The BQE (2xLP)
VINYL FORMAT. Sufjan Stevens is proud to present The BQE, a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. Commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The BQE was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Next Wave Festival in October of 2007.
This special 2xLP edition is housed in a double gatefold sleeve and is pressed on 180 gram vinyl. It comes packaged with a large-scale 32-page booklet featuring liner notes and photographs, plus a black-and-white version of the 40-page Hooper Heroes comic book by Sufjan Stevens.
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Prelude on the Esplanade |
| 2 | Introductory Fanfare for the Hooper Heroes |
| 3 | Movement I In the Countenance of Kings |
| 4 | Movement II Sleeping Invader |
| 5 | Interlude I Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation |
| 6 | Movement III Linear Tableau with Intersecting Surprise |
| 7 | Movement IV Traffic Shock |
| 8 | Movement V Self-Organizing Emergent Patterns |
| 9 | Interlude II Subi Power Waltz |
| 10 | Interlude III Invisible Accidents |
| 11 | Movement VI Isorhythmic Night Dance with Interchanges |
| 12 | Movement VII (Finale) The Emperor of Centrifuge |
| 13 | Postlude Critical Mass |