構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 00:53:08

Sparklehorse: Mark Linkous (keyboards, bass guitar). Personnel: Mark Linkous (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, E-bow, strings, electric piano, pump organ, chamberlin, synthesizer, drums, sampler); Sofie Michalitsianos (vocals); Steven Drozd (guitar, drums); Matthew Linkous (guitar); Alan Weatherhead (lap steel guitar, pump organ); Rex White (pedal steel guitar); Melissa Moore, Joan Wasser (violin); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Johnny Hott (piano, drums); Tim Regan, Tom Waits (piano); Scott Minor (harmonium, drums, electronics); Danger Mouse (organ, drum programming, sampler); Dave Fridmann (Wurlitzer organ, chamberlin, Mellotron, vibraphone, bass guitar); Scott Miner (drums, electronics); Steven Broad (drums). Audio Mixers: Mark Linkous; Dave Fridmann; Danger Mouse; Beau Sorenson; Alan Weatherhead . Recording information: Altamont; Bit-A-Beat; Static King; TarBox Road; Wission Sound. Illustrator: Robert Pokorny. Photographer: Timothy Saccenti. More than five years after 2001's highly acclaimed IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous finally re-emerged from some rustic lair with DREAMT FOR LIGHT YEARS IN THE BELLY OF A MOUNTAIN, a title that seemingly doubles as a cryptic explanation for his absence. As always, this Sparklehorse outing is gilded with Linkous's warmly inviting, yet vaguely haunting arrangements, and his favorite narrative elements (sharp objects, spirits, etc.). While there are rocked-out Pixies-like moments (the searing "Ghost in the Sky" and the urgent "It's Not So Hard"), Linkous primarily leads his fellow travelers--including Tom Waits (on piano only), the Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd, and (oddly enough) Dangermouse--down scenic rural detours such as the dreamy "Don't Take My Sunshine Away" and the gorgeously melodic "Shade and Honey." Although Sparklehorse diehards will recognize a few tracks as previously released rarities, anyone who appreciates Linkous's fascinating vision will not be disappointed.