artist: Brian McBride
title: The Effective Disconnect (Music Composed for the Documentary “Vanishing of the Bees”)
catalog#: krank150
formats available: LP / CD / Digital
release date: October 25, 2010
content:
! From Brian McBride: When George and Myriam approached me to compose for their film they
suggested I concentrate on four different themes: the gloriousness of the bees, the endurance and
hardships of traditional beekeepers, pesticides and the holistic nature of non-industrial agriculture. I was
especially intrigued with the idea of combining some of their mournful aspirations with something more
serene. Composing began in May of 2009. I had decided to start fresh not using anything that I had
already recorded. Preparing the music for the film, I knew that I needed to provide more built-in changes
in the structure of the pieces to give George and Myriam more flexibility. As I worked, I purposely
distanced myself from the more continuous architecture employed in my previous recordings in favor of
several mini-suites. In the thinking about the music, I hoped that the pieces would do justice to the
“gloriousness of the bees” theme, striving for a more overt hopeful quality. But old traditions die-hard and
the hopeful side of the music was eventually more subsumed by the lamentable.
! I should also mention that if you have seen the film, this record will not contain all the music used
and scored for this film.
! I am incredibly honored to be a part of this project even if the final compositions turned out to be
more appropriate for a different and more forlorn film. I know you have a lot to think about in this world
but if you care about food or the world around us, you deserve to at least consider the arguments within
this honest and real piece of film-making.
track listing:
1. Mélodrames Télégraphiés (in B major 7th) Part 1 2. Mélodrames Télégraphiés (in B major 7th) Part 2
3. Girl Nap 4. Several Tries (in an Unelevated Style) 5. Supposed Essay on the Piano (B major piano
Adagietto) 6.!Toil Theme Part 1 7. Toil Theme Part 2 8. Toil Theme Part 3 9. Beekeepers vs Warfare
Chemicals 10. I Know That You Don't Like the Future Like I Do 11. Chamber Minuet
selected discography:
When the Detail Lost Its Freedom 2005 kranky
press quotes for When the Detail Lost Its Freedom:
“A lush combination of everything from understated trumpet to an exultant, aspiring melody, feel like
messages from some lost, distant landscape.” All Music Guide
“Without flashy production, without a flashy image, and without a super-fast riff or commercial hook,
McBride manages to create all the gravity in the world.” Brainwashed
“McBride conjures up a pulsing world of what sounds like manipulated strings, harmonica, and low end
found sound rumbles that sounds like something that needs to be played at the end of man.” Almost
Cool
“Were subtly and nuance the currency of the music community, Brian McBride would be its richest
member.” Star's End
