![]() Invisible Children & La Blogotheque made the announcement via, a community based fundraising website that allows filmmakers, artists, etc. Among the gorgeous ambiance of Gulu’s vast landscapes these settings will act as the link between the majestically filmed Take Away Show and the story of the Ugandan people. Arcade Fire performing in an elevator or Sigur Ros performing in a restaurant). As the history is revealed to the bands they will choose different settings in which to play their music that will be captured in the vein of La Blogotheque’s widely popular Take Away Shows (shows that capture bands playing outside their usual venue environment ie. This collaborative film will not only document the bands and their experience with Ugandan culture, but will capture spontaneous acoustic performances along the way. The result will be a radically new kind of music documentary that will be sold to raise funds for Invisible Children’s life changing programs. The entire trip will be captured on film as bands are exposed to the devastating effects of the 24 year long war, along with the resilience of the people trying to stop it. SAN DIEGO, JANUARY 27, 2009- The media-based non-profit organization Invisible Children and internationally recognized music portal La Blogotheque are teaming up to take orchestral genius’s The Polyphonic Spree and two other high caliber bands (TBD) to Gulu, Uganda where a rebel leader has been abducting children and forcing them to fight as child soldiers. So we're just trying to think of new ways.Invisible Children & La Blogotheque Invite Fans To Help Raise Funds For A Film Collaboration With The Polyphonic Spree That Will Help End Child Soldiering In Uganda ![]() It's a new frontier and we can be as interesting and creative as we want. ![]() "We're at a point in music where it's pretty wide open. "There's so many different routes to go these days," DeLaughter says. The sound is quadraphonic and cinematic and it's got some elements that lend itself to doing some interesting experiences."ĭeLaughter says he's kicking around some ideas about how to release Salvage Enterprise in a format that lends itself to his intentions and expressions, but he's "not ready to talk about it at this point." "We can do it anywhere because I carry my own generator and I can set it up wherever I go. "We did a story on Twitter and Instagram where people who were following us could come and we'd play the record in the round and the people would lay down in the center," DeLaughter says. These experiences let fans hear the album the way DeLaughter intends for them to hear it, with the bonus of natural atmosphere. The band also held surprise pop-up concerts called the Salvage Enterprise Listening Experience in wide open spaces where they could set up a campfire and allow fans to listen to the album under a dark sky of twinkling stars. "We do this on every record so this is no different." "I wouldn't say it's a big daunting thing, but you always try to find an interesting way to pass it on and this feels pretty special," he says. can't seem to choose a route, so I've sat on it for almost a year." Last Sunday, DeLaughter posted on Twitter that the album still had not been released "because I'm so in my head. DeLaughter says he expects he'll find a way to release the full album sometime this summer in a way that allows listeners to get the full experience from start to finish. Those who contributed to the fund got a digital copy of the album, but it's still pending a wide release. The group released a single from the album called "Got Down to the Soul" last year. To have the availability of introducing the record in that way, I thought it was interesting and serves its purpose."įans crowdfunded Salvage Enterprise back in 2019, raising over $100,000 in donations. "So we can have a captive audience and play the record from start to finish. "Everybody's basically got a jukebox in their pocket and I'd like people to hear this record as a whole, as an album," DeLaughter says. Tim DeLaughter, the frontman for the Dallas-born symphonic rock group The Polyphonic Spree, says that's part of what's holding up the public release of the group's latest crowdfunded album, Salvage Enterprise. Digital media gives listeners the power to control how and when they choose to hear certain songs, ignoring the order in which they were meant to be heard. There are even more sacrifices on the artists' end of the deal. If you forget to charge your device, you have to wait until it has enough power to play your favorite tunes again. If you're not willing to pay for a subscription, you have to learn to put up with occasional ad breaks. ![]() Music may be more accessible and available thanks to digital technology and streaming platforms, but that luxury requires some sacrifices. ![]()
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