{"product_id":"julius-eastman-vol-5-gay-guerrilla","title":"Julius Eastman, Vol. 5: Gay Guerrilla","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eWild Up has been lauded as one of classical music’s most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eexciting groups by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003evirtually every\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e significant institution and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ecritic within earshot. In 2010, Artistic Director Christopher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eRountree founded Wild Up with 15 musicians. Today, this\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eGrammy®-nominated ensemble \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ecomprises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e 32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eperformers, with membership ranging from award-winning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ecomposers to experts in contemporary techniques,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ebaroque music specialists, activists, studio musicians,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eindie artists, and educators. \u003cem\u003eJulius Eastman Vol. 5: Gay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuerilla\u003c\/em\u003e is just the latest thrilling chapter in Wild Up's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eongoing Eastman compendium, which has earned three\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eGrammy  nominations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW111411199 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW111411199 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eIn an oeuvre with no shortage of provocation, Gay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eGuerrilla stands among Eastman's most daring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003estatements: An epochal work that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003esanctifies queerness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eand envisions a genuine revolution of gay liberation. As\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eEastman shared in remarks preceding Gay Guerrilla’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e1980 premiere: “If there is a cause — and if it is a great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ecause — those who belong to that cause will sacrifice their\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eblood, because, without blood, there is no cause. So,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003etherefore, that is the reason that I use gay guerrilla, in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ehopes that I might be one, if called upon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eto be one.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW111411199 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eWild Up reaffirms the point made by the musicologist and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ecomposer Luciano Chessa: “If all of Eastman’s music but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ethis one were t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003edisappear, Gay Guerrilla would still be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eenough to guarantee him a firm place in the history of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003etwentieth-century music” throughout Vol. 5, drawing out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ethe compositional characteristics and urgent themes that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003emark Eastman as a singular figure in American\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eExperimentalism: queered allusions to Lutheran hymnals,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ealmost unbearably tense passages of frenzied repetition,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eand explosions of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003emelodic ecstasy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eIt’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e a testament to the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eensemble’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003ecarefully-honed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e ability to perform Eastman’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111411199 BCX4\"\u003eidiosyncratic scores in a spirit befitting its creator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"New Amsterdam","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":57416305901899,"sku":"R9313-3763","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_298c3c8e-05db-4a9d-9b5f-52d7b7f2447c.jpg?v=1779460934","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/julius-eastman-vol-5-gay-guerrilla","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}