Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul

Label:

Not On Label (Danger Mouse Self-released)

Catalog#:

DNOTS1

Format:

CDr, Album, Limited Edition, (Blank Media In Book)

Country:

Released:

2009

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

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

Notes

This was intended to be a collaboration album of Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse together with different vocalists. However, due to an ongoing dispute with EMI, Danger Mouse was unable to include music on the CD without fear of legal entanglement. Therefore, he has included a blank CD-R as an artifact to use however you see fit.

Published in a limited edition (5000 copies) hardback book, 104 pages, 12.2 x 9.2 x 0.7 inches with photographs by David Lynch, a foreword by Danger Mouse, selected lyrics, and an art-printed CD-R, each individually numbered.
Copies ordered directly from Danger Mouse also included an exclusive poster.

This "album" was also released without the book, but with an alternative poster (folded) and the blank CDr (DNOTS2).

The tracklisting below reflects the content of the album. The tracks themselves have to be retrieved via illegal sources in the web.
The tracklisting is provided here in a virtual sense.

Please note, that the mp3 files found on the web partially contain wrong ID3 tags and credits.

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Rated 5/5

Review by octo7 Oct 17, 2009

I don't know where to begin with this review. First off it is an absolute tragedy that those wankers at EMI stopped this album's release. This album is an absolute classic, dark and sweet like Bournville chocolate. It is an album of such immense quality that I find it difficult to try and analyze just what it is that makes it great or specify the core elements of the sound. The Iggy Pop contribution is literally the best thing he has written since the 70's (god mixed with monkey?), Frank Black sounds better than ever before, The Flaming Lips make bitter revenge and madness seem somewhat fun, Rhys from super furry animals sounds as elegant as something from Rubber Soul, Jason Little almost brings a tear to the eye with his two renditions and even David Lynch brings 2 great tracks to the record. Don't get me wrong though, EVERY SONG is good and the album works as a whole.

There is not a single bad song on this album. Highly recommended for fans of The Beatles, Flaming Lips and the Stooges and pretty much anyone who enjoys music with a bit of depth. Where so many concept albums fail this one succeeds with flying colors even if all of which as shades of gray.