Antony and the Johnsons "Cut The World"

Antony and the Johnsons: CUT THE WORLDTo Be Released August 7 on Secretly Canadian (August 6 UK)

Antony and the Johnsons: CUT THE WORLD is a collection of live symphonic performances of songs from the band's 4 full length albums (SWANLIGHTS, THE CRYING LIGHT, I AM A BIRD NOW, S/T). Recorded in Copenhagen, DK with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, CUT THE WORLD features arrangements by Nico Muhly, Rob Moose, Maxim Moston and Antony.   Watch "Future Feminism"   Additionally the title track "Cut The World" is featured here for the first time. It is one of Antony's new songs for The Life and Death of Marina Abramović directed by Robert Wilson and staring Antony, Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe.    CUT THE WORLD was recorded live on September 2nd and 3rd, 2011 at the DK Concert Hall in Copenhagen, DK and represents Antony's continued meditation on light, nature & femininity. Antony discusses his ideas on the track "Future Feminism", a  speech he made during one of the concerts. Addressing the affects of patriarchy on the global ecology, Antony explores the possibility of shifting towards feminine systems of governance in a gesture to restore our world.    Track Listing:   Cut The World Future Feminism Cripple and the Starfish You Are My Sister Swanlights Epilepsy Is Dancing Another World Kiss My Name I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy The Rapture The Crying Light Twilight   Antony Bio

RECENT PRAISE FOR ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS: SWANLIGHTS "…gorgeously appointed cries from the heart…a private supplication sumptuous enough to enthrall Radio City." -NEW YORK TIMES   "Antony, draped in a white gown and standing in the middle of Radio City's stage, was the only person uttering anything for most of the evening, his voice soaring and fluttering in concert with the 60-piece orchestra accompanying him. Lasers flashed and projected themselves onto the hall's magnificent ceiling and the jaggedly grand sculpture above him as he sang, simply, beautifully, achingly, of love and death, light and dark." -VILLAGE VOICE   "When the curtains finally closed on the 90-minute performance, the sold-out Radio City crowd…blasted the theater with thunderous applause." -BILLBOARD   "The Radio City event felt like the most fully realized vision of what Antony has been moving toward…With deliberate arm movements, Antony seemed to be our priestess. An oracle…He was using the evening as a staging for a deeper ritual, channeling our attention and energy into something powerful." -OUT   "It was that rare kind of performance that breaks your heart only to have the pieces lovingly reassembled, down to the tiniest, most tender bloody shard." -BROOKLYNVEGAN

TOUR DATES: 05/19/12 - México City, México - Festival de México with Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México 06/02/12 - Moscow, Russia - Ahmad Tea Festival with Novaya Opera Orchestra 06/05/12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Holland Festival with The Metropole Orchestra 07/03/12 - Paris, France - Salle Pleyel with L' Orchestre National d'Ile de France 07/06/12 - Lyon, France - Théâtre antique de Fourvière with Orchestre de L'Opera de Lyon 07/09/12 - Istanbul, Turkey - Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater with Philharmonia Istanbul 07/11/12 - Gent, Belgium - Gent Jazz Festival with The Metropole Orchestra 07/13/12 - Ostrawa, Czech Republic - Colours of Ostrawa Festival with The Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra 07/15/12 - Joensuu, Finland - Ilosaarirock Festival with The Joensuu City Orchestra 07/19/12 - Molde, Norway - Molde Jazz Festival with The Trondheim Solistene 07/22/12 - San Sebastian, Spain - Jazzaldia Festival with The Et Incarnatus Orkestra 07/25/12 - Lisbon, Portugal - Cascais Music Festival with The Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa 07/28/12 - Lucern, Switzerland - Blue Balls Festival and orchestra 08/03/12 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Music and Arts Festival with The Swedish National Radio Orchestra 08/01-12/12 - London, England - MELTDOWN: Antony curates MELTDOWN at The Southbank Centre TICKETS TO ALL EVENTS AVAILABLE HERE Video "Future Feminism" Video "Swanlights" MP3 "Crazy in Love" ARTIST WEBSITE PRESS PHOTOS ARTIST PAGE ARTIST BIO