Complete your danger mouse and sparklehorse collection. Originally, the album was to be released with a book of photographs by director david lynch and vocals by such artists as the flaming lips, super furry animals. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse allmusic. Dark night of the soul npr coverage of dark night of the soul. May 21, 2009 the questions keeping dark night of the soul from coming out are as mysterious as the music. 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. Mar 05, 2020 after four albums, sparklehorse was on the verge of releasing a starstudded albumphotobook collaboration with danger mouse and david lynch, dark night of the soul, when linkous died by suicide. May 27, 2009 but while danger mouse, lynch, and the dozen or so artists involved with the project contributed their talents, the feeling i get from dark night is all linkous. The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two book length commentaries. Jun 24, 2009 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.
Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul lyrics. This album is an absolute classic, dark and sweet like bournville chocolate. But whether the album sees the official light of day or not, get over to npr and listen to. About dark night of the soul dark night of the soul is the first and only album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse released in 2009 via selfreleased. Ascent of mount carmel subida del monte carmelo and the dark night noche oscura. David lynch,danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul discogs. Dark night of the soul, an album by danger mouse and sparklehorse. Danger mouse, sparklehorses mark linkous and david lynch bring dark night of the soul to l. Its like cannes for music lovers, and a very enjoyable sum of so many glorious parts. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul amazon. 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, at the michael kohn gallery, 8071 beverly blvd.
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. 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. May 12, 2009 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. A limitededition bound book of lynchs imagery of the same name was released.
Photos from the photo book danger mouse and sparklehorse present. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul album lyrics. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse. The questions keeping dark night of the soul from coming out are as mysterious as the music. 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. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul uncut. David lynch illustrates dark night of the soul, which opens today at.
David lynch,danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of. 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. Find similar albums to dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse on allmusic. By the time dark night officially saw the light of day, linkous and. Legal dispute hampers dark night of the soul release.
Wikipedia more blandly calls it a treatise on loneliness, and you can read it online here. Dark night of the soul is a major collaborative effort, as mark linkous sparklehorse and brian burton danger mouse recruit numerous prominent musicians, as well as david lynchdirector of films such as eraserhead, blue velvet, lost highway, and mulholland dr. The danger mouse and sparklehorse project with david lynch is the perfect marriage of joy and sorrow. Danger mouse on mark linkous and dark night of the soul. Jun 09, 2009 t he cover of danger mouse and sparklehorses parade of musical superheroes, dark night of the soul, suggests a movie poster. 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. In 2009, sparklehorse teamed up with danger mouse and david lynch in the project dark night of the soul. First off it is an absolute tragedy that those wankers at emi stopped this albums release. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry.
Alternative rock band sparklehorse, along with producer danger mouse and director and visual artist david lynch, collaborated with a number of other artists on an audiovisual project titled danger mouse and sparklehorse present. Danger mouse and sparklehorse, dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse songs. John described the dark night, as the time when a believer feels totally abandoned by god, and which can lead to doubting gods existence. Danger mouse and sparklehorse presents by danger mouse, sparklehorse, and david lynch. But while danger mouse, lynch, and the dozen or so artists involved with the project contributed their talents, the feeling i get from dark night is all linkous. 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 david lynch. 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. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul 2010. Its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with the albums distributor emi. But the album is more like a festival of short films, each one marked with the unique touch of a different, storied first billing. Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse staff. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul album. The danger mousesparklehorse collaboration, dark night of.
Present dark night of the soul 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. 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. Jun 18, 2009 dark night of the soul hardcover 18 jun. As half the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse is no stranger to highstakes collaborations. 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 mouses cooleddown soundworlda more deliberately creepy variant of his work with gnarls barkley, beck, and more recently, broken bells. 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. 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. A track collaboration with a rotating cast of singers, including black francis and iggy pop, the album turned gloom and mystery into the enchanting a soundtrack, perhaps, for a macabre fairy tale yet the project, an effort spearheaded by studio maestro danger mouse, a.
So perhaps npr should use dark night of the soul to roll out a new series called exclusive only listen. Thanks to an ongoing dispute with emi, it turns out the danger mousesparklehorse album part of the dark night of the soul package which also includes a book of. After four albums, sparklehorse was on the verge of releasing a starstudded albumphotobook collaboration with danger mouse and david lynch, dark night of the soul, when linkous died by suicide. As half of the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse is no stranger to highstakes collaborations. 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. Jul 12, 2010 dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. So maybe you should picture that first paragraph i wrote as being directed by. Revenge dark night of the soul danger mouse sparklehorse. 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. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul lp. Dark night of the soul danger mouse and sparklehorse. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes. Music go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. 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 had released a blank cdr as a way of.
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