New Broadcast (RIP Trish Keenan Jan 2011)

jesus, this is devastating. her voice was like a blanket when life was shitty and confusing. She was like warm apparition that melted cold, technological burdens into something friendly and familiar. she healed digital sickness.

Totally love "Echo's Answer." Discovered it by accident in a sale bin--had never heard of them before that.

COSIGN, with emphasis -- this is my fav broadcast tune, and one of my fav songs probably ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7-gk_RsIL0

broadcast were, to me, made some of the most consistently compelling music of the last decade. lots of interesting records, new turns and twists in their sound with each, and quality never flagged. trish's voice of course was the constant thread between everything -- the familiar pillow to sink into as the music warped and mutated, went new places and folded back onto itself again. everyone should know and love this band. a stunning, singular talent.

r.i.p.

Dear god, I can't believe that such a thing could happen in this day and age.

Consistently good music, and a beautiful, warm singing voice. Also, they were a great live band back when they were a 5-piece, one of the best bands I've seen. I feel like someone who had much more music to give has been taken away. Fucking awful.

Very well said ilxor, thanks. Just got chills listening to "Echoes Answer".

no words :(

holy shit this is awful

RIP, terrible news

Saw them touring the first album, Bottom of the Hill, fall/winter 2000-ish?

Was blown away by the VOLUME, sheer decibels, quite a pretty sound that just roared.

My gal at the time was huge into them... I should let her know about this.

Work and Non Work is actually their best, amirite?

That was the one I listened to the most.

When I was dating my last and only girlfriend (turned me gay lolol) I burned her a copy of Haha Sound. It almost never left her car cd player.

Love that Winter Now clip.

One question: didn't they have a long-in-the-works album ready to come out? I wonder if we'll get to hear it..

I hope all the news spurs people to discover this wonderful band.

oh shit!!
what a great singer and band.
r.i.p

I was most heavily into Work and Non Work and the Focus Group collaboration out of all their stuff. Which I guess just goes to show that their genius managed to span their whole career. Not been able to listen to anything today, I'm just a bit too devastated by this - it's not like, say, Beefheart, where it's a respectful salute to a life, but rather this makes me very very angry and very very upset.

It's true. It is so frustrating when someone with so much potential and so much to give to the world dies before their time.

I feel much the same way as I did when Mary Hansen passed away. It's just way too soon.

A bit of my blog muttering.

this is so terrible RIP

God, this is so awful. Condolences to her loved ones, she made such fantastic music.

Im actualy in tears listening to her now,so sad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WVVWXcbBJs

:'(

goodbye girl

this makes me very very angry

It's weird, this is how I feel too! Feel like raving against the world... how could this happen? How? Definitely gonna sip a pint or two for Trish later.

And then I will read Ned's blog.

I'm in complete shock, completely gutted.

One of the finest voices and very best bands or recent times.

Great piece Ned.

Thanks much.

ned's blog is worth reading all the time imo, but his thoughts on this tragedy are especially worth a few minutes' time (and hooooly shit that run of youtube links at the end-- PHENOMENAL)

RIP. So sad, I remember discovering work and non-work right around 2000, and then proceed to buy everything I could find by them. Saw them live a few times and it was very memorable.
In an eerie coincidence, I was writing a poem this morning called "Sudden Loss" while all this was happening. Freaked me out a bit.

I'd like to reiterate what was said above - your piece is wonderful, Ned.

Shit. Just seen this. This is... so unjust. RIP, Trish

wait... someone just told me she was 42? is that right?

I last saw Trish & James play an improv set at The Vortex Jazz Club in - *checks* - Oct '09 (damn, seems like only a couple of months ago).

They'd just featured on the cover of The Wire (this issue: http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/3069/). It was a rainy day, on and off, and before their performance they sat quietly, just outside the cafe-bar downstairs, having a coffee, dressed casually and with cagoules on to help ward off the next shower or keep warm - James was even wearing the same sweater he wore for The Wire photoshoot - and looking very anonymous and not at all rock'n'roll (or jazz). Then they went upstairs, set up their own gear, and transformed into the ever-spooky and beautiful other selves for the 20 minutes or so of their set.

My favourite Broadcast recordings have been the more recent ones: they seemed to be slowly refining their sound and reaching for something transformative - and often getting there. God knows what James must be feeling right now.

xpost yeh that sopunds about right. flatmate was just telling me that she'd seen Trish support Delta as part of a folkish duo called (maybe?) Trish & Jude circa 1993ish, and even then it was obvious this was a hugely talented person.

Just found out. Can't really believe it. One of my all-time favorite acts and one who always progressed and pushed their own boundaries. They were always my first reference point when friends ignorantly told me nothing new could be done in music (despite their constant influences from the past). Who will sing my lullabies now?

they started out perfect and slowly improved. what a miserable loss. poor trish,

That's a nice piece, Ned.

Im actualy in tears listening to her now,so sad

― nakamura, Friday, 14 January 2011 17:27 (2 hours ago)

I actually have shed a few tears today, over this person I never even met. It's weird, the power that good music can have over your emotions.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This completely. Her voice was just so warm and kind that you felt you'd known her your whole life.

This song for some reason just seems like a good way to remember. I love the sentiments in it. Love the album version, but youtubed it to discover that footage of "Halloween" was playing behind it. Prefer to let the band stand in themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3B1XtWD0gY&feature=related

This is terribly sad.

Feel punched in the gut. I can hardly believe it. :(

trish lives forever in our dreams

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5001/5354827591_b41642cbc9_b.jpg

Joe Muggs just posted this on Twitter:

Here's a compilation Trish Keenan made for a friend of mine just before going to Australia: great way to remember her.

Shortcut to link:

http://bit.ly/eI1wmT

thanks for the heads up, ned

Joe's friend said more on FB:

Before she went to Australia Trish sent me a mix CD of bonkers pop music she compiled, I never thanked her. Its called Mind Bending Motorway Mix and I want to share it with you, please pass the link on, share it far and wide, its a little tribute to a (as a friend referred to her today) exhilarating woman

d/ling now

Broadcast used to have a series of radio mixes up on their website that were really fantastic. There is still one of these up on their newer site, but I can't seem to track down the previous ones. Lots of great, obscure psych music.

no tracklisting!

some Broadcast live sets from bygone years can be found at http://www.percussionlab.com/

interview with Trish on Australian radio from December
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2QAMVQRK