The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two book length commentaries. Sparklehorse first came up with the idea for dark night of the soul while working together on the 2006 sparklehorse album dreamt for light years in the belly. Danger mouse and sparklehorses dark night of the soul. This collaboration between the producer brian danger mouse burton and the. If legal problems hadnt prevented dark night of the soul from coming out in may 2009, it might have seemed like merely another in a long string of collaborations from danger mouse s cooleddown soundworlda more deliberately creepy variant of his work with gnarls barkley, beck, and more recently, broken bells. On 2006s dreamt for light years in the belly of a mountain, there were contributions from both tom waits and the flaming. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse songs. Iggy pop pain dark night of the soul by danger mouse.
With a cast everyone from david lynch to iggy pop reading like a fantasy pop. No danger mouse project arrives without at least some slight commotion. Danger mouse aka brian joseph burton and sparklehorse aka the late and much lamented mark linkous navigate the dark night of the soul with the help of some of the brightest. Brian burton and mark linkous, the enigmatic frontman for sparklehorse. A week ago we posted that the album dark night of the soul may never be released due to legal disputes. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul lyrics. The danger mouse and sparklehorse project with david lynch is the perfect marriage of joy. Sparklehorse, fellow producermultiinstrumentalist brian burton danger mouse, of gnarls barkley and the grey album and a range of name guest vocalists julian casablancas, frank black, suzanne vega inevitably raises these uncomfortable questions. As half of the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse is no stranger to highstakes collaborations. Danger mouse is the author of dark night of the soul 4. Danger mousesparklehorse lp dark night of the soul gets. Dark night of the soul is an album by audio auteur danger mouse and the already muchmissed sparklehorse. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, david lynch, sparklehorse on amazon.
Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david lynch, and celebrated rock recluse sparklehorse have converged to create dark night of the. Dark night of the soul featuring david lynch personal favorite tracks are 2, 7, and 12, though there isnt a bad track on here. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david lynch, and celebrated rock recluse sparklehorse have converged to create dark night of the soul, a project encompassing a new fulllength album and limited edition book. Sparklehorse first came up with the idea for dark night of the soul while working together on the 2006 sparklehorse album dreamt for light years in. Dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring. The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests. I wont try to describe the music but this record is a challenging listen at first but is very rewarding if youre open to it. Danger mouse and sparklehorse presents by danger mouse, sparklehorse, and david lynch. Julian casablancas dark night of the soul youtube sparklehorse radio sessions duration.
In 2009, sparklehorse teamed up with danger mouse and david lynch in the project dark night of the soul. Its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with the albums distributor emi and was finally released in july 2010, about a year after it had been leaked to the internet and danger mouse. Package contains all artwork which was intended for the release. Danger mouses dark night of the soul to see the light of. If you dont know the artists i suggest you read up on them because knowing them helps you understand what this is meant to be. Dark night of the soul is a widereaching collaboration a long time coming. I also really like the two songs featuring female singers, daddys. Working with mark linkous wasnt easy, but it was worth it let the man behind the grey album talk and play you through dark night of the soul, the record he made with.
It was finally released in july 2010, about a year after it had been leaked to the internet and danger mouse had released a blank cdr as a way of working around the dispute. It ended up as dark night of the soul, involving more than a dozen noteworthy musical collaborators as well as david lynch, who signed on to create a 100page book of original photography. Dark night of the soul is the first and only album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with. Danger mouse on mark linkous and dark night of the soul. The dark night of the soul, a term coined by the 17th century spanish mystic saint. In the case of dark night of the soul, it involves a familiarsounding dust up with emi that recalls the dispute that. Was intended to contain audio, but danger mouse feared legal repercussion, due to a dispute he was having with emi at the time. For lynch has created a book to accompany the music. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul album lyrics. Its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with the albums distributor emi.
However, the book was made available for sale on the official website of dark night of the soul, bundled with a blank. Release date confirmed for danger mouse and sparklehorses. Danger mouse worked on a few songs on sparklehorses 2006. Though dark night of the soul a collaboration featuring songs written and produced by danger mouse and sparklehorses mark linkous accompanied by david lynchs photography was supposed to come out in 2009, a legal dispute between danger mouse and emi delayed its release by over a year. Dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, david lynch, sparklehorse on. Certainly both sparklehorse and danger mouse are well connected. Apr 21, 2010 the dark night of the soul album has had a tumultuous history, to say the least. Dark night of the soul is a collection of great songs with an all star cast of collaborators but in the end the result is less than the sum of dark night of the soul is a collection of great songs with an all star. David lynch,danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of. Iggy pop track 6 pain the songs were written by danger mouse brian burton and sparklehorse mark linkous. As half of the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse. So it was that the album was released as a book of photography provided by.
Find similar albums to dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse on allmusic. It comes with a book of photos by david lynch which is meant to be a visual narrative. Danger mouses dark night of the soul to see the light of day. Dark night was first coined by st john of the cross to discuss the stage of spiritual awakening where the ego goes through a time of grieving, longing an. The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two book. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the. Dark night of the soul is a collaboration between sparklehorse and danger mouse, with david lynch adding musical contributions as well as a complementary 100page book of original. For the album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, see dark night of the soul album. Dark night of the soul danger mouse and sparklehorse. David lynch,danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the.
Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul. May 27, 2009 danger mouse worked on a few songs on sparklehorse s 2006 returntoform dreamt for light years in the belly of a mountain, cutting linkous delicate, hermetic songs with a new type of sharpness. Distant bell ringing, but steps echo, no one on these streets, callin. The collaboration between producer danger mouse, sparklehorse frontman mark linkous, visionary director david lynch. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul 2010. In 2008, sparklehorse recorded a cover of the song jacks obsession, from tim burtons the nightmare before christmas for the official compilation album nightmare revisited. Packaged in a 104page hardback book, which contains photos taken by david lynch, a foreword by danger mouse. While the title suggests a melancholydrenched livejournal post, dark night of the soul is actually the latest offering from gnarls barkleys danger mouse real name. Mar 04, 2010 danger mouse s 2009 album with sparklehorse, dark night of the soul, is to see an official rerelease this summer. Dark night of the soul is a collaboration between sparklehorse and danger mouse, with david lynch adding musical contributions as well as a complementary 100page book of original photography. John of the cross and when one hears the phrase, dark night of the soul, one thinks of emotional or spiritual anguish. Jon pardis hyperactive honkytonk brings the past into the present.
Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse. Aug 11, 2010 with all that danger mouse has tackled of late, hes giving tbone burnett a run for his coproduction, comastermind skills. Danger mouse, sparklehorses mark linkous and david lynch. Sparklehorse danger mouse and sparklehorse present dark night of the soul emi. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul amazon.
Director david lynch worked up a number of images in his patented surrealistic style for a book to accompany the new album by danger mouse and sparklehorse featuring an alist team of additional collaborators like the flaming lips, iggy pop, suzanne vega, frank black, james mercer the shins, and julian casablancas. Dark night of the soul, a collaboration between the late mark linkous a. Selfreleased last may amid some troubles with emi, danger mouse and sparklehorses collaboration dark night of the soul has yet to see any sort of physical release. Dark dream world all alone shadows movin shadows have long gone by shadows have long gone by dark night of the soul our souls time slippin. Ascent of mount carmel subida del monte carmelo and the dark night noche oscura. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul plattentests. Revenge featuring the flaming lips just war featuring gruff rhys jaykub featuring jason lytle little girl featuring julian casablancas angels harp featuring black francis pain featuring iggy pop. Danger mouse and sparklehorse present dark night of the soul. Complete your danger mouse and sparklehorse collection. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul lp. Danger mouse s 2009 album with sparklehorse, dark night of the soul, is to see an official rerelease this summer.
Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul music. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse allmusic. Danger mouse and sparklehorse finally release their dark night of the soul album officially after over a year of label wrnagles. Jun 09, 2010 now receiving an official release after its accidental leak last may provoked by a label dispute, producer brian danger mouse burtons multimedia concept album about spiritual crisis carries. Its no exaggeration to say danger mouse and sparklehorse. Dark night of the soul emi barry walters june 9, 2010. Here is the full list of songs for the album dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse 2009. And unlike prior recent collaborations like gnarls barkley and broken bells, dark night of the soul features danger mouse at his most haunting. Downloading mp3 files from nprs online stream of danger.
The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the shinsbroken bells, nina. Tracks crafted as early as four years ago by dangermouse brian burton and sparklehorse. Feb 03, 2004 as his guides through the dark night of the soul, may uses two 17thcentury spanish mystics, st. As for the album, it is a flawless album with many guest stars that will keep you craving it forever. Dark dream world all alone shadows movin shadows have long gone by shadows have long gone by dark night of the soul our souls time slippin by i. Few contemporary pop albums have spoken to the human condition so eloquently, and given the listener so much pleasure in the process, than dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul jeremy allen, august 4th, 2010 12. Originally released in 2009, dark night of the soul was delivered dead on arrival thanks to parlophone and issues. Danger mouse and sparklehorse announce starstudded cast. Many people use the term to mean periods of depression or times of trials and tribulations. Mentioned in bits and pieces for years, and from seeds planted as early as 2005, dangermouse and sparklehorse present. Perhaps its an ironic show of foreboding that dms collaborator on this project mark linkous of sparklehorse.
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