Concert In Blue
| CONCERT IN BLUE | ||||
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| Live album by iamamiwhoami | ||||
| Released | 2 September 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 29 April 2015 | |||
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| Length | 1:26:00 | |||
| Label | To whom it may concern. | |||
| Director | WAVE | |||
| Producer | Claes Björklund | |||
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| Singles from Concert In Blue | ||||
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Concert In Blue (stylized as CONCERT IN BLUE) is a pre-recorded in-studio live performance (the second live release) by Swedish audiovisual project iamamiwhoami, led by singer-songwriter Jonna Lee. It was released on 2 September 2015 in both physical and digital formats.[2] The album was announced on 30 April 2015 through the website of Lee's label, To whom it may concern, and on the same day, it was made available for pre-order via the same website. The live show of Concert In Blue was recorded (and streamed) on 29 April 2015.[3] The concert also sees the release of the first new iamamiwhoami song since 2014, titled "The Deadlock", which was the first single released from the album on 2 September 2015.[4]
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Background
One month before the 29 April 2015 stream of the concert itself, iamamiwhoami asked their fans in a short video to submit photos or videos of themselves to be incorporated into the live show. The request asked fans to sing along with songs from BLUE in their videos. The new song ("The Deadlock") featured on this release was not registered in any database, or heard of until the event. The song name was first revealed via a tweet from To whom it may concern., with the hashtag, #thedeadlock, while the song streamed in concert. It was then visible in the credits, and later added to the track-list on the To whom it may concern website.
Release
The concert was released on the towhomitmayconcern website, iTunes, Vimeo and Spotify.[2] Digital release, Standard edition CD and 12-inch vinyl LP editions of Concert In Blue, as well as a limited-edition DVD bundle (including extra bridges and an outro), were made available via To whom it may concern's official online shop on 30 April 2015; the physical releases were exclusively released by To whom it may concern. All three physical editions include a 64-page book with images, illustrations, artworks, still images and text from the concert and the BLUE audiovisual series collected from the community around iamamiwhoami and the project itself.[2]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| musicOMH |   [5] |
Alex Jeffery of musicOMH noted that, "while undoubtedly rough around the edges, the ‘installation’ was armed with a riot of blazing ideas that imaginatively utilized the natural environment", and later noted, "while this had entertaining moments... new supporters are unlikely to be attracted. Although perhaps that is the point"[5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jonna Lee and Claes Björklund.
| Standard CD and LP editions[2] | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "vista" | 5:04 |
| 2. | "thin" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "t" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "hunting for pearls" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "fountain" | 6:02 |
| 6. | "play" | 5:15 |
| 7. | "tap your glass" | 5:14 |
| 8. | "the deadlock" | 5:26 |
| 9. | "chasing kites" | 5:11 |
| 10. | "y" | 6:36 |
| 11. | "the last dancer" | 4:40 |
| 12. | "ripple" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "blue blue" | 5:23 |
| 14. | "shadowshow" | 5:24 |
| 15. | "goods" | 5:08 |
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Total length:
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1:26:08 | |
| Standard DVD edition | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "vista" | 5:04 |
| 2. | "thin" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "t" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "hunting for pearls" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "fountain" | 6:02 |
| 6. | "play" | 5:15 |
| 7. | "tap your glass" | 5:14 |
| 8. | "the deadlock" | 5:26 |
| 9. | "chasing kites" | 5:11 |
| 10. | "y" | 6:36 |
| 11. | "the last dancer" | 4:40 |
| 12. | "ripple" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "blue blue" | 5:23 |
| 14. | "shadowshow" | 5:24 |
| 15. | "goods" | 5:08 |
| 16. | "chasing kites (outro)" | 2:41 |
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Total length:
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1:30:19 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the To whom it may concern website, as well as the credits shown after the concert.
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Release history
| Worldwide |
(*all physical copies exclusively available via To whom it may concern with picture book.) |
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References
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