Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run [Album]
 

The same month that saw the release of 'The BQO', a sound collage based on the Brooklyn-Queens expressway, Sufjan Stevens also released ‘Run Rabbit Run,’ a classical interpretation of his 2001 album 'Enjoy Your Rabbit'. Much as 'The BQO'. the music is performed by classical trained musicians and based on a single theme, creating an atmosphere more similar to a film score than to the average Sufjan Stevens album.

Having first performed the string versions of ‘Year of the Ox', ‘Enjoy Your Rabbit', ‘Year of the Monkey’ and ‘Year of the Tiger’ in 2007, this album sees the original ‘Enjoy Your Rabbit’ rearranged in its entity, albeit in a different following order and this time recorded live as well.

What is more though, the string quartet almost makes it a bit more conventional. Gone are the weird, indefinable sounds Sufjan Stevens used originally and though the melodies, tempos and intensity remain, as a whole it sounds more like an original film score than an original Sufjan Stevens album. And here’s the thing; despite the album cover - which says it is Steven's / Osso production - it’s pretty much just Osso covering the work of Stevens. The weirdness and complexness of the original album is completely replaced by strings. And though they do a good job, it does sound more like a film soundtrack than anything else, reducing Sufjan Stevens part to that of composer only.

In the end though, much like the original ‘Enjoy Your Rabbit,’ it is not something heavily requested by the public. The project is - in the tradition and spirit of Stevens, just something he wanted to do. And being a rare successful experimental performers of these days, it is a good thing that he did. Because there will always be a small audience waiting at the next Sufjan Stevens step, be it a folk album, experimental pop or a classical record.

Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run (Album)
 

I dig the artwork.

Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run (Album)
 

Whatever happend to this guy releasing an album for every American state?

Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run (Album)
 

He's either working on it or not. There has been various hints, from 'never completing it statements' to performing new songs which might possibly be part of the next state album.

Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run (Album)
 

Thanks for making that a little clearer for me, Floris. There seemed to be so many possible answers including:

He is working on it
Rump steak
Genghis Khan
12th January 1941
Frank Sidebottom
Stockholm
18th century Literature
He's no longer working on it
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Jupiter
Stand and Deliver
42

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Heron did you get inspired by Frank Sidebottom from Xtina's Bizzare Ball
coverage?

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Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run [Album]
 

Haha - no actually (I only just ready that thread now).

I was just being random.

Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run (Album)
 

You're welcome buddy, I'm glad I could help you out here.
Though I think, deep down, that you could've figured it out for yourself as well.

Re: Sufjan Stevens / Osso - Run Rabbit Run (Album)
 

I dunno - I was edging towards rump steak.