![]() ![]() Which makes for an impressive cluster of achievement in ![]() Jagjaguwar’s executives didn’t have to look far to enlist Gay, who has a studio near the Downtown Bloomington office of Secretly Group – parent company to Jagjaguwar and sibling labels Secretly Canadian, Dead Oceans and Numero Group. “The whole thing is just more and different than what I ever would have ever imagined,” he says. Gay uses the word “amazing” to describe the poetry-meets-music project. Experimental guitarist Sam Gendelįractured Gay’s voice into something resembling an electronic beacon on “Sorrow is Not My Name.” ![]() ![]() Bon Iver founder Justin Vernon created a 15-minute soundscape to pair with Gay’s “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.” Harpist Mary Lattimore added an echo to Gay’s voice for “Burial,” a tribute to his late father. The resulting album, “Dilate Your Heart,” was released April 9. Acclaimed poet Ross Gay made an album to help Bloomington-based label Jagjaguwar celebrate its 25th anniversary, but he wasn’t sure at first what sounds would accompany his words.Īfter Gay recorded spoken-word versions of five poems from his award-winning career, the Indiana University professor turned his work over to five different musicians. ![]()
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