Writer Alain de Botton, Vancouver electro-pop Duo Colourful Language

Program Title: Endeavours - Religion for Atheists
Description: Alain de Botton was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1969 and now lives in London. He is a writer of essayistic books that have been described as a 'philosophy of everyday life.' He’s written on love, travel, architecture and literature. His books have been bestsellers in 30 countries. Alain also started and helps to run a school in London called The School of Life, dedicated to a new vision of education. Alain’s newest book is published in April 2009 and is titled The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.

Alain started writing at a young age. His first book, Essays in Love [titled On Love in the US], was published when he was twenty-three. It minutely analysed the process of falling in and out of love, in a style that mixed elements of a novel together with reflections and analyses normally found in a piece of non-fiction. It's a book of which many readers are still fondest and it has sold two million copies worldwide.

In 2011/2012, Alain launches a major new book, Religion for Atheists, which looks at what committed atheists (like the author) might learn from religion, focusing not on doctrines, but on ritual, architecture, art, morality, community and pilgrimage. In addition, Alain continues his work with the architectural organisation he has founded, Living Architecture, which aims to give everyone access to the work of some of the greatest architects in the world.

Determined to find a way to bridge the gap between interesting beats and lyrically-driven songs, Colourful Language mixes a strong cocktail of two parts binary, 1 part electric guitar god and 1 part seventies synth sweetie. Delicious.

Fitch and Warne are both members in the west coast danger folk collective, The Geese, who have just returned home to Vancouver after tirelessly touring the shit out of the UK (summer 2011) and Canada (fall 2011).

Now back in their home turf, Fitch and Warne are excitedly dedicating all their time and energy into Colourful Language. There are more sweet diddly songs on the way that are sure to get stuck in your brain and warm the cockles of your robotic heart. In the meantime, enjoy the fruits of the project's first EP, This is a Test, available for listening and/or purchasing on the BandPage!

Host(s): Dan McPeake
Featured Speakers/Guests: Alain de Botton Dave Warner & Zoe Fitch - Colourful Language

Credits: written & produced by Dan McPeake

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