High Castle Teleorkestra - At Last He Will (Official Video)

The official video for High Castle Teleokrestra's "At Last He Will" from their debut album "The Egg That Never Opened," (presented by Art As Catharsis and available on Bandcamp or on their website as download, 2CD, 2LP). Mined from the riches of early 20th century European "plays with music," this radical take on a Kurt Weill song is a triumph of both arrangement and production and highlights the narrative of chapter 5 of Phillip K. Dick's book "Radio Free Albemuth." Whereas the original Weill version was written for piano and voice, this version has a full rock ensemble augmented by accordion, flute, clarinet tenor sax, violin, a rhythm section running the gamut from jazz and surf to metal, and includes a mysterious Oracular vocal by Caitlin O'Connor.

HCT's rendition includes violin, accordion, drums, multiple basses, a variety of jazz, surf and metal guitars, the ethereal female oracle vocals, and a delicate trio of flute, clarinet and tenor sax. As usual, Stian Carstensen adds a rip-the-roof-off-the-place accordion solo. We stripped away the lyrics and used the chords and melody as the skeleton of a pretty radical new orchestration featuring a wild array of instruments and time signature changes.

Buy the full the album as download, 2LP, or 2CD at: https://highcastleteleorkestra.bandcamp.com/album/the-egg-that-never-opened-deluxe-edition

Video by Casey Brinegar
Analog video processing by Kevin J. Shipp
Art Director - David Dines
Label: Art As Catharsis

HIGH CASTLE TELEORKESTRA is a remote, international ensemble comprised of:

Chris Bogen - guitars
Stian Carstensen - accordion, pedal steel
Timba Harris - violin, viola
Bär McKinnon - tenor sax, flute, clarinet
Dave Murray - drums
Caitlin O'Connor - Oracular vocals
Tim Smolens - standup bass, electric basses, cello, vocals, keyboards

Produced by Tim Smolens and Chris Bogen