#Daniel Higgs

[guerrilla-operator]

LUNGFISH

[dustedmagazine]

Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nathan Salsburg & Tyler Trotter — Hear the Children Sing the Evidence (No Quarter)

How can you make two strangely transcendent songs originally written and recorded by Lungfish even more metaphysically oblique? Apparently, you set Will Oldham (appearing here under his long-standing Bonnie “Prince” Billy appellation), Nathan Salsburg and Tyler Trotter to work, with few limitations on studio time. The two album-side-long covers — of “Hear the Children Sing” from Lungfish’s Love Is Love (2003), and of “The Evidence” from Pass and Stow (1994) — find a weirding place, somewhere between transfixing and trance-like. The effect is more magical and peculiar than any of those adjectives can suggest.

The expansive lengths of the performances (just shy of 20 minutes for “Hear the Children Sing” and just over 21 minutes for “The Evidence”) create a number of rich textures and musical phenomena. Principal among these is the music’s repetition — the simple melodies of Salsburg’s prettily plucked guitars, the understated percussive programming from Trotter and Oldham’s cycling through the lyrics, from Lungfish’s resident visionary and spiritual troublemaker Daniel Higgs. Oldham practices a jealous fealty to the original lexical choices and syntax, but he alters his vocal phrasing slightly here and there as he runs through the lyrics for both songs at least four times, his tenor simultaneously buttery and airy.

With repetition, some snatches of lyrics and certain words acquire curious qualities. Often they strive toward a sort of pure sound, leaving some — if not quite all — of their capacity to mean behind. The words empty, attempting to register only as strings of phonemes. The effect is something like reading Gertrude Stein, especially some passages of The Making of Americans. That’s interesting, but even more intriguing are the phrases and clauses that retain their insistent significations, in spite of the numerous repetitions. See the sort-of refrain of “Hear the Children Sing”: “Oh, the devil is a flower / Plucked from a cloud.” The array of metaphors there, operating with ambiguous relation to everyday idioms, seems primed for emptying. But the symbolic power of Higgs’ figures persists. Nothing coheres, precisely, but you can’t stop thinking about what the words might mean. They are too potent to mean nothing.

Both performances are lovely and odd (and they are rendered distinct by flourishes from other musicians recruited into the sessions: Zak Riles’ unobtrusive banjo picking in “Hear the Children Sing,” Ned Oldham’s gentle, pellucid electric guitar in “The Evidence”). But it’s Oldham’s singing and Higgs’ lyrics that make Hear the Children Sing the Evidence so memorably discomfiting. These lyrics from “The Evidence” are suggestive: “If you’re outside the lingo / If you’re outside the jargon / You talk beyond a system / You’re talking out of turn.” Establishing a position outside of the specialized “jargon” of Western discourses of rationality and “evidence” seems to be one of the intentions of these songs. But their repetition inevitably creates a “system” in which things (the sound of notes, the pluck of a string, the arrival of a lyric) unerringly come in their turn.

Perhaps the repetition itself wants to project us outside of those systems, into a transcendent, entrancing beyond. Perhaps it does. Perhaps these are the wrong questions to ask. The music doesn’t care. It’s too busy being beautiful.

Jonathan Shaw

[theancientfootsteps]

"Say God and tend the true cross, planted in the centre-most soil of your heart, amen. Say God and know that you have always been saying god; parallel to all God seems or seems not, amen. The body is a God-saying instrument, amen. The mind is a God-saying habitat, amen."

Daniel Higgs, Say God

[stares-at-nothing]

Got to see Daniel Higgs of Lungfish play in his band Fountainsun today out in Quilcene. Such a beautiful and surreal experience to get to meet and talk with him and Fumie Ishii both.

[littleeliza-lotte]

Grace and Dónal’s final show

Please do not share outside of Tumblr

[ourladyofeternity]

Press night after party photos 🥰

[rorymissgilmore]

I'm going crazy with how connected Frances and Tori are. It's so strange that they only spoke once. And it's even stranger that Aled never introduced Nick, Charlie, Tao, Elle, Tara, Darcy or Sahar to Frances. And neither did Daniel for the Paris gang. We only have one scene in the comics where Aled talks about Daniel and it's just to Charlie. And I don't understand anything anymore. I was doing the math and they don't add up. Think here with me. Tori was in her second year of high school when the Higgs caught fire, Frances was in her first year, Tori went to Truham and Frances to the Academy. If Frances is in her final year at Radio Silence that means Charlie should be in her last year too but at Truham, and Tori and Nick at college. But the math doesn't add up because in Solitaire it says that Charlie is only 1 year younger than Tori. So Charlie was in first year when Higgs caught fire. But Frances was also a first year. So now that she's a senior, Charlie should be a senior too, right? but there's no way because Aled and Charlie are the same age and in the same year, right? But on Rádio Silêncio it says that Aled is only 3 months older than Frances but for some reason he is going to University that year. So what the fuck happened? This also reminds me that in the second comic there is a moment where Nick is walking through the hallways going to math class doing his math homework, and on the wall behind him there is something about the best students of the year and Charlie's name. it's there, just like Aled's. So it could be that Aled skipped a year because he was too smart, perhaps? But that doesn't make sense because at no point does Nick appear to have been in the same year as Aled. So the bills and the suits don't match. I don't know what to think anymore.

[aled-comes-last]

aled last

ooc: this is a role play blog.

i don't even know why i'm making it.

obviously, all the characters and such belong to alice oseman

@the-cfspring (charlie)

@professional-pessimist (tori)

@the-nicholaszzzzz1 (nick)

@elleargento (elle)

@taoxuproductions (tao)

@darcjeans-1 (darcy)

@michael-is-holden (micheal)

in character:

i like cats, my dog brian, my podcast (no i won't tell you what it's called. privacy.), my sister carys, my best friend frances and my sort-of-boyfriend daniel.

and all my truham-higgs friends too

[emmaklee]

Daniel Higgs | Untitled | 2002

[some-triangles]

I was excited when you established an Umineko tag, but it seems thereafter nothing came of it. Any classic Issac takes you’re willing to share? (Did you check out the manga adaption for a real ending?)

Yes, I think I can scrounge some takes up from somewhere. Maybe in the form of a Q&A session. And you know what - let's keep it spoiler free.

--

Q: Was the submarine full of Italian gold?

A: No, it was obviously Nazi gold. You think the italian fascists had that much gold lying around?

Q: Is it a coincidence that the climactic battle sequence featured both a black hole and a green sun?

A: Absolutely not. And when Daniel Higgs sang "Love Is Love In Wind And Shade" on Lungfish's song Love is Love from their 2003 album Love is Love that wasn't a coincidence either.

Q: You mean John Shade?

A: Sure, why not.

Q: Is magic real?

A: Yes. See question 2. At the same time, no, the non-magical interpretation is significantly more satisfying. Making people listen to jazz against their will should be punishable by death.

Q: Did Sayo die?

A: Sayo did not die. Margalo did not fly away. In all the 120 Days of Sayo not one included h** death. Love is Love.

Q: Was the object Ange saw at the seaside tourist shop another Sakutaro, thus upending Maria's entire universe by demonstrating that Rosa, despite being a fashion designer, couldn't even sew?

A: Yes, obviously.

Q: Did they all deserve to die that way?

A: Yes, and all the other ways. Forgiveness is only an option for those half-drowned and run over by a car, who are willing to live in the author's basement.

Q: Even Jessica?

A: Pettan, pettan!

[ladydigianna]

who i write for

Harry Potter Universe:

Golden Trio Era:

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

Ron Weasley

Draco Malfoy

Enzo Berkshire

Mattheo Riddle

Blaise Zabini

Theodore Nott

Pansy Parkinson

Ginny Weasley

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Oliver Wood

Marcus Flint

Terrence Higgs

Marauders Era:

James Potter

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

Lily Evans

Regulus Black

Pandora Rosier

Evan Rosier

Barty Crouch Jr.

Dorcas Meadows

Marlene McKinnon

Molly Prewett

Arthur Weasley

Lucius Malfoy

Narcissa Black

Bellatrix Black

Rodolphus Lestrange

Rabastan Lestrange

Ted Tonks

Andromeda Black

Riddle Era:

Tom Riddle

Abraxas Malfoy

Eileen Prince

Tobias Snape

Orion Black

Walburga Black

Euphemia

Fleamont Potter

Riordanverse:

Percy Jackson

Annabeth Chase

Grover Underwood

Clarisse La Rue

Zoe Nightshade

Thalia Grace

Will Solace

Nico di Angelo

Silena Beauregard

Charles Beckendorf

Luke Castellan

Leo Valdez

Jason Grace

Piper McLean

Disney Descendants:

Mal

Evie

Ben

Jay

Carlos

Audrey

Chad

Uma

Harry Hook

Gil

Chloe

Red

Bridget

Ella

James Hook

Morgie

Uliana

Hades

Maleficent

The Umbrella Academy:

Luther Hargreeves

Diego Hargreeves

Allison Hargreeves

Klaus Hargreeves

Five Hargreeves

Ben Hargreeves (Umbrella and Sparrow)

Viktor Hargreeves

Sloane Hargreeves

Fei Hargreeves

Alphonso Hargreeves

Haikyuu:

All Characters

The School For Good and Evil

Sophie

Agnes

Tedros

Hort

Beatrix

Anadil

Chinen

Hester

Dot

Kiko

My Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya

Bakugo Katsuki

Kirishima Ejiro

Denki Kaminari

Sero Hanta

Mina Ashido

Iida Tenya

Ochako Uraraka

Momo Yaoyarozu

Shoto Todorki

Aizawa Shouta

Present Mic

Midnight

Endeavor

CBS Ghosts

Isaac Higgintoot

Nigel Chisum

Trevor

Hetty

Flower

Thorfinn

Stephanie

Pete

Formula 1

Max Verstappen

Lando Norris

Charles Leclerc

Oscar Piastri

Carlos Sainz

Lewis Hamilton

George Russell

Lance Stroll

Yuki Tsunoda

Alex Albon

Daniel Ricciardo

Pierre Gasly

Oliver Bearman

Fernando Alonso

Mark Webber

Jenson Button

Kimi Raikonnen

Hellaverse

Blitz

Millie and Moxxie (will not write for them separately)

Loona

Octavia

Stolas

Stolitz

Fizzarolli

Asmodeus

Fizzmodeus

Mammon

Satan

Vassago

Andrealphus

Striker

Charlie Morningstar

Vaggie

Angel Dust

Alastor (no smut, he is ace)

Husk

Huskerdust

Lucifer Morningstar

Adam

Valentino

Vox

Velvette

The Vees (poly)

Zestial

Rosie

Sir Pentious

Saint Peter

[allthecanadianpolitics]

New Brunswick’s environment minister quit on Friday, citing political differences with the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Blaine Higgs. Gary Crossman announced his decision on social media, saying that after 10 years representing the Saint John-area riding of Hampton, he has to prioritize his health. “My personal and political beliefs no longer align in many ways with the direction of our party and government,” Crossman wrote. He did not specify which of his beliefs diverged from those of the party. A dozen Tories have announced their departure from provincial politics since the 2020 election, including former ministers Daniel Allain, Trevor Holder, Dorothy Shephard and Jeff Carr.

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[jaxs-beanie]

We have the full West End cast for Hadestown! :) To avoid confusion with the previous London production, I'll tag that one 'hadestown london' and the upcoming one 'hadestown west end.'

Donal Finn is Orpheus, Grace Hodgett Young is Eurydice, Zahchary James is Hades, Gloria Onitiri is Persephone (she was a Fate in London!), Melanie La Barrie is Hermes, and Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne, and Allie Daniel are the Fates. The Workers are Lauren Azania AJ King-Yombo, Beth Hinton-Lever (who was also a Worker in London), Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, Waylon Jacobs, and Christopher Short, and the Swings are Lucina Buckley, Ryesha Higgs, Miriam Nyarko, and Simon Oskarsson.

[meetmeafftcrdark]

☽. daniel dane higgs. él / lo. nacido el 27 de julio de 1960 ( 26 años ). británico. sangre pura. aprendiz de inefable en el departamento de misterios en el ministerio de magia. ex - slytherin. pro - voldemort. casado con isolde higgs, padre de terrence higgs. se parece a josh o'connor.

[bubblesandgutz]

Every Record I Own - Day 849: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nathan Salzburg, Tyler Trotter Hear The Children Sing & The Evidence

This is one of my favorite albums of 2024.

Here we have revered Louisville songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy and frequent collaborators Nathan Salzburg and Tyler Trotter taking two Lungfish songs and expanding them into twenty minute long meditations. If you thought Lungfish was already a little repetitious, wait until you hear this thing.

Personally, I'm here for it. As I've mentioned before, "The Evidence" is hands down my favorite Lungfish song, and I would've been elated if Daniel Higgs and Asa Osborne simply filled the entirety of side 2 of Pass & Stow with a protracted version of it. Hearing Bonnie "Prince" Billy do it instead is a pretty sweet consolation prize.

[hawkmothmoon]

Pinned Art Post!

Hey there! My name is Danielle. Here's a big list of all my art. It's... a work in progress to organize.

Some stuff I like that I paint people from: The Bear (tv show); The Last of Us (game/tv show); Cyberpunk 2077 (game); Death Stranding (game)

The Bear:

Sydney Adamu Sketch | Carmy Neon Painting | Sydney & Carmy Prayer Cards | It's Your Ship Now, Captain | Carmy, Digital Oils | Sydney, Digital Oils | Richie, Digital Oils | All Three Digital Oil Paints

Death Stranding:

Higgs Charcoal | Cliff Unger | Higgs and Catcher | Fragile | Beached Things

The Last of Us (Game and Show)

Abby | Pedro Pascal/Joel | Pedro Pascal | Bill and Frank

Cyberpunk 2077

Panam Palmer | Goro Takemura | My V | My V and Night City