsoldwithoutexperiences.Themusicandthevoicesprovidethedarkerandhumoroussideofsuchalife.Inthefinalsong,\"I'dLiketoBe,\"McCarthyandFrykdahlwhimsicallyengagefantasy:\"I'dliketobe\/likethewind\/singingaround...likethewind\/andtoucheverything....\"Butit'sfleshandbloodmovingthroughthesethoughtswithoutresemblingthem.Simpleacousticsix-andtwelve-stringguitarssingthissong,writtenbySouerSourire,alsofrom1963.Thetransitriderfinishesthejourneywhereshestarted,admiring,escapingintothought,andultimatelyseekingnodestinationbutthespiritofmotionitself.ThisonewilltestFaunFablesfans,butitisutterlywonderful,engaging,disturbing,andfunny;itmerelyneedstobeheardonitsownterms.Thisisnotsomuchfreak-oracid-folk,asitismodernmusic,evolvedfromrock,folkandpop,composedandtransformedintosomethingallofitsowncreation.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Birth\u003cbr\u003e2.Transit Theme\u003cbr\u003e3.House Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e4.In Speed\u003cbr\u003e5.Taki Pejaz\u003cbr\u003e6.Roadkill\u003cbr\u003e7.Earth's Kiss\u003cbr\u003e8.Fire ; Castration\u003cbr\u003e9.The Questioning\u003cbr\u003e10.I No Longer Wish To\u003cbr\u003e11.The Corwith Brothers\u003cbr\u003e12.Dream on a Train\u003cbr\u003e13.I'd Like to Be\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425744773409,"sku":"781484031413","price":7690.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/781484031413.jpg?v=1788344803","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/781484031413","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}