The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (Live from Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, 7/5/2019)
from Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) by Alex Henry Foster
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“Standing Under Bright Lights” [Deluxe Collector Boxset]
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album“Standing Under Bright Lights” is a live album, featuring the entirety of Alex Henry Foster’s first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 5, 2019. It includes the live rendition of every song from his album “Windows in the Sky”, performed by an 11-piece band.
Limited and collector edition translucent orange vinyls
Printed and crafted at The Fabrik, Alex Henry Foster’s own creative atelier.
Includes:
- 3 translucent orange LPs
- Signed and numbered limited edition of 500
- 3 hand-printed silkscreen jackets
- 3 hand-printed silkscreen inner sleeves
- 3 silkscreen poster (size 12” x 12” (W x L))
- 1 handcrafted lyrics notebook
- 1 hand-printed silkscreen slipmat
- 1 hand-printed silkscreen canvas
- 1 hand-printed silkscreen box
- 3 buttons
- 1 digital download card
- Digital download link
Track Listing:
SIDE A
- The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (8:49)
- Winter Is Coming In (11:19)
SIDE B
- Shadows of Our Evening Tides (19:25)
SIDE C
- The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) (21:18)
SIDE D
- Snowflakes in July (14:32)
SIDE E
- Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (12:55)
SIDE F
- Lavender Sky (6:25)
- The Love That Moves (The End Is Beginning) (8:27)
About “Standing Under Bright Lights”
Standing Under Bright Lights takes place approximately 6 months after the release of Alex Henry Foster's phenomenal first solo album Windows in the Sky, that not only debuted at number 3 on the Canadian top 200, right behind Imagine Dragons and Muse, but that also stayed on the top 40 for a year after its initial release, scoring a nomination for best album of the year in Canada while being internationally acclaimed and added to several best albums shortlists all over the world.
The concert was to be a one-off happening, a homage to Foster's late father, who had died almost 5 years prior, almost to the day of the event. It would consist of the entire album Windows in the Sky, re-invented for the occasion as an 11-piece band set to perform along a movie projection produced by Foster. Also based on Foster's vision, award-winning light engineer Pascal Boily created a unique scenic installation, offering an immersive universe where music, movie projections, and light co-existed. Alex wanted for the public to be invited to dwell on the moment rather than have the sensation of attending a concert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreSold Out
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“Standing Under Bright Lights” [Triple LP Vinyl - Widespine - Smoke Orange]
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album“Standing Under Bright Lights” is a live album, featuring the entirety of Alex Henry Foster’s first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 5, 2019. It includes the live rendition of every song from his album “Windows in the Sky”, performed by an 11-piece band.
Limited and collector edition smoke orange vinyls
Printed and crafted at The Fabrik, Alex Henry Foster’s own creative atelier.
Includes:
- 3 smoke orange LPs
- 1 widespine jacket
- 3 inner sleeves
- 1 digital download card
- Digital download link
Track Listing:
SIDE A
- The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (8:49)
- Winter Is Coming In (11:19)
SIDE B
- Shadows of Our Evening Tides (19:25)
SIDE C
- The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) (21:18)
SIDE D
- Snowflakes in July (14:32)
SIDE E
- Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (12:55)
SIDE F
- Lavender Sky (6:25)
- The Love That Moves (The End Is Beginning) (8:27)
About “Standing Under Bright Lights”
Standing Under Bright Lights takes place approximately 6 months after the release of Alex Henry Foster's phenomenal first solo album Windows in the Sky, that not only debuted at number 3 on the Canadian top 200, right behind Imagine Dragons and Muse, but that also stayed on the top 40 for a year after its initial release, scoring a nomination for best album of the year in Canada while being internationally acclaimed and added to several best albums shortlists all over the world.
The concert was to be a one-off happening, a homage to Foster's late father, who had died almost 5 years prior, almost to the day of the event. It would consist of the entire album Windows in the Sky, re-invented for the occasion as an 11-piece band set to perform along a movie projection produced by Foster. Also based on Foster's vision, award-winning light engineer Pascal Boily created a unique scenic installation, offering an immersive universe where music, movie projections, and light co-existed. Alex wanted for the public to be invited to dwell on the moment rather than have the sensation of attending a concert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreSold Out
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album“Standing Under Bright Lights” is a live album, featuring the entirety of Alex Henry Foster’s first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 5, 2019. It includes the live rendition of every song from his album “Windows in the Sky”, performed by an 11-piece band.
Includes:
- 2 CDs
- 1 DVD
- 4-page booklet
- 1 digital download card
- Digital download link
Track Listing:
DISC 1
- The Son of Hannah (8:41)
- The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (8:49)
- Winter Is Coming In (11:19)
- Shadows of Our Evening Tides (19:25)
- The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) (21:18)
DISC 2
- Snowflakes in July (14:32)
- Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (12:55)
- Lavender Sky (6:25)
- The Love That Moves (The End Is Beginning) (8:27)
Additional Material
- Winter Is Coming In (Upper Room Studio Rehearsal) (14:25)
- Summertime Departures (Upper Room Studio Rehearsal) (14:08)
DVD
Live From Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (2:05:01)
Immersion Sky (A Visual Journey by Alex Henry Foster) (1:01:15)
About “Standing Under Bright Lights”
Standing Under Bright Lights takes place approximately 6 months after the release of Alex Henry Foster's phenomenal first solo album Windows in the Sky, that not only debuted at number 3 on the Canadian top 200, right behind Imagine Dragons and Muse, but that also stayed on the top 40 for a year after its initial release, scoring a nomination for best album of the year in Canada while being internationally acclaimed and added to several best albums shortlists all over the world.
The concert was to be a one-off happening, a homage to Foster's late father, who had died almost 5 years prior, almost to the day of the event. It would consist of the entire album Windows in the Sky, re-invented for the occasion as an 11-piece band set to perform along a movie projection produced by Foster. Also based on Foster's vision, award-winning light engineer Pascal Boily created a unique scenic installation, offering an immersive universe where music, movie projections, and light co-existed. Alex wanted for the public to be invited to dwell on the moment rather than have the sensation of attending a concert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreships out within 7 days$25 USD or more
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lyrics
I just don’t know how it feels anymore
Life’s drifting in time divided
Empire’s falling in kingdom’s rust
In echoes I won’t hear when the night is over
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
There’s no refuge for hopelessness
No science for broken-hearted frills
No ornaments, no light, no light bright enough
To cover the darkness of our faithless thrills, no
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
The pain that bonds it all together
The beginning, as we lose, the colors, as we faint
The bloodline, the bloodline turned specter
Turned specter as we end
The anguish of unknown, unfolded grief
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
I don’t know how to cover the rues at my feet
Mercy’s hidden like a lonesome treasure
And sorrow’s evil, sorrow’s evil
But when it’s all you’ve got
It’s a dear friend holding your crestfallen woes
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The edge may cover the words of disruption
Its youthful dream, its youthful dream
May fool you into believing
That the voices you hear, you hear, you hear
May come from heaven and beyond
But static is the noise
Whispering in your ears
Static is the noise
Whispering in your ears
The devil may cry and the angels may sing
Oh, static is the noise, static is the noise
As far as the sun, as bright as the sky
Static is the noise
The pain that bonds it all together
The beginning, as we lose, the colors as we faint
The bloodline, the bloodline turned specter
Turned specter as we end
The anguish of unknown, unfolded grief
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
The beginning
The static you hear
The static
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling, falling, falling on his knees
On his knees
The beginning is the end
Life’s drifting in time divided
Empire’s falling in kingdom’s rust
In echoes I won’t hear when the night is over
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
There’s no refuge for hopelessness
No science for broken-hearted frills
No ornaments, no light, no light bright enough
To cover the darkness of our faithless thrills, no
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
The pain that bonds it all together
The beginning, as we lose, the colors, as we faint
The bloodline, the bloodline turned specter
Turned specter as we end
The anguish of unknown, unfolded grief
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
I don’t know how to cover the rues at my feet
Mercy’s hidden like a lonesome treasure
And sorrow’s evil, sorrow’s evil
But when it’s all you’ve got
It’s a dear friend holding your crestfallen woes
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The edge may cover the words of disruption
Its youthful dream, its youthful dream
May fool you into believing
That the voices you hear, you hear, you hear
May come from heaven and beyond
But static is the noise
Whispering in your ears
Static is the noise
Whispering in your ears
The devil may cry and the angels may sing
Oh, static is the noise, static is the noise
As far as the sun, as bright as the sky
Static is the noise
The pain that bonds it all together
The beginning, as we lose, the colors as we faint
The bloodline, the bloodline turned specter
Turned specter as we end
The anguish of unknown, unfolded grief
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning, the beginning is the end
The beginning
The beginning
The static you hear
The static
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling on his knees
A man is falling, falling, falling, falling, falling on his knees
On his knees
The beginning is the end
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from Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal),
released April 16, 2021
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Alex Henry Foster Montreal, Québec
Alex Henry Foster (AHF) is a Canadian musician, singer, producer, and composer.
In November 2018,
Foster released a first solo album "Windows in the Sky”.
In April 2021, he released his live album “Standing Under Bright Lights”.
In April 2024, he released his project "Kimiyo" in collaboration with the Japanese-Canadian artist Momoka and Ben Lemelin, his creative accomplice.
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May 25Weinheim, Germany
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May 30Siegen, Germany
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May 30Augsburg, Germany
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Jun 15Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Jul 6Elsloo, Netherlands
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Jul 13Katowice, Poland
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Jul 19Loreley, Germany
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Jul 24Tübingen, Germany
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Jul 25Herzberg, Germany
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Jul 27Cologne, Germany
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