Hauschka Unveils New Single/Video, “Limitation of Lifetime”

From New Album, Philanthropy, Out October 20th

Hauschka — aka Academy Award and BAFTA-winning composer Volker Bertelmann — unveils his new single/video, “Limitation of Lifetime,” from his forthcoming album, Philanthropy, out October 20th on City Slang. “Limitation of Lifetime” is one of Philanthropy’s more peaceful tracks, an interlude that evokes a Debussy Prelude as it glides along magical ripples. “It was an idea that I originally composed for another project,” Bertelmann says, “and I always felt a deep connection to it.” Following the “gorgeous and mournful” (Brooklyn Vegan) lead single “Loved Ones,” “Limitation of Lifetime” reveals another mesmerizing expanse of Philanthropy’s distinctive sound.

Directed and choreographed by Alexandra Waierstall, the accompanying video features a dance belonging to a film and live performance with Scott Jennings, a former dancer of Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertall. Following its filmed release today, fragments of the piece will be performed this and next year at Dia Beacon in New York. “I was touched by the choreography’s intimacy and reflection on human qualities based on vulnerability and fragility, which in my opinion is strongly connected with empathy,” notes Bertelmann. “So when we discussed the song release, I asked Alexandra if she could record Scott in a single and pure performance so that we could capture the intimate feelings from the dance and music into a video. And she did.”