The happiness project lp by charles spearin vinyl, feb. The albums concept is so unique that it has the potential either to succeed or fall flat on its face. For the happiness project, spearin invited various members of his diverse toronto. The socalled project around which the album centers is a series of seemingly informal interviews to which charles spearin subjected his neighbors, friends, and family on the general topic of happiness. The concept for the happiness project making music out of ordinary speech is influenced by his early life with a blind father and his own buddhist studies. The happiness project by charles spearin on amazon music. Learning to deal with the great music deluge all shook down. Below, charles spearin explains how his latest venture, the happiness project, began.
Charles spearin the happiness project releases discogs. In 2009, charles spearin from the band do make say think released an unusual album. Happiness project groups, where people meet to discuss their happiness projects, have sprung up across the countryand across the world. The happiness project george stroumboulopoulos tonight. Charles spearin the happiness project 2009, cd discogs. With respect and compassion, spearin skillfully captures the experiences of his neighbors, helping us understand what makes them happy, and why. The happiness project is a concept created by charles spearin from toronto, known by some for his contributions to do make say think and broken social scene. The happiness project by charles spearin on spotify. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The happiness project will show you how to change your life, without actually changing your life, thanks to the findings of modern science, ancient history and popular culture about happiness, which the author tested for a year and now. Two years ago, broken social scenes charles spearin released the happiness project, an experimental album that brought together concepts associated with field recordings, sociology, jazz, and phonetics. Which is why we love broken social scene multiinstrumentalist charles spearins the happiness project a series of interviews with spearin s neighbors on the subject of happiness, deconstructed into the melodic, singsong quality of speech.
For the book by gretchen rubin, see gretchen rubin. Spearin, a member of broken social scene, recorded his conversations with neighbours in the summer of 2008 and crafted songs from the accidental melodies of their voices. Charles spearin is a canadian musician from toronto, ontario. He transforms everyday speech and conversation into music the result is. I sort of think its a mistake most of the time but if its not id like to take a moment to tell you all how nice it feels to have people know about this album.
With his proclivity for sounds and music, spearin began to listen for and uncover the inherent melodies that all of us contain in our natural speech. Charles spearin knows a thing or two about melodies. One mans humble quest to follow the bible as literally as possible. The happiness project by gretchen rubin is a memoir of the authors yearlong experiment to see if she could maximize her happiness. The concept of his first solo album gelled when spearin asked his downtown toronto neighbors to talk into a tape recorder about the concept of happiness and what made them happy. Aj jacobs, author of the year of living biblically. He is a founding member of do make say think, kc accidental and broken social scene and also contributes to valley of the giants. Charles spearin vittoria the happiness project youtube. Charles spearin is a founding member of do make say think and indierock collective, broken social scene. Spearin s inspiration came from the insight that the movement of our lips and. Spearin and company then proceeded to arrange music inspired by the interviewees responses. For this project he has been interviewing some of his neighbours in downtown toronto. The happiness project will show you how to change your life, without actually changing your life, thanks to the findings of modern science, ancient history and popular culture about happiness, which the author tested for a year and now shares with you. The happiness project by charles spearin album listen.
She was married to the love of her life and the mother of two children. My wife and i have two little kids and live in a multicultural neighbourhood in downtown toronto. Audio book both spearin and williamson have had active and influential musical careers in canada since the. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by charles spearin or similar artists.
The happiness project, an album by charles spearin on spotify. More importantly though, its a brilliant and unique idea executed with real affection, and a. In the summertime, all the kids in the neighbourhood play outside together and everyone is out on their porch enjoying each others company, telling stories and sharing. Accidental released his debut album, the happiness project, on feb.
Which is why we love broken social scene multiinstrumentalist charles spearin s the happiness project a series of interviews with spearin s neighbors on the subject of happiness, deconstructed into the melodic, singsong quality of speech. What makes this so unique, aside from it being focused on spearins examination of how the local populace perceive happiness, is the way in which the instruments often mimic the vocal melody. His junowinning concept album, the happiness project was released in 2009 and has no relation to rubins book. With its eloquent charisma and wit, the book successfully dodges the. Best known for his work with torontobased bands do make say think and broken social scene, charles spearin began performing samples of the happiness project live during broken social scene concerts, offering insight into the inspiration and concept of the album, which was longlisted for the 2009 polaris music prize. He also cites the book stumbling on happiness as a later influence. And spearin says he was intrigued not only by what they said, but how they said it. Weve long been fascinated by the concept and origin of happiness.
Audio book with charles spearin and tamara williamson. Charles spearin is a key member of the toronto postrock outfit do make say think and an adjunct member of the broken social scene collective. Broken social scenes charles spearin all about community. Each song on the record takes for its rhythmic basis the cadences of spearin s neighbours speech as they respond to his questions on the nature of happiness. Charles spearins happiness project the village voice. Dec 29, 2009 last week, we looked at charles spearins musicmeetsphilosophy experiment, the happiness project. Last week, we looked at charles spearins musicmeetsphilosophy experiment, the. In this book summary of the happiness project by gretchen rubin, youll find my notes, highlevel ideas, valuable lessons, and important action steps. The happiness project is a concept created by charles spearin from toronto, known by some for his contributions to do make say think and. Each person is different, and thats why each persons happiness project should also be different. The happiness project by charles spearin by nicole villeneuve every tuesday, torontoist scours record store shelves in search of the citys most notable new releases and. Fascinating social study, riveting musical experiment and enthralling exercise in philosophical anthropology charles spearin s the happiness project is at once all these things. Spearin s inspiration came from the insight that the movement of our lips and tongue, the rising and falling of our voices as voice our thoughts. Jan 28, 2010 music inside the musicians studio featuring the happiness project known to toronto music fans for his work in do make say think and broken social scene, over a year ago charles spearin began to.
Or why i spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read aristotle, and generally have more fun by gretchen rubin 5,221 ratings, 3. Morris on an eponymous track from charles spearin s the happiness project. Charles spearin the happiness project musicians friend. Apr 20, 2016 the happiness project summary april 20, 2016 march 25, 2019 niklas goeke self improvement 1sentencesummary. All of these references to postrock bands might have you feeling that this is similar to them, but charles spearins the happiness project is an entirely different beast. Listen to songs by charles spearin on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. As a cofounder of the instrumental postpunk band do make say think and the nowdefunct indie outfit k. Charles spearin, founding member of do make say think, broken social scene and k. Charles spearins first solo release, the happiness project, is an experiment in making soundscapes out of speech. Do make say think and the happiness project hit europe this fall, then return to north america for a series of shows in late november and december.
Antibodies, sk orchestra, do make say think, the happiness. The project involved asking his neighbors in the summer of 2007 to detail their definitions of happiness. Charles spearin the happiness project lp vinyl lp jetzt kaufen. Charles spearin is a toronto musician and the founder of broken social scene. The happiness project, charles spearin, toronto public library.
Beforehand, a subset of do make say think performed as happiness project, an intriguing set based on recordings made by bassist and lead charles spearin of his neighbors. Charles spearins happiness project is nothing if not selffulfilling. Canadian music luminaries charles spearin and tamara williamson with their concert. The happiness project mixes music with spoken interviews which spearin conducted on persons living in his own neighborhood. Awardwinning author gretchen rubin is back with a bang, with the happiness project. You simply cannot listen to these songs without being overwhelmed by an insuperable smile. Top sites the happiness project sparknotes 2019 latest.
The happiness project by charles spearin 827590390010. Charles spearin the happiness project vinyl amazon. Charles spearin the happiness project if charles spearin s intention was to make an inventive, communityminded music endeavour sound as hokey as possible on paper, mission accom. Spearin began the project by recording interviews with his neighbours on the subject of happiness, then created. Select a format add to cart these are my neighbours. Top sites happiness project book 2019 latest happiness. The happiness project is the brainchild of charles spearin, founding member of broken social scene and do make say think. The happiness project is a remarkably simple concept. In the hot summer months all the kids in the neighbourhood play outside together and everyone is out on. He was intrigued by the prosody of the spoken words, with their wide variety of intonations, rhythms and phrases, and created several musical pieces that followed five of the neighbors recordings. Mangan illuminates the shift in tone by issuing the. Charles spearin performs pieces from the happiness project on nov.
At times it resembles indie, sometimes its straight up jazz, and yes other times it does veer into the postrock echelon. Very reminiscent of broken social scene and do make say think, the happiness project is a gorgeous collection of quotes and instrumental music. Check out the happiness project by charles spearin on amazon music. The happiness project by charles spearin lp the business. Jun 26, 2018 audio book with charles spearin and tamara williamson playing at the baby g on tuesday, june 26 at 7. Charles spearin the happiness project saturday february 14th, 2009 cd dd lp buy stream these are my neighbours. Charles asked his neighbors questions based around happiness, then took the. A theme throughout each interview is the subject of happiness. The happiness project shaun pett happiness is love, says mrs. Jul 17, 2011 charles spearin, known principally for his work in broken social scene and do make say think, introduced his set by explaining tibetan logic, which involved a shoeremoving demonstration, and then explained the happiness project. An intriguing release from the broken social scenedo make say think member finds ordinary speech transformed into strange but affecting. Turns out, perhaps due to the universal relevance of the subject matter, that it has a doppelganger. The happiness project is a collection of songs inspired by the voices of charles spearin s neighbors. I imagine that this is what charles spearin founding member of do make say think and multiinstrumentalist for broken social scene must have thought many times before he.
In the summertime, all the kids in the neighbourhood play outside together and everyone is out on their porch enjoying each others company, telling stories and sharing thoughts. Charles spearin, dave clarke, kevin drew, leon kingstone, christopher ford, julie penner, justin small, ohad benchetrit, evan cranley, michael. Charles spearin set about this project recording the various people living in his neighbourhood offering their thoughts and musings on the subject of happiness. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Spearin then went about arranging and transcribing these recordings into music. Morris on an eponymous track from charles spearins the happiness project. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Which is why we love broken social scene multiinstrumentalist charles spearins the happiness project a series of interviews with spearins neighbors on the subject of happiness, deconstructed into the melodic, singsong quality of speech. Sep 16, 2011 charles spearin and the happiness project duration. Jun 17, 2010 the happiness project began with an idea. What makes this so unique, aside from it being focused on spearin s examination of how the local populace perceive happiness, is the way in which the instruments often mimic the vocal melody.
In the hot summer months all the kids in the neighbourhood play outside together and everyone is out on their porch enjoying each. With its expansive sonic palette and nervy, politically, and socially charged disposition, the fourth outing from the juno awardwinning singer songwriter, club meds, feels more like square one for the shapeshifting vancouverite. Morris perhaps best encapsulates the ideas behind this record, taking the speech patterns of an old. Mar 03, 2011 maybe ill give the book another chance. The happiness project is the title of charles spearin s debut album. If you enjoy music which inspires some basic level of reflective thought, and you are not afraid to step. My wife and i have two little kids and live downtown toronto. The happiness project, do make say think, broken social scene, feist, valley of the giants, kevin drew charles spearin is a canadian musician from toronto, ontario. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new. Morris to open charles spearin s happiness project. All of these references to postrock bands might have you feeling that this is similar to them, but charles spearin s the happiness project is an entirely different beast. Everyone has different ideas about what happiness is. Dec 23, 2009 weve long been fascinated by the concept and origin of happiness. Every couple days i get facebook notifications saying that soandso likes the happiness project.
The stories told on the happiness project are moving and ordinary and strange, and the way spearin makes you hear the music of spoken language by. Spearin composes and performs in a broad range of musical. Rubin had plenty of reasons to be satisfied with her life. Ive been listening to charles spearin constantly for the past couple of days ever since i randomly chanced upon a couple of his tracks on hype.
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