Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
Label: | Anti- – 86973-2 |
|---|---|
Format: | CD, Album |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock, Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country |
Style: | Country, Field Recording, Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | This Tornado Loves You | 3:21 | |
| 2 | The Next Time You Say Forever | 1:46 | |
| 3 | People Got A Lotta Nerve | 2:34 | |
| 4 | Polar Nettles | 2:26 | |
| 5 | Vengeance Is Sleeping | 3:23 | |
| 6 | Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth | 2:14 | |
| 7 | Middle Cyclone | 3:06 | |
| 8 | Fever | 3:19 | |
| 9 | Magpie To The Morning | 2:44 | |
| 10 | I'm An Animal | 2:21 | |
| 11 | Prison Girls | 5:26 | |
| 12 | Don't Forget Me | 3:10 | |
| 13 | The Pharaohs | 3:38 | |
| 14 | Red Tide | 2:53 | |
| 15 | Marais La Nuit | 31:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Mixed At – The Woodshed
- Mixed At – Operation Northwoods
- Recorded At – Wavelab Studio
- Recorded At – Seaside Lounge
- Recorded At – Wall To Wall Recording
- Recorded At – Batty Steer
- Mastered At – The E Room
- Manufactured By – U-Tech Dallas
- Distributed By – Epitaph
- Manufactured By – Epitaph
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Anti, Inc.
- Copyright © – Anti, Inc.
Credits
- Artwork [All Drawings And Photos Except The Old Ones Whose Copyrights Have Died], Artwork [Art Put Together By] – Neko*
- Artwork [Art Put Together By] – Judge*
- Booking [Booking Agent] – Ali Hedrick
- Executive-Producer – Neko Case
- Legal [Law Firm] – Goldring, Hertz & Lichtenstein
- Make-Up [Makeup] – Erin "E-Dog” Collins
- Management – Amy Lombardi
- Mastered By – The Mighty Peter Moore*
- Mixed By – Darryl Neudorf, Neko Case
- Painting – Amy Casey (2)
- Performer [Neko's Good Looking Band] – Barry Mirochnick, Jon Rauhouse, Judge*, Kelly Hogan, Paul Rigby, Tom V. Ray*
- Photography By [Middle Cyclone Photo] – Lewis Stillwell
- Photography By [Owl Photo] – Robert Myers
- Photography By [Photos Of Neko] – Jason "Sandy" Creps*
- Recorded By [Additional Vocals] – Mitch (16)
- Recorded By [Bed Tracks And Overdubs] – Chris Schultz, Craig Schumacher, Nick Luca
- Recorded By [Kelly And Nora] – Dan*
- Recorded By [Lots Of Vocals] – Phil Palazzolo
- Recorded By [Piano Orchestra] – Ryan Boyles
- Technician [Woodshed Assistant] – Chris Shreenan-Dyck
Notes
This album is packaged in a Digipak case.
Mixed at "The Woodshed" in Toronto and "Operation Northwoods" in Mono, Ontario.
Bed tracks and overdubs recorded at Wavelab in Tucson, AZ.
Lots of vocals done at Seaside Lounge in Brooklyn.
Piano Orchestra recorded in Neko's barn.
Kelly and Nora's pretty singing recorded at Wall To Wall in Chicago.
Additional vocals were recorded on short notice at Batty Steer in Mono Center, Ontario.
Mastered at The E Room in Toronto.
Carolyn Mark, Esq. appears courtesy of Mint Records, Kurt Heasley cortesy 3TA, Carl Newman courtesy Matador, as do John Collins, Kathryn Caloer and Blaine Thurier, Joey Burns courtesy Quarterstick Records, and so does John Convertino. How Gelb courtesy Yep Roc, Sara Harmer courtesy Rounder/Coldsnap, Universal Canada, Nora O'Connor courtesy Bloodshot, Steve Berlin courtesy of Los Lobos. M Ward courtesy of Merge.
Mixed at "The Woodshed" in Toronto and "Operation Northwoods" in Mono, Ontario.
Bed tracks and overdubs recorded at Wavelab in Tucson, AZ.
Lots of vocals done at Seaside Lounge in Brooklyn.
Piano Orchestra recorded in Neko's barn.
Kelly and Nora's pretty singing recorded at Wall To Wall in Chicago.
Additional vocals were recorded on short notice at Batty Steer in Mono Center, Ontario.
Mastered at The E Room in Toronto.
Carolyn Mark, Esq. appears courtesy of Mint Records, Kurt Heasley cortesy 3TA, Carl Newman courtesy Matador, as do John Collins, Kathryn Caloer and Blaine Thurier, Joey Burns courtesy Quarterstick Records, and so does John Convertino. How Gelb courtesy Yep Roc, Sara Harmer courtesy Rounder/Coldsnap, Universal Canada, Nora O'Connor courtesy Bloodshot, Steve Berlin courtesy of Los Lobos. M Ward courtesy of Merge.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 45778 69732 8
- Barcode (String): 045778697328
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): UT/TX 1/21/09 86973-2 03
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): UT/TX 1/21/09 86973-2 02
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): UT/TX 1/21/09 86973-2 05
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): UT/TX 1/21/09 86973-2 01
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): UT/TX 1/22/09 86973-2 09
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): UT/TX 1/21/09 86973-2 07
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6): IFPI L794
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2D4J
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2D4O
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2D4Z
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 2D4Y
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5 & 6): none
Other Versions (5 of 12)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Middle Cyclone (CD, Album, Promo) | Anti- | 86973-2P | US | 2008 | ||
Recently Edited | Middle Cyclone (CD, Album, Digipak) | Anti- | 6973-2 | Europe | 2009 | ||
Recently Edited | Middle Cyclone (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Anti- | 86973-1 | US | 2009 | ||
Recently Edited | Middle Cyclone (CD, Album) | Anti- | E86973-2 | Australia | 2009 | ||
New Submission | Middle Cyclone (CDr, Album, Copy Protected, Promo) | Anti- | 6973-2A | Europe | 2009 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Epic length release benefits from excellent production and wonderful chamber pop textures but some of the songs just sound forced and incomplete.- LP 2 has significant noise on both sites on my copy after repeated cleaning and repeated plays. Thinking of exchanging it. LP 1 sounds perfect. Curious if anyone else is experiencing the same.
Neko‘s best record in my opinion. Fantastic songwriting and perfect production to boot. Bonus points for the Sparks cover and the cricket field recording on side D- This is the place for an opinion. So here is mine: A voice of such magnificence and sublimity - I don't know, it may still captivate me on my bed of death. And a voice, excuse me for being polemical, way exceeding the class of Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire and Bon Iver, embarrassing recommendations in this context, yes even Jeff Tweedy sounds contrived and forced in comparison.
I know this to be a very sensitive issue: some people do not like the voices of Doc Watson or Jeffrey Lee Pierce or Joni Mitchell or Grace Slick or PJ Harvey or Damon Albarn or Gillian Welch, while I find them touching me with an immediacy hard to comprehend.
And someone like Bono strikes me as pretentious and shallow at the same time, appalling and a waste of time and attention. It's as simple and unfathomable as that.
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