The last time we checked in with John Vanderslice, he was having a really good day: celebrating the release of his Romanian Names LP, and his birthday, and eating a delicious looking cake. Everybody was smiling, which is pretty typical when people are around JV. There’s some warm-hearted interaction at the open of this video, too, John and Minna Choi (the arranger for the Magik*Magik Orchestra) trading compliments for each other’s contributions to this collaborative performance of Romanian‘s “Too Much Time.” Vanderslice strums and sings tenderly while Magik*Magik supply beautifully bowed strings and percussion. You’d be right to detect a certain chemistry; Magik*Magik is “the official house orchestra” of John’s Tiny Telephone studio. Which only begs the question of why JV hasn’t done a whole album like this yet. Very pretty:
The video was shot by Nate Chan and Yours Truly at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Romanian Names is out via Dead Oceans.
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absolutley amazing. That is one of my favorite songs on the album and this is such a great version. JV is always making some great tunes. He deserves more recognition.
Man JV is so cool and super nice. I love this version! He should do more with this orchestra. His music is perfect for this kind of stuff. Also, he should be more famous!
Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.
Amazing :)
this makes me happy ? sounds so good with that arrangement!