Homeland

Homeland was a series of songs and stories that created a poetic and political portrait of contemporary American culture. Conceived as one long piece of music, Homeland moved through many worlds — from Greek tragedy to American business models. The stories and songs that made up Homeland were marked by a political urgency. They addressed the current climate of fear, obsession with information and security. They were also — as with all of Anderson’s work — personal and utterly unique.

The music, built on the foundation of groove electronics, featured many of the new melodic forms Anderson had been developing on the violin and in her work with new electronic systems and Tuvan throat singers. Anderson was joined in Homeland by several musicians skilled in improvisation, so each performance was unique.

Sonically, Homeland was the most sophisticated Anderson production to date. However, the electronic controls were all virtual and Homeland was a tour de force of spoken word, music, and technology.