Music·Curated by Richard

Same room, no audience

Tiny Desk, THE FIRST TAKE, KEXP, COLORS: different logos, same bargain. One room, one take, the artist stripped of everything but the song.

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#01
T.M.Revolution - HOT LIMIT / THE FIRST TAKEone painted logo on the wall, everything else silence
#01
T.M.Revolution - HOT LIMIT / THE FIRST TAKE
THE FIRST TAKE
one painted logo on the wall, everything else silence
ALSO IN One take, one voice
#02
De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concerta hip-hop crew crammed behind a wooden desk
#02
De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert
NPR Music
a hip-hop crew crammed behind a wooden desk
#03
The Wedding Present - Lovenest (Live on KEXP)same four walls, thirty years of bands through them
#03
The Wedding Present - Lovenest (Live on KEXP)
KEXP
same four walls, thirty years of bands through them
ALSO IN The title stops at one word
#04
kwn - idea of love | A COLORS SHOWa single color wash instead of a set
#04
kwn - idea of love | A COLORS SHOW
COLORS
a single color wash instead of a set
ALSO IN One take, one voice
#05
SPACED - Big Picture | Audiotree Livewarehouse light, no stage, no fuss
#05
SPACED - Big Picture | Audiotree Live
Audiotree
warehouse light, no stage, no fuss
#06
Little Glee Monster - Jupiter / THE FIRST TAKEthe mural behind them never moves
#06
Little Glee Monster - Jupiter / THE FIRST TAKE
THE FIRST TAKE
the mural behind them never moves
#07
Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concertthe desk stays a desk, she makes it a stage
#07
Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concert
NPR Music
the desk stays a desk, she makes it a stage
ALSO IN Not exactly a discovery
#08
Yumi Zouma - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)the booth swallows the room noise whole
#08
Yumi Zouma - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
KEXP
the booth swallows the room noise whole
#09
marguerite - Crash Test | A COLORS SHOWthe background hums one hue, nothing else
#09
marguerite - Crash Test | A COLORS SHOW
COLORS
the background hums one hue, nothing else