Author: Peter ReichPublisher: Peter Reich
ISBN: 1458179281
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
A Book of Dreams - The Book That Inspired Kate Bush's Hit Song 'Cloudbusting'
Author: Peter ReichPublisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1784183547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
'"Cloudbusting"...was inspired by a book that I first found on a shelf... It was just calling me from the shelf, and when I read it I was very moved by the magic of it. It's about a special relationship between a young son and his father. The book was written from a child's point of view. His father is everything to him; he is the magic in his life, and he teaches him everything, teaching him to be open-minded and not to build up barriers' - Kate Bush This famous book, the inspiration behind Kate Bush's 1985 hit song 'Cloudbusting', is the extraordinary account of life as friend, confidant and child of the brilliant but persecuted Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich. Peter, his son, shared with his father the revolutionary concept of a world where dream and reality are virtually indistinguishable, and the sense of mission which set him and his followers apart from the rest of the human race.Here, Peter Reich writes vividly and movingly of the mysterious experiences he shared with his father: of flying saucers; the 'cloudbuster' rain-makers and the FDA narks; and of the final tragic realization of his father's death, which woke him up to the necessity of living out his life in an alien world.Already regarded as a modern classic, A Book of Dreams is not only a beautifully written narrative of a remarkable friendship and collaboration, but a loving son's heartfelt tribute to a loving father.WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR
How To Be Invisible
Author: Kate BushPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 057135095X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Selected and arranged by the author, and with a new introduction by novelist David Mitchell, How To Be Invisible presents the lyrics of Kate Bush published together for the first time. 'For millions around the world, Kate is way more than another singer-songwriter: she is a creator of musical companions that travel with you through life. One paradox about Kate is that while her lyrics are proudly idiosyncratic, those same lyrics evoke emotions and sensations that feel universal. Literature works in similar mysterious ways. Kate's the opposite of a confessional singer-songwriter ... You don't learn much about Kate from her songs. She's fond of masks and costumes - lyrically and literally - and of yarns, fabulations and atypical narrative viewpoints. Yet, these fiercely singular songs, which nobody else could have authored, are also maps of the heart, the psyche, the imagination. In other words, art.' David Mitchell
I Still Dream
Author: James SmythePublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007541961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
‘The best fictional treatment of the possibilities and horrors of artificial intelligence that I’ve read’ Guardian In 1997 Laura Bow invented Organon, a rudimentary artificial intelligence.
Kate
Author: John Carder BushPublisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0751562750
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
A MUST-HAVE COLLECTION OF RARE AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF KATE BUSH. WITH ESSAYS BY HER BROTHER, JOHN CARDER BUSH, ABOUT KATE'S LIFE AND CAREER. Stunning and unique images from throughout Kate Bush's career including: Outtakes from classic album shoots and never-before-seen photographs from The Dreaming and Hounds of Love sessions Rare candid studio shots and behind-the-scenes stills from video sets, including 'Army Dreamers' and 'Running Up that Hill' Includes original essays from Kate's brother: From Cathy to Kate: Describes in vibrant detail their shared childhood and the whirlwind days of Kate's career Chasing the Shot: A vivid evocation of John's experience of photographing his sister 'For me, each of these images forms part of a golden thread that shoots through the visual tapestry of Kate's remarkable career. Storytelling has always been the heartbeat of Kate's body of work, and it has been a privilege to capture these photographic illustrations that accompany those magical tales' John Carder Bush
Blackstar Theory
Author: Leah KardosPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501365398
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Blackstar Theory takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon. These works tackle the biggest of ideas: identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in the rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe.
A Book of Dreams
Author: Peter ReichPublisher:
ISBN: 9781336186033
Category : Dreams
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Cloudbusting was inspired by a book that I found in a shop ...Written by a guy called Peter Reich, and it's called A Book of Dreams. And it's very unusual, beautiful book, written by this man through the eyes of himself when he was a child, looking at his father, and the relationship between them. Very special relationship, his father meant so much to him' - Kate Bush This famous book, the inspiration behind Kate Bush's 1985 hit song 'Cloudbusting', is the extraordinary account of life as friend, confidant and child of the brilliant but persecuted Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich. Peter, his son, shared with his father the revolutionary concept of a world where dream and reality are virtually indistinguishable, and the sense of mission which set him and his followers apart from the rest of the human race. Here, Peter Reich writes vividly and movingly of the mysterious experiences he shared with his father: of flying saucers; the 'cloudbuster' rain-makers and the FDA narks; and of the final tragic realization of his father's death, which woke him up to the necessity of living out his life in an alien world. Already regarded as a modern classic, this is not only a beautifully written narrative of a remarkable friendship and collaboration, but a loving son's heartfelt tribute to a loving father.
Author: BLACKIE BOOKS.
Author: Neil PostmanThe Ninth Wave
Author: Kate BushPublisher:
ISBN: 9781521728239
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Widely regarded as Kate Bush's finest piece of work, the concept "The Ninth Wave" tells of a girl adrift in the Atlantic at night. As death closes in, the protagonist undergoes a terrifying near death experience causing surreal out of body experiences and dream-states that illustrate both the internal and external struggles of our dying protagonist - her current predicament in the Atlantic as well as what is happening in the character's head. The concept highlights the themes of survival and there is a constant battle between the pull of death and the push for life, the conscious and unconscious mind and the fine line between fantasy and reality. This adaption stays true to Bush's concept whilst changing elements so it adapts well from music to literature. An intense, surreal journey through the conscious, unconscious and beyond, that I'm sure Kate fans and others would enjoy. Also contains a commentary on the concept and writing.
