Zola Jesus, JG Thirlwell played 'Versions' at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (pics, setlist)

photos by Greg Cristman

Zola Jesus & JG Thirlwell @ Our Lady Of Lebanon Catherdral 9/14/2013

Just before the performance began, the whole church became so dark and soundless that for a couple of seconds when the petite Danilova first walked out, no one reacted at all, collectively afraid to break the sacred-seeming quiet. Almost immediately, she began singing “Avalanche” from her 2011 album Conatus. In a seafoam-green dress and with a metal cuff on her left bicep, she paced slowly along the “stage” area, which was the space just in front of where the choir would sing if this had been an actual service. She was backed by a string quartet; two musicians sat on either side of Thirlwell, who gazed attentively into a Macbook’s glow, keeping time with one hand and assumedly using the other to trigger the percussive loops and minimal electronics that peppered the live soundscape. – [Fader]

Zola Jesus brought her new orchestral Versions LP to life with help from Foetus maestro JG Thirlwell (who arranged the album) and a string quartet at Brooklyn’s Our Lady Of Lebanon Catherdral on Saturday (9/14). Pictures from that show are in this post.

You can stream Versions via Spotify and Rdio, and check out more pictures from Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, below.

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Zola Jesus & JG Thirlwell

Zola Jesus @ Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral 9/14/2013

SETLIST: Zola Jesus & JG Thirlwell @ Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral 9/14/2013
Avalanche
Hikikomori
In Your Nature
Seekir
Sea Talk
Run Me Out
Night
Collapse
Clay Bodies
Vessel
Fall Back

Encore:
Avalanche (Slow)