Brian Eno - Spider and I

a super slowed down version of Brian Eno's "Spider and I", performed and arranged by:

Matthew Szemela / violin 1
Curtis Stewart / violin 2
Ljova / viola
Leat Sabbah / cello
(and yes, we were sober whilst making this - thank you for asking!)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• eno
• brianeno
• ambient
• soundscape
• ethereal
• string
• quartet
• stringquartet
• ljova
• homerecording
• live

[tpksummers]

Fucking great. Miss Boots on the cello looked a little nervous at first, like you guys were going to beat her to death if she screwed up. I don't care if you were sober, the singing turned this song into a great sorrowful drunken bar closing chorus, like "Danny Boy" for hipsters.

I would love to set this version to different visuals, if you'd let me. See my channel.

[ljovadotcom]

@tpksummers love your comment, thank you so much! and yes absolutely, please change the visuals - let me know if you need anything from me..

[BlindSoothsayer]

I think this cover deserves a better recording, and trust me, I mean that in a good way.

[ljovadotcom]

@BlindSoothsayer you mean sonically?

[ljovadotcom]

@BlindSoothsayer thanks! yep, but we improvised the whole thing off a lead-sheet, and there was only one mic in the room.. going for a more informal approach there..

[gammahydra4]

I enjoyed this very much.

Looks like you had a lot of fun doing it too !

You've captured the spirit of the song using completely different instruments.

Eno's synthesizer themes translate very nicely with acoustic instruments.

Try doing The Heavenly Music Corporation next !

[ljovadotcom]

@gammahydra4 why thank you so much! we appreciate it

[BlindSoothsayer]

@ljovadotcom yeah, I mean it seems like a good arrangement and performance, but I thought the mics, room, etc were sub-par.

[lukesoiseth]

this is brilliant! what fun! thank you so much for sharing this is fucking awesome!

[gypsymyth7]

love it