The Bqe Vinyl

The original 40 minute motion picture soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl.

The bqe vinyl.

And it has a crash rate of up to ten times the average crash rate across new york state. Limited edition vinyl includes. The project originally manifested in the form of a live show performed on november 1 3 2007. Sufjan stevens is proud to present the bqe a cinematic suite inspired by the brooklyn queens expressway and the hula hoop.

Stevens has not copied their works but created an original piece that seems to pay homage to the greats of american classical music. A fully colored version of the comic book is available separately. A 32 page booklet with breathtaking scenic photos of the brooklyn queens expressway in all its psychedelic glory. Listening to it was like taking a journey through american 20th century classical music i kept hearing elements of copland grofé ives bernstein gershwin glass coming through.

The limited edition vinyl is available as a double gatefold and includes the soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl a large scale 32 page booklet with liner notes and photographs and a black and white version of the 40 page hooper heroes comic book. Indiscriminate existential road trip liner notes by sufjan stevens. The album recording was made after the rehearsals for the show. The bqe is a mixed medium artistic exploration of the brooklyn queens expressway by sufjan stevens.

The limited edition vinyl is available as a double gatefold and includes the soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl a large scale 32 page booklet with liner notes and photographs and a black and white version of the 40 page hooper heroes comic book. Commissioned by brooklyn academy of music bam the bqe was originally performed in the howard gilman opera house in celebration of the 25th anniversary next wave festival in october of 2007. It was commissioned by the brooklyn academy of music and was originally performed in the howard gilman opera house in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the next wave festival in october of 2007. The origins and destinations of the traffic were studied by nycdot in 2015 2016 and the findings were shared at a public information meeting on june 20 2016.

A fully colored version of the comic book is available separately. As such the bqe sees an annual average daily traffic of more than 153 000 vehicles. The bqe is a cinematic suite inspired by the brooklyn queens expressway and the hula hoop. The show consisted of an original film directed and written by stevens accompanied by an orchestra performing a live soundtrack.

The limited edition vinyl is available as a double gatefold and includes the soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl a large scale 32 page booklet with liner notes and photographs and a black and white version of the 40 page hooper heroes comic book.