Slaves' Graves and Ballads
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Released | 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
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Length | 39:25 | |||
Label | Western Vinyl | |||
Producer | David Longstreth | |||
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Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[2] |
Slaves' Graves & Ballads is the third album by American experimental rock band Dirty Projectors. It is a combination of two different recordings entitled Slaves' Graves and Ballads, hence the name of the LP combination of the two. The two sessions have drastically different sounds: the first features frontman and guitarist David Longstreth accompanied by a chamber orchestra called The Orchestral Society for the Preservation of the Orchestra; the second features Dave and his guitar recorded by Adam Forkner. On this release tracks 1-7 includes the Slaves' Graves songs while tracks 8-14 constitutes Ballads.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by David Longstreth
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Somberly, Kimberly" | 1:22 |
2. | "On the Beach" | 3:40 |
3. | "(Throw On) The Hazard Lights" | 4:11 |
4. | "Slaves' Graves" | 3:03 |
5. | "Grandfather's Hanging" | 3:31 |
6. | "We Are Swaddled" | 1:25 |
7. | "Hazard Lights (Reprise)" | 2:02 |
8. | "A Labor More Restful" | 3:41 |
9. | "Unmoved" | 3:01 |
10. | "Ladies, You Have Exiled Me" | 2:54 |
11. | "Because Your Light Is Turning Green" | 3:15 |
12. | "Obscure Wisdom" | 1:34 |
13. | "This Weather" | 2:27 |
14. | "Since I Opened" | 3:19 |
Total length: | 39:25 |
- Tracks 1-7 recorded in Dwight Chapel, New Haven, CT in December 2002.
- Tracks 8-14 recorded at Dub Narcotic Studios, Olympia, WA and Southbury, CT between July and August 2002.
- Tracks 4-6 form one continuous suite of songs.
References
[edit]- ^ Phares, Heather. Slaves' Graves and Ballads at AllMusic
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine