Lamp Lit Prose (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Dirty Projectors – Lamp Lit Prose

Label: Domino – WIGCD392

Format: CD, Album

Country: US

Released: Jul 13, 2018

Genre: Rock

Style: Art Rock, Indie Rock

1                       Right Now

Featuring – Syd (17)

Surdo, Percussion – Mauro Refosco

Synthesizer [Juno], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Vocals, Piano, Drums, Producer [Drum Production], Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic 12-String], Electric Guitar – David Longstreth

Synthesizer [Modular Processing] – Tyondai Braxton

Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Tracy Wannomae

Trumpet – Todd Simon

Vocals – Syd (17)

Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Lorely Rodriguez, Teresa Eggers

3:39

2                       Break-Thru

Cello – Eric Byers

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Guitar, Producer [Drum Production], Electric Organ [Wurlitzer], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Arranged By [String Arrangement], Bass, Vocals – David Longstreth

Viola – Jonathan Moerschel

Violin – Andrew Bulbrook, Benjamin Jacobson

3:48

3                       That's A Lifestyle

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Featuring – Haim (2)

Percussion – Mauro Refosco

Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic 12 String], Electric Guitar, Vocals, Producer [Drum Production], Bass – David Longstreth

Vocals – Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim

4:23

4                       I Feel Energy

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Featuring – Amber Mark

Guitar, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Electric Organ [Wurlitzer], Producer [Drum Production], Bass, Arranged By [Horn And String Arrangements], Vocals – David Longstreth

Percussion – Mauro Refosco

Recorded By [Higurashi Recording] – Björk

Trombone, Bass Trombone – Juliane Graf*

Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn – Todd Simon

Vocals – Amber Mark

Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Teresa Eggers

4:36

5                       Zombie Conqueror

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Featuring – Empress Of

Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic 12 String], Electric Guitar, Bass, Vocals – David Longstreth

Vocals – Lorely Rodriguez

3:44

6                       Blue Bird

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Electric Piano [Rhodes], Electric Organ [Wurlitzer], Guitar, Bass, Arranged By [Horn And String Arrangements], Vocals, Producer [Drum Production] – David Longstreth

Percussion – Mauro Refosco

Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Recorder – Tracy Wannomae

Trombone, Bass Trombone – Juliane Graf*

Trumpet – Todd Simon

3:50

7                       Found It In U

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Producer [Drum Production], Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Bass – David Longstreth

3:27

8                       What Is The Time

Bongos – Francisco Javier Paredes

Cello – Eric Byers

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Guiro [Guira] – Daniel Luna (3)

Percussion – Mauro Refosco

Synthesizer [Modular Processing] – Tyondai Braxton

Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Tracy Wannomae

Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba – Juliane Graf*

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn – Todd Simon

Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic 12 String], Electric Guitar, Bass, Electric Organ [Wurlitzer], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Piano, Producer [Drum Production], Vocals, Arranged By [Horn And String Arrangements] – David Longstreth

Viola – Jonathan Moerschel

Violin – Andrew Bulbrook, Benjamin Jacobson

3:16

9                       You're The One

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – David Longstreth

Bass – Nat Baldwin

Featuring – Robin Pecknold, Rostam

Vocals – Robin Pecknold, Rostam Batmanglij

2:18

10                     (I Wanna) Feel It All

Bass – Nat Baldwin

Cello – Eric Byers

Drums – Mike Johnson (18)

Featuring – Dear Nora

Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Recorder – Tracy Wannomae

Trombone, Bass Trombone – Juliane Graf*

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Cornet, Euphonium – Todd Simon

Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic 12 String], Electric Guitar, Piano, Electric Organ [Wurlitzer], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Arranged By [Horn And String Arrangements], Producer [Drum Production], Vocals – David Longstreth

Viola – Jonathan Moerschel

Violin – Andrew Bulbrook, Benjamin Jacobson

Vocals – Katy Davidson

4:22

Recorded At – Ivo Shandor, Los Angeles, CA

Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Published By – Domino Publishing Company Of America, Inc.

Published By – DJ Frankenstein

Published By – Brave Boat

Copyright © – Domino Recording Co. Ltd.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Domino Recording Co. Ltd.

Made By – Sound Performance

Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 15133-CD-0376

Art Direction – David Longstreth

Artwork [Glass Sculptures] – Joe Cariati

Design – Rob Carmichael (2)

Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Robby Moncrieff (tracks: 10)

Engineer [Bass And Organ Engineering] – Robby Moncrieff (tracks: 7)

Engineer [Drum Engineering] – David Tolomei (tracks: 3 to 7, 10), Sonny Diperri (tracks: 1, 2, 8)

Engineer [Guitar Engineering] – Miro Mackie (tracks: 9, 10), Robby Moncrieff (tracks: 3 to 7), Sonny Diperri (tracks: 1)

Engineer [Guitar, Wurlitzer, And Rhodes Engineering] – Ryan Tuttle (tracks: 2, 8)

Engineer [Horn Engineering] – David Tolomei (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8, 10)

Engineer [Percussion Engineering] – David Tolomei (tracks: 6), Sonny Diperri (tracks: 1, 4, 8)

Engineer [Piano Engineering] – David Tolomei (tracks: 10), Miro Mackie (tracks: 1), Ryan Tuttle (tracks: 8)

Engineer [Rhodes And Wurlitzer Engineering] – Robby Moncrieff (tracks: 4, 10)

Engineer [Robin Pecknold's Vocals] – Nikolaj Nielsen (tracks: 9)

Engineer [Rostam Batmanglij's Vocals] – Logan Patrick (2) (tracks: 9)

Engineer [String Engineering] – David Tolomei (tracks: 2, 4, 10)

Engineer [Vocal Engineering] – Miro Mackie (tracks: 1, 3 to 10)

Management – Monotone, Inc.

Mastered By – Greg Calbi

Mixed By – David Longstreth (tracks: 1, 3 to 10), Manny Marroquin (tracks: 2)

Photography By – Jason Frank Rothenberg

Producer – David Longstreth

Set Designer [Prop Styling] – Kelsey Fugere, Teresa Eggers

Written-By – David Longstreth, Mike Johnson (18) (tracks: 10), Nat Baldwin (tracks: 10)

Track times are not listed on the release.

℗ & © 2018 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.

Slipcase with jewel box, includes 16 page booklet.

Barcode (Scanned (Slipcase)): 887828039227

 

Recording information: Ivo Shandor, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: . "I don't know how I'm gonna be a better man/I don't know how I'm gonna reach the promised land/I don't know how I'm gonna get you to take my hand/But I'm gonna start and I know when." With these words in the first track on Dirty Projectors' 2018 release Lamp Lit Prose, David Longstreth (the group's leader and solo constant member) shares the good news: he's feeling better now. On 2017's self-titled Dirty Projectors, Longstreth was reeling from a tough romantic breakup, and a dark mood dominated the material, as well as a greater reliance on electronics and vocal manipulation. The cooler textures and digital sheen of that album certainly informs Lamp Lit Prose, but this time out the music has a much more organic feel, with natural horns, guitars, strings, and percussion dancing within the electronic frameworks. There's a palpable joy in this music that hasn't been so strong in Longstreth's work since 2009's breakthrough Bitte Orca, and while it never turns sappy, Lamp Lit Prose speaks of hope and second chances in the more optimistic tone of the music, reinforced by the percolating rhythms, the breathy harmonies, and the angular enthusiasm of the guitar work. Like Bitte Orca, Lamp Lit Prose is a genuinely adventurous work, not shy about pointing to Dirty Projectors' experimental roots, but the material also sounds bright, playful, and engaging, accessible even when the melodies and meters take unexpected left turns. And while HAIM, Amber Mark, Syd (of the Internet), Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes) and Empress Of all contribute their talents to these songs, this is very much David Longstreth's music, and it's heartfelt, passionate, and beguiling in the tradition of Dirty Projectors' best work. ~ Mark Deming

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Released: 07/13/2018
• Internal ID: JITRE