
Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love
Leah Kardos
Hounds Of Love invites you to not only listen, but to cross the boundaries of sensory experience into realms of imagination and possibility. Side A spawned four Top 40 hit singles in the UK, ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’, ‘Cloudbusting’, ‘Hounds of Love’ and ‘The Big Sky’, some of the best-loved and most enduring compositions in Bush’s catalogue. On side B, a hallucinatory seven-part song cycle called The Ninth Wave broke away from the pop conventions of the era by using strange and vivid production techniques that plunge the listener into the psychological centre of a near-death experience. Poised and accessible, yet still experimental and complex, with Hounds Of Love Bush mastered the art of her studio-based songcraft, finally achieving full control of her creative process. When it came out in 1985, she was only 27 years old.
This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer. Track-by-track commentaries focus on the experience of the album from the listener’s point of view, drawing attention to the art and craft of Bush’s songwriting, production and sound design. It considers the vast impact and influence that Hounds Of Love has had on music cultures and creative practices through the years, underlining the artist’s importance as a barrier-smashing, template-defying, business-smart, record-breaking, never-compromising role model for artists everywhere.
Duration - 4h 22m.
Author - Leah Kardos.
Narrator - Maria Nicola Johnson.
Published Date - Wednesday, 29 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Leah Kardos ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Leah Kardos
Maria Nicola Johnson
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Description:
Hounds Of Love invites you to not only listen, but to cross the boundaries of sensory experience into realms of imagination and possibility. Side A spawned four Top 40 hit singles in the UK, ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’, ‘Cloudbusting’, ‘Hounds of Love’ and ‘The Big Sky’, some of the best-loved and most enduring compositions in Bush’s catalogue. On side B, a hallucinatory seven-part song cycle called The Ninth Wave broke away from the pop conventions of the era by using strange and vivid production techniques that plunge the listener into the psychological centre of a near-death experience. Poised and accessible, yet still experimental and complex, with Hounds Of Love Bush mastered the art of her studio-based songcraft, finally achieving full control of her creative process. When it came out in 1985, she was only 27 years old. This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer. Track-by-track commentaries focus on the experience of the album from the listener’s point of view, drawing attention to the art and craft of Bush’s songwriting, production and sound design. It considers the vast impact and influence that Hounds Of Love has had on music cultures and creative practices through the years, underlining the artist’s importance as a barrier-smashing, template-defying, business-smart, record-breaking, never-compromising role model for artists everywhere. Duration - 4h 22m. Author - Leah Kardos. Narrator - Maria Nicola Johnson. Published Date - Wednesday, 29 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Leah Kardos ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:01:38
Introduction
Duration:00:23:04
The First Woman
Duration:00:04:04
Still Dreaming
Duration:00:41:53
I Put This Moment...Here
Duration:00:32:32
Hounds of Love
Duration:00:48:48
The Ninth Wave
Duration:00:48:36
A Ritual in Six Steps
Duration:00:04:15
Before the Dawn
Duration:00:32:50
Blackbirds
Duration:00:06:25
Wave After Wave
Duration:00:17:28
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:49