Lou Reed: Hudson River Wind Meditations

02/09/24 • 28 min

Hudson River Wind Meditations combines Reed's love of creating drone music with his passion for Tai Chi, yoga, and meditation. The album's ambient soundscapes have been described as a counterpoint to his intense Metal Machine Music album—but they are similar outliers in Reed's 40+ year exploration of drone music and feedback harmonics, music created specifically for a certain time and place of mind.

Liner Notes is a co-production of Light in the Attic and Ruinous Media.

Edited and Mixed by Chris Duryee and Joe Plummer.

Explore our Lou Reed Archive Series & stay tuned for more to come in 2024!

Liner Notes is a co-production of Light in the Attic and Ruinous Media.

Edited and Mixed by Chris Duryee and Joe Plummer.

Explore our Lou Reed Archive Series & stay tuned for more to come in 2024!

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Morphine: The Legendary '90s Band

This companion piece to the first-time vinyl releases of the albums Like Swimming and The Night from the band MORPHINE features host Ryan H. Walsh, whose insightful liner notes were included in the recent reissues. Walsh is a Boston-based journalist, musician, visual artist, and author of the acclaimed 2018 book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968.

Liner Notes is a co-production of Light in the Attic and Ruinous Media.

Edited and Mixed by Chris Duryee and Joe Plummer.

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The Night

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A Tribute to Lou Reed with Bill Bentley

The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (RSD 2024 World Exclusive)

It goes without saying that the legendary Lou Reed was a true rock ’n’ roll pioneer. From The Velvet Underground’s debut in 1967 all the way through the end of his days, Reed sang truth from his heart. He lived life to the limit—and then some. On this episode of Light in the Attic's Liner Notes, we sit down with album producer Bill Bentley to talk about our new release, The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed. Bentley, who was Reed's publicist and friend, shares his personal stories and insights into the making of this compilation. The album is a tribute to Reed’s freedom of expression with new covers spanning his ground-breaking years with the Velvets into his majestic solo career. Featuring newly recorded covers from Keith Richards, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Rufus Wainwright, Lucinda Williams, Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen, Rickie Lee Jones, Mary Gauthier, Bobby Rush, Automatic, The Afghan Whigs, Rosanne Cash, and Brogan Bentley, The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (Light in the Attic Records) is available at fine independent record shops worldwide on Record Store Day (4/20/24) and streaming everywhere you get your digital music.

Tracklist:

Keith Richards - I'm Waiting for the Man

Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen - I Can't Stand It

Rufus Wainwright - Perfect Day

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I'm So Free

Bobby Rush - Sally Can't Dance

Rickie Lee Jones - Walk on the Wild Side

The Afghan Whigs - I Love You, Suzanne

Mary Gauthier - Coney Island Baby

Lucinda Williams - Legendary Hearts

Automatic - New Sensations

Rosanne Cash - Magician