Kate Bush interview on Radio 4.

Posted by: rodwsmith on 04 May 2011

Front Row, 4th May, must be on listen again, and was first piece in the show.

 

Rare interview, and quite an insight. Turns out she is rerecording the songs on Director's Cut as much because she didn't like the original digital recording process as anything, and the snippets they played suggest a real development and possibly improvement. Good for her!

New album 'almost all written' and even bits recorded. All down to bonemeal on the piano apparently, hope she keeps it there.

And she even didn't rule out the possibility of playing live again in the future. John Wilson did a brilliant job of coaxing interesting answers from her I thought without making himself, or her, sound uncomfortable.

 

Looking forward to Director's Cut (on vinyl) even more now!

Posted on: 04 May 2011 by ianrobertm

The link you need is here, probably:

 

http://www.katebushnews.com/in...c-radio-4-interview/

 

Also an inverview in Mojo:

 

http://www.katebushnews.com/in...ature-and-interview/

 

Otherstuff also, on http://www.katebushnews.com/

 

I'll take my Director's Cut on CD, thanks... 



Posted on: 05 May 2011 by Richard S

A very interesting interview; greatly helped by someone asking smart questions with pauses long enough to get meaningful answers. Interested to hear she rates Aerial very highly - I do too. Re-recording old material to get the benefits of analogue sounds intriguing.

 

Directors Cut on vinyl duly pre-ordered...

Posted on: 05 May 2011 by DaveBk
It was a great interview - it will be fascinating to here the new versions of the tracks; in a slightly lower key as her voice has dropped a bit apparently. And another album in the pipeline after this, although she was a bit coy about this one.
Posted on: 05 May 2011 by Gale 401

Roll on the 16th,I have had the vinyl on order for months.

Pre-ordered it when it was still listed as a triple album for £15.99.

Its a good month for vinyl.Porcupine Tree's Sig double out the following week. 

G.

Posted on: 06 May 2011 by Richard Dane

Always nice to listen to an all-too-rare interview with Kate Bush.  Director's Cut sounds interesting; taking the digital masters and remixing to analog to "warm them up".  It's just a shame that they'll have to be converted to digital again (perhaps more than just once) - even for the vinyl, no doubt!  Anyway, am looking forward to hearing the results and also for the next new album of new material.

Posted on: 06 May 2011 by Jet Johnson

I'm pretty sure that it was established some years ago that Kate was an real advocate of analogue recordings and was a Linn LP 12 owner - I seem to remember Neil Young was mentioned in the same article as being another analogue devotee. 

Posted on: 06 May 2011 by Richard Dane

...as well as a system from another hifi manufacturer a little closer to Stonehenge (so I've been told).

Posted on: 06 May 2011 by ianrobertm

Ah, yes. I was told that story. Personal installation by Julian V... Probably active - with Isobarik's..?

 

But.... (so I was told..) the 250's were removed & replaced by PA or Guitar amps by her boyfriend.....

 

I have no idea if any of this is true. I was told the story by a Naim dealer, based in Loughboro....

Posted on: 07 May 2011 by john101

There is also an interview with Kate ( conducted at her home) to be broadcast on the Ken Bruce show from 9.30 a.m. on Radio 2 this coming Monday (9th May).

Posted on: 07 May 2011 by DenisA

 

Here is a fans attempt to recreate Kate's legendary 'Tour Of Life' from 1979 and a very good KB appreciation site - http://arosegrowingold.co.uk/ 

 

The Greatest tab has plenty of excellent songs, especially the last entry!

 

Posted on: 07 May 2011 by ianrobertm

Good interview. Got a fresh delivery of Round Tuits today.

 

Somewhere near Reading...

Posted on: 07 May 2011 by Kamera

It was a really good interview, especially kind of the beeb to make a longer version available too.

 

Cannot wait for the postman on or soon after 16th May.

 

In the meantime I am really enjoying Get Well Soon by Sarabeth Tucek which I can wholeheartedly recommend.

 

Andy

Posted on: 07 May 2011 by Kamera
Originally Posted by Richard Dane:

...as well as a system from another hifi manufacturer a little closer to Stonehenge (so I've been told).


If she still had Naim at the time, I dont think she would have approved the test pressing of The Red Shoes for release.

 

She could have avoided a lot of extra work. Still I love Aerial and welcome these new versions.

 

Andy

Posted on: 11 May 2011 by Bruce Woodhouse

The album is being streamed at NPR First Listen now in advance of release.

 

Perhaps you have to be a 'fan' but left me cold; and I love Aerial.

 

Bruce

Posted on: 12 May 2011 by Derry
Originally Posted by Richard Dane:

...  Director's Cut sounds interesting; taking the digital masters and remixing to analog to "warm them up". 

I am sure it is possible to produce, quite easily, in the digital domain the colouration so beloved of vinyl fanatics - many of whom enjoy, without irony, a vinyl copy of a digital master...

Posted on: 16 May 2011 by Kamera
Originally Posted by Derry:
Originally Posted by Richard Dane:

...  Director's Cut sounds interesting; taking the digital masters and remixing to analog to "warm them up". 

I am sure it is possible to produce, quite easily, in the digital domain the colouration so beloved of vinyl fanatics - many of whom enjoy, without irony, a vinyl copy of a digital master...

Panasonic DVD recorders include a "Digital Tube Sound Simulator"

 

I am really loving the Director's Cut. Got to wait another week for the LPs though.

 

I used Red Shoes when selecting my speakers, my new speakers had to make the icey Red Shoes sound listenable. Maybe I can try some new speakers now.

 

Andy

Posted on: 18 May 2011 by Nick Lees

After my first listen to The Directors Cut CD I have to say I'm pretty disappointed - most of the songs have had the life sucked out of them with the exception of the spectral take of This Womans Work.

 

Haven't listened to the remaster of The Red Shoes, of which I have high hopes...

Posted on: 24 May 2011 by Nick Lees

On further listening it has grown considerably on me, though the overall effect was of it being rather a melancholy album. Perhaps it's me?

 

IThe Red Shoes remaster is excellent though. The glassy edge to the vocals has gone and the bass is better defined and the whole thing is so much better, and although you still get those 80s throwback reverbed drums you do get Kate sounding young and full of zest. Well worth getting.