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Straight from the mouth of Young God Records:
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::: we have finished recording and mixing 2 (two!) entire new albums
by the young savant devendra banhart. the first album, entitled
"rejoicing in the hands" will be released by ygr in late april. the
second album is set for release in late september. we recorded all
this material at the old southern house of lynn bridges on the
alabama/georgia border, using fine vintage gear and the natural
acoustics of the living room where devendra played his songs. it's a
natural step forward from devendra's previous "handmade" recordings.
better sound, but definitely not sterile or slick in any way. his
performances are amazing. we did a series of (generally sparse)
overdubs up here in brooklyn, and the final result is, in my mind
anyway, just amazing. it's an honor to have been involved in this
project! the songs (32 in total, culled from a trove of 57 we chose
from) are simply stunning - ranging from devendra's patented magical
whimsy to deeply soulful ballads. I'm so proud of this kid!!!!
..we'll have some soundbites up at the site soon, along with more
info...
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I totally hope the rest of the 57 songs show up somewhere.....
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::: we have finished recording and mixing 2 (two!) entire new albums
by the young savant devendra banhart. the first album, entitled
"rejoicing in the hands" will be released by ygr in late april. the
second album is set for release in late september. we recorded all
this material at the old southern house of lynn bridges on the
alabama/georgia border, using fine vintage gear and the natural
acoustics of the living room where devendra played his songs. it's a
natural step forward from devendra's previous "handmade" recordings.
better sound, but definitely not sterile or slick in any way. his
performances are amazing. we did a series of (generally sparse)
overdubs up here in brooklyn, and the final result is, in my mind
anyway, just amazing. it's an honor to have been involved in this
project! the songs (32 in total, culled from a trove of 57 we chose
from) are simply stunning - ranging from devendra's patented magical
whimsy to deeply soulful ballads. I'm so proud of this kid!!!!
..we'll have some soundbites up at the site soon, along with more
info...
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I totally hope the rest of the 57 songs show up somewhere.....
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Re: 2 news albums!!!!
Tue, December 30, 2003 - 10:50 AMWOW! I can't wait to hear those. Sounds like the perfect porgression from his previous work.
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Re: 2 news albums!!!!
Sun, January 4, 2004 - 2:34 PMkiller news, kitsune!
in europe devendra went straight to top50 of nme's top 50 albums of 2003. -
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Re: 2 news albums!!!!
Sun, January 4, 2004 - 2:43 PMGlad to see that he's getting some good attention somewhere! -
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Re: 2 news albums!!!!
Sat, April 3, 2004 - 2:21 AMThe first of these two albums, Rejoicing In The Hands is released on April 26th. It is a much more studio sounding affair, not over produced and still sparse, but the lo-fi element has taken away. But it is still rather beautiful and interesting to hear some of my live favorites in a slighty new form. And there is a duet with his favorite musician, Vashti Bunyan, on the title track.
01 This Is The Way
02 A Sight To Behold
03 The Body Breaks
04 Poughkeepsie
05 Dogs They Make Up The Dark
06 Will Is My Friend
07 This Beard Is For Siobhan
08 See Saw
09 Tit Smoking In The Temple of
10 Rejoicing In The Hands
11 Fall
12 Todo Los Dolores
13 When The Sun Shone On Vetiver
14 There Was Sun
15 Insect Eyes
16 Autumn's Child
Some reviews:
www.esotericecho.com/devendr...ing.html
www.evilsponge.org/Albums/B...Hands.htm
www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/mu...00161.php
www.pitchforkmedia.com/record...s.shtml
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