On the whole dark night of the soul actually lives up. If you found this page you probably already know that due to a dispute between danger mouse and emi it would seem likely that dark night of the soul will never be officially released. Released posthumously, dark night of the soul ended up becoming one of those bleakbutbeautiful codas like joy divisions closer whose finality gives them added layers of sad meaning. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul 2010. Dark night of the soul, the hotly anticipated new album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, will be released as a blank recordable cd with a note encouraging fans to download. Vic chesnutt david lynch, iggy pop, gruff rhys, members of the strokes, the shins, the flaming lips and pixies will contribute to the next album by danger mouse and sparklehorse. David lynch, sparklehorse and danger mouse collaborated on dark night of the soul, an album that may never officially be released. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. 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. Features song lyrics for danger mouse and sparklehorses dark night of the soul album. Danger mouse and sparklehorse team up with david lynch for dark night of the soul june 27, 2010 it took more than a year of closely guarded negotiations, but dark night of the.
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 working around the dispute. With a cast everyone from david lynch to iggy pop reading like a fantasy pop. 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. Dark night of the soul is an album by audio auteur danger mouse and the already muchmissed sparklehorse. 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. Complete your danger mouse and sparklehorse collection. Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse with david lynch though its already made its way to the internet, one of the years most talkedabout albums may never be. Danger mouse and sparklehorse announce starstudded album. Ascent of mount carmel subida del monte carmelo and the dark night noche oscura. 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. However as you are also no doubt aware npr currently have a stream of the entire album.
Dark night of the soul amazon exclusive version 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. 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. With one of the most tortured paths to eventual release of all time, danger mouse and sparklehorses collaborative album dark night of the soul is finally being made available to music fans everywhere this month. Sparklehorse was an american alternative rock band formed in 1995 and led by mark linkous september 9, 1962 march 6, 2010, a richmond, virginia native and last of a long line of southern coalminers. It comes with a book of photos by david lynch which is meant to be a visual narrative. 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. The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two booklength commentaries. 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. Dark night of the soul, an album by danger mouse, sparklehorse on spotify. Dark night of the soul npr coverage of dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul danger mouse sparklehorse youtube.
Linkous recorded much of sparklehorses material in his home studio, and his southern gothic vision guided sparklehorse. Such complaints do feel a bit churlish when measured against the albums special strengths, and its sad circumstances. Derailed by a murky claim, dark night of the soul is worth tracking down. The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests. Download sparklehorse dreamt for light years in the belly of a mountain. Dark night of the soul danger mouse and sparklehorse.
Danger mouse and sparklehorse present dark night of the soul. The dark night of the soul, a term coined by the 17th century spanish mystic saint john of the cross, describes a point in a pious christians life when they are unable to reconcile their. Though dark night of the soul a collaboration featuring songs written and produced by danger mouse and sparklehorse s 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. 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 shins. Danger mouse and sparklehorse presents by danger mouse, sparklehorse, and david lynch. The project featured several singers, including james mercer, gruff rhys, jason lytle, julian casablancas, frank black, iggy pop, nina persson, suzanne vega, vic chesnutt, scott spillane, and david lynch. Dark night of the soul is an album written by danger mouse and sparklehorse. Listen free to danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul amazon exclusive version just war feat. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse. Rumors of the project first began to circulate in early 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.
The next sparklehorse project was truly an ambitious one. David lynch,danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul lp. As half of the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse is no stranger to highstakes collaborations. Danger mouse and sparklehorse finally release their dark night of the soul album officially after over a year of label wrnagles. 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. Danger mouse and sparklehorse team up with david lynch for dark night of the soul it took more than a year of closely guarded negotiations, but dark night of the soul, the. Danger mouse and sparklehorse unveil new album a blank.
Danger mouse and sparklehorse danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul discogs. Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse. Postdark night of the soul danger mouses career has gone from strength to strength, being an increasingly in demand as a producer and teaming up with another vocalist from this album, james mercer of the shins to form broken bells, who have released a couple of albums and confirmed that danger mouse, while a serial collaborator, is at least.
Features song lyrics for danger mouse and sparklehorse s dark night of the soul album. Jul 12, 2010 dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul amazon. 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. 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. The album is streaming at here, and is available for download on various filesharing web sites. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis th. With one of the most tortured paths to eventual release of all time, danger mouse and sparklehorses collaborative album dark night of the. Among the many guests are wayne coyne, gruff rhys, and. 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. Watch the video for dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In 2009, sparklehorse teamed up with danger mouse and david lynch in the project dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse songs.
Listen free to sparklehorse dark night of the soul. Jul 07, 2010 id seen him singing on his last film, inland empire, and he has a good voice, so we got him to sing stars eyes i cant catch it and the last song, dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. Danger mouse on mark linkous and dark night of the soul. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul deluxe edition 2010. David lynch,danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of. Dark night of the soul amazon exclusive version by. Danger mouse and sparklehorse announce starstudded cast. Dark night of the soul featuring david lynch personal favorite tracks are 2, 7, and 12, though there isnt a bad track on here.