Offizieller Syd Barrett YouTube Channel

Seit ein paar Tagen gibt es einen offiziellen Auftritt von Syd Barrett bei YouTube. Sechs Videos wurden bereits hochgeladen. Darunter eines von der Premierenfeier der Dokumentation Have You Got It Yet?.

Ästhetisch gemacht sind die neuen Lyrik-Videos von Dominoes, Dark Globe und Terrapin, mit zusätzlichen Informationen, die ich nicht auswendig wusste. Die Videos stammen vom schwedischen Animator, Alex Teglbjaerg, bekannt als The Artist on the Border.

Alex Teglbjaerg: I try to take the listener into a Syd Barrett dream of sorts. Syd was a craftsman when it came to writing intriguing lyrics for his songs. Many times utilising cut-up techniques. That’s what I am attempting to do as well. I take what we take for granted, Syd in a room with painted floorboards and find a way to discover more. Not just zoom in, I try to immerse the viewer in that room by using collages and elements from multiple sources. But in the end, the focus is not on the visuals themselves. It lies in Syd’s music and lyrics.

Official Lyric Videos

Dominoes (4:08)

• Video: features imagery of regret and recollection in the lyrics
• The song features a backwards guitar solo by Barrett, and organ and Wurlitzer by Wright.
• The song’s “You and I” lyric refers to the tail end relationship Barrett had with Lindsay Korner
• The first of three songs on the album which lyrics point to anguish (“In my tears, my dreams”).
• Barrett performed the song for Bob Harris’ show in 1971.

Dark Globe (2:03)

• Syd Barrett recorded “Dark Globe” and other songs during a session held on 12 June 1969, with producers David Gilmour and Roger Waters.
• Despite both Gilmour and Waters considering the song finished, Barrett recorded the song a third time towards the end of the session. The version recorded at the start of the session was the one released on the finished album.
• On 26 July 1969 Barrett recorded “Dark Globe” again. This take was titled “Wouldn’t You Miss Me” on the recording sheet. The track, along with two others, was mixed on August 6 of the same year.
• Syd Barrett – vocals, acoustic guitar
• David Gilmour – producer

Terrapin (5:16)

• “Terrapin” is the opening song on Syd Barrett’s first solo album The Madcap Laughs. Its arrangement is sparse, like much of the album, and features only acoustic and electric guitar accompaniment to the vocals. This song, along with “Maisie” and “Bob Dylan Blues”; reflected Barrett’s early interest in the blues. Iggy the Eskimo, one of Barrett’s acquaintances, had called the song “quite catchy”.
• The song reappeared on the Harvest Records compilation Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air and is The Madcap Laughs’ sole representative on The Peel Session.
• The Syd Barrett Appreciation Society titled its official magazine Terrapin (published 1972–1976), in tribute to the song.
• Recording
• Preparing Madcap, in April 1969, Barrett played demo tapes of songs to producer Malcolm Jones,[at the latter’s request. After the playbacks, Barrett performed, on guitar, several tracks for Jones, one being “Terrapin” The album version was recorded in just one take on 11 April. The lead guitar was overdubbed on 26 April.
• Syd Barrett – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Malcolm Jones – producer