The genius who heard God in a sandbox, fifty years later, still chasing those vibrations.
50 years after the release of the Pet Sounds album with the Beach Boys, this is Brian Wilson at la Baloise Session.
Acting
Wilson's presence—haunted, heroic, barely holding on.
Direction
Bärlocher lets silence and struggle breathe on stage.
Director
Roli Bärlocher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2016 Swiss performance captures Wilson during his controversial 'Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary' tour, where audiences debated whether he was being pushed too hard or finally reclaiming his masterpiece.
The Baloise Session is an intimate Basel jazz festival—an odd venue for California pop royalty, which somehow makes Wilson's displacement feel even more poignant.
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