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Blood Orange Is An Alias Of Devonté Hynes Also Known As Lightspeed Champion And Member Of The Now Defunct Test Icicles. His First Release Under The 'Blood Orange' Moniker Was In June 2009 Via His Personal Blog. 'Said No' And 'Champagne Coast' Appeared As A Ltd. 7" Bonus Disc For The Fourth Release On Rise's Album Of The Month Club. 500 Copies Pressed On Orange-Coloured Vinyl. 'Sutphin Boulevard' Was The First Release Through Domino Recording Co. The Label That Would Release The First Album Offering 'Coastal Grooves' On August 8th 2011.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Augustine
Blood-Orange - Freetown Sound
The Song Is Partly A Reference To Saint Augustine An African Bishop Of Hippo Born 354 Who Was A Great Writer 5 Million Of His Words Still Survive Today The Most Famous Being Confessions. He Is Also The Subject Of The Bob Dylan Song “I Saw Saint Augustine”
Also Of Interest Is The Fact That St. Augustine’s Family Name Aurelius Suggests That His Father’s Ancestors Were Freedmen Former Slaves Who Has Been Released From Slavery . Thus This Song Which Is Partly About A Freedman Directly Serves As An Introduction To The Album “Freetown Sound.” Dev Discussed The Meaning Behind This Song In An Interview For Red Bull Music Academy It Discusses All Of Us And Being In Our Early 20s And… You Know I Moved To New York At That Time My Dad From Sierra Leone Et Cetera.
Then It Goes Even Further Discussing Different Levels That Which Is A Big Thing On The Album But That Christianity Has Played And Weaved Into All Of Our Existence Whether Good Or Bad And The Sense Of With My Mother Was Quite Positive I Think For Her. Which Is Probably What Then Made Her Kind Of Put This On Us As Her Kids. And Then My Dad My Dad’s Side It’s A Case Of It Was Just Embedded In Western Africa And So The Song This Song In Particular Then Discusses St. Augustine Of Hippo Who Denounced His Form Of Catholicism In Rome Before Moving To West Africa And Then Creating A New Form Of Christianity Which Then Continued.
Then This Woman Called Nontetha Nkwenkwe And The End Of The Song Which Is Sung In Krio Talks About Nontetha Who Was A South African Woman That Built Her Church For Black People To Worship In But Then The Government Was So Scared Of Black People Grouping Together That They Put Her In A Mental Institution For The Rest Of Her Life.
This Song Discusses All Of These Things In Some Way. On Top Of That Lyrically I Try To Explain This Musically Too. I Use Writings On Certain Bits That St. Augustine Had Used “Lay Have I Love And Chose To Be ” That’s A Line That He Said And I Used Those Writings To Then Discuss Where I’m At Now In My Life And Understand Myself And Seeing In Particular Travyon Martin Situation But Within The Melody So I’m Discussing… This Is Like A Lot But This Is Kind Of How My Brain Works.
The Melody I Used That Moment Is A Reference To Puccini Who I Think Is Maybe One Of The Most Christian Melodically Of Composers. The Video For “Augustine” Was Announced On Dev’s Twitter Just An Hour After The Surprise Release Of Freetown Sound And Features References To The Flags Of Sierra Leone And Guyana The Country His Father And Mother Respectively Originated From.
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Blood Orange Is An Alias Of Devonté Hynes Also Known As Lightspeed Champion And Member Of The Now Defunct Test Icicles. His First Release Under The 'Blood Orange' Moniker Was In June 2009 Via His Personal Blog. 'Said No' And 'Champagne Coast' Appeared As A Ltd. 7" Bonus Disc For The Fourth Release On Rise's Album Of The Month Club. 500 Copies Pressed On Orange-Coloured Vinyl. 'Sutphin Boulevard' Was The First Release Through Domino Recording Co. The Label That Would Release The First Album Offering 'Coastal Grooves' On August 8th 2011.
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The song is partly a reference to Saint Augustine, an African Bishop of Hippo born 354, who was a great writer; 5 million of his words still survive today, the most famous being Confessions. He is also the subject of the Bob Dylan song “I Saw Saint Augustine”
Also of interest is the fact that St. Augustine’s family name, Aurelius, suggests that his father’s ancestors were freedmen (former slaves who has been released from slavery). Thus this song which is partly about a freedman directly serves as an introduction to the album “Freetown Sound.”
Dev discussed the meaning behind this song in an interview for Red Bull Music Academy
It discusses all of us and being in our early 20s and… You know, I moved to New York at that time, my dad from Sierra Leone, et cetera.
Then it goes even further, discussing different levels that, which is a big thing on the album, but that Christianity has played and weaved into all of our existence, whether good or bad, and the sense of with my mother was quite positive, I think, for her. Which is probably what then made her kind of put this on us as her kids. And then my dad, my dad’s side, it’s a case of it was just embedded in Western Africa, and so the song, this song in particular then discusses St. Augustine of Hippo, who denounced his form of Catholicism in Rome before moving to west Africa and then creating a new form of Christianity which then continued.
Then this woman called Nontetha Nkwenkwe and the end of the song, which is sung in Krio, talks about Nontetha who was a South African woman that built her church for black people to worship in, but then the government was so scared of black people grouping together that they put her in a mental institution for the rest of her life.
This song discusses all of these things in some way. On top of that, lyrically, I try to explain this musically, too. I use writings on certain bits that St. Augustine had used: “Lay have I love and chose to be,” that’s a line that he said, and I used those writings to then discuss where I’m at now, in my life, and understand myself and seeing in particular, Travyon Martin situation, but within the melody, so I’m discussing… This is like a lot, but this is kind of how my brain works.
The melody I used that moment is a reference to Puccini, who I think is maybe one of the most Christian, melodically, of composers.
The video for “Augustine” was announced on Dev’s Twitter just an hour after the surprise release of Freetown Sound and features references to the flags of Sierra Leone and Guyana the country his father and mother, respectively, originated from. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.