THE BUREAU DE CHANGE | fr

Playing for Change est un projet musical multimedia qui met en scène des musiciens des quatre coins du monde pour diffuser un message de paix. En mars 2005, Mark Johnson, ingénieur du son et réalisateur, filme le guitariste et chanteur Roger Ridley dans les rues de Los Angeles, interprétant Stand by me. Il décide alors d'ajouter d'autres musiciens à cette même chanson, en superposant leur interprétation à celle de Roger Ridley. Il part alors avec son équipe à Barcelone, où il enregistre notamment Clarence Bekker (en) sur Stand by me avant de partir pour l'Afrique du Sud, l'Inde, le Népal,...

There are several artists called CHANGES: 1) American folk band formed in 1969 by cousins Robert N. Taylor and Nicholas Tesluk. Their music incorporates virtuoso, folkish acoustic guitar riffs and english ballad-like vocals. Changes saw three distinct periods with rotating band members before their contemporary incarnation. Becouse of their lyrics dealing with tradition and metaphysics and the member's patiriotic ideas they are heavily associated with the neofolk genre. 2) Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1987 in Gothenburg and disbanded in 1993. Bassplayer/songwriter Jonas Slattung and keyboardplayer Erik Nolander went on to swedish pop-dreamweavers Anywhen. 3) Moscow band "Changes" has...

Starting with the circuit-bent toys and keyboards of Kevin C. Smith and running through Maurice Rickard's live processing, the improvised results range from an exploration of a landscape of tense sonic alienation, to abstract IDM, to light comedy. http://www.myspace.com/thebureauofnonstandards .