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Live at Kranky Cafe

by Karl Sanden

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1.
Welcome & Introduction 00:55
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2.
Dark Eyes - Kayusha (Medley) 02:43
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3.
Suicide Tango (Jerzy Petersburski) 02:00
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Rise (Eddie Vedder cover) 02:21
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Such is the way of the world You can never know Just where to put all your faith And how will it grow Gonna rise up Burning back holes in dark memories Gonna rise up Turning mistakes into gold Such is the passage of time Too fast to fold And suddenly swallowed by signs Low and behold Gonna rise up Find my direction magnetically Gonna rise up Throw down my ace in the hole
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Fort Madeline (instrumental original) 03:06
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6.
La Partida 01:37
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La Noyée (Yann Tiersen) 02:38
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8.
Sous Le Ciel De Paris 03:08
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Hallelujah - House of the Rising Sun (Medley) 04:59
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I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Baby I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there’s a God above But all I’ve ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you It’s not a cry you can hear at night It’s not somebody who has seen the light It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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Train Song (Feist / Ben Gibbard) - Greensleeves (Medley) 03:41
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La Valse d'Amélie (Yann Tiersen) 01:18
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12.
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) 03:14
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Lascia Ch'io Pianga (G.F. Handel) 03:01
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14.
Untitled Song in 6/8 (instrumental original) 02:44
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15.
Stereo Love Preamble 00:51
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Stereo Love (Edward Maya / Vika Jigulina / Adam Szabo) 02:58
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17.
Flags Preamble 02:06
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Flags (Brooke Fraser cover) 04:16
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Come, tell me your trouble I'm not your answer But I'm a listening ear Reality has left you reeling All facts and no feeling No faith and all fear I don't know why a good man will fall While a wicked one stands And our lives blow about Like flags on the land Who's at fault is not important Good intentions lie dormant And we're all to blame While apathy acts like an ally My enemy and I are one and the same I don't know why the innocents fall While the monsters still stand And our lives blow about Like flags on the land I don't know why our words are so proud Yet their promise so thin And our lives blow about Like flags in the wind You who mourn will be comforted You who hunger will hunger no more All the last shall be first Of this I am sure You who weep now will laugh again All you lonely, be lonely no more Yes, the last will be first Of this I'm sure I don't know why the innocents fall While the monsters stand I don't know why the little ones thirst But I know the last shall be first I know the last shall be first I know the last shall be first
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Canon in D (Johann Pachelbel) - uncut version 05:51
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20.
Nocturne (Frédéric Chopin) 03:29
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21.
Moonlight Sonata, 1st movement (L. van Beethoven) 05:16
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22.
How (Regina Spektor cover) 04:19
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23.
The Strayaway Child (Michael Gorman) 01:58
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24.
Nantes (Beirut cover) 03:05
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about

This album is a condensed version of my first solo concert, which was hosted by Kranky Cafe, at 4th & Main in Vancouver BC, Canada on April 5, 2013. Nimbus School of Recording Arts generously took the time to come to the show, set up a few quality mics, and record the show for me, and all audio you hear in this album came directly from the event - no overdubs were used during mixdown. I myself spent about 30 hours during the mixing process, and I must say I'm quite pleased with the result.

My friends Bianca Sabatini, Dana Oikawa, Joanna Lee, and Joel Krahn joined me onstage for a number of songs, and I'm extremely grateful for all the time they put into this project. Collaboration with other musicians is far more rewarding than simply trying to play solo all the time.

I've set the minimum price to zero, so that you can be free to download the album, and in that case, please enjoy the music as a gift! My talents were given to me, and as such, I give them them now to you. But if you wish, you are more than welcome to donate to my future musical endeavors by paying me for it. It's free not because it has no value, but because I want to encourage you to share it, and and empty pockets are no longer an excuse!

Share the album with your friends, burn it to a CD and listen to it in your car, copy it to your Ipod - most importantly - LISTEN.

Yours,

Karl Sanden.

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released May 20, 2013

©2013 Karl Sanden. All Rights Reserved.
Rise: Words and music by Eddie Vedder.
Hallelujah: Words and music by Leonard Cohen.
Flags: Words and music by Brooke Fraser. Lead vocals performed by Joanna Lee.
How: Words and music by Regina Spektor.

Accordion, mandolin & vocals performed by Karl Sanden.
Cajon & tambourine on tracks 5, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 23, and 24 played by Joel Krahn. Guitar on tracks 16 and 24 played by Dana Oikawa.

Recorded live by Adam Johnson and his tech team from Nimbus School of Recording Arts.
Mixed and mastered by Karl Sanden. Produced by Karl Sanden. Photography by Rob Clarke. Design by Karl Sanden.

A huge thank-you to my friends Bianca Sabatini, Dana Oikawa, Joanna Lee, Joel Krahn, and Rob Clarke, as well as Kranky Cafe and Nimbus School of Recording Arts and everyone else involved along the way for contributing their support, encouragement, time, and creativity to this project. This would not have happened without you.

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Karl Sanden Edmonton, Alberta

Karl Sanden grew up playing piano in the Thompson River Valley. He then moved to Vancouver, BC for 8 years where he taught himself the accordion, mandolin, drums, and harmonica, and self-produced his own recordings.

Karl now spends most of his time fixing broken things or with his family, and he rarely plays music. Once in a while, though, his accordion randomly pops up in unexpected places. ... more

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