Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Dark Night of the Soul
Studio album by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse
Released 2009
Genre Alternative rock
Length 46:18
Language English
Label Self-released
Producer Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse
Professional reviews

Dark Night of the Soul is an album written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse.[1] It features a wide range of singers including James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch, and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils; these singers also had a hand in composing and producing the work.[1]

Contents

[edit] Album

The album is to feature a hand-numbered 100+ page book of photos taken by David Lynch, said to be a visual narrative for the music.[2] This book has been limited to 5000 copies.[3]

There are two packages for Dark Night of the Soul[3]

  • Dark Night of the Soul book and blank CD-R
    • Limited edition art book containing 100+ pages of original photographs by celebrated film director David Lynch. Only 5000 copies printed and each one is hand numbered.
    • 24" X 36" poster
    • Custom-designed CD-R
  • Dark Night of the Soul alternative poster and blank CD-R[4]
    • Alternative 24" x 36" poster
    • Alternative CD-R design

[edit] Legal dispute with EMI

Due to a dispute with the record label EMI, the album may never be released,[1] however the book is available for sale on the official website for Dark Night of the Soul along with a blank recordable CD-R and all copies will be clearly labeled:

"For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will."[5]

Without going into detail EMI has acknowledged the legal dispute and has released the following statement:

"Danger Mouse is a brilliant, talented artist for whom we have enormous respect. We continue to make every effort to resolve this situation and we are talking to Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) directly. Meanwhile, we need to reserve our rights."[6]

Both parties to the dispute have remained silent about the particulars, but it is believed that the problems with distribution center around a record deal that Danger Mouse signed with Lex Records.[7]

[edit] Online streaming

It is currently possible to stream the whole album or individual tracks from the NPR website.[1] This streaming process has been reverse engineered, making it possible to download the individual MP3 files directly.[8] The album also appears on torrent and file-sharing sites for download.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed and produced by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

  1. "Revenge" (featuring The Flaming Lips) – 4:52
  2. "Just War" (featuring Gruff Rhys) – 3:44
  3. "Jaykub" (featuring Jason Lytle) – 3:52
  4. "Little Girl" (featuring Julian Casablancas) – 4:33
  5. "Angel's Harp" (featuring Black Francis) – 2:57
  6. "Pain" (featuring Iggy Pop) – 2:49
  7. "Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It)" (featuring David Lynch) – 3:10
  8. "Everytime I'm with You" (featuring Jason Lytle) – 3:09
  9. "Insane Lullaby" (featuring James Mercer) – 3:12
  10. "Daddy's Gone" (featuring Mark Linkous and Nina Persson) – 3:09
  11. "The Man Who Played God" (featuring Suzanne Vega) – 3:09
  12. "Grim Augury" (featuring Vic Chesnutt) – 2:32
  13. "Dark Night of the Soul" (featuring David Lynch) – 4:38

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Exclusive First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104129585. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
  2. ^ "Dark Night of the Soul". http://www.dnots.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
  3. ^ a b "Book & Blank CD-R with Free Poster". http://www.dnots-store.com/dark-night-of-the-soul-book-and-poster.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
  4. ^ "Alternative Poster & CD-R". http://www.dnots-store.com/dark-night-of-the-soul-alternate-poster.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
  5. ^ "Danger Mouse to release blank CD". BBC. 2009-05-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8053471.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 
  6. ^ "Exclusive First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch". http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104129585. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
  7. ^ Ben Sisario (2009-06-11). "A New CD That Has No Music, but Lots of Pictures". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/arts/music/11danger.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
  8. ^ "Downloading mp3 files from NPR's online stream of Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse's 'Dark Night Of The Soul". http://www.panix.com/~ruari/dnots.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Mouse_and_Sparklehorse_Present:_Dark_Night_of_the_Soul"
Languages