Watch the sludgy doom-metal duo play with a 24-member female choir at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City on June 25, 2011. Listen to the audio stream HERE.
“Led by Chrissy Wolpert, the Assembly of Light Choir walked through a mostly seated audience, cloaked in robes, singing a cappella at Le Poisson Rouge. The 24 members of the choir come from various musical backgrounds and operate under an empowering philosophy: “I am a singer. I am a good singer. I am confident. My voice is powerful and unique. And I am tasteful.” It’s an ethic rooted in punk rock, which is surely what attracted the sludgy doom-metal duo The Body to work with the group on one of my favorite albums of 2010, All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood. Conceived as a collaborative performance on a whirlwind 10-date tour, the Providence, R.I.-based groups convened in New York City as part of the Blackened Music Series on June 25.
After 14 minutes of the choir’s own songs — part hymnal, part ancient ritual — Wolpert led the group in “A Body,” the surging piece that opens the record. But when guitarist Chip King and drummer Lee Buford lay into the first chord of “A Curse” that follows it, a jaw becomes unhinged and the apocalypse opens its mouth to an Earth consumed by fire and creatures made of eyeballs” --Lars Gotrich/NPR Music.
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