Dark Was the Night Overview
On the occasion of WORLD AIDS DAY today, December 1st a press announcement was made with the complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming 4AD
release Dark Was The Night. Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th, 2009. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot
Organization was the executive producer. A total of 31 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation. It will be available as a double cd/triple viny and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV
and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it.
Dark Was The Night began three years ago with a casual conversation between Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National and John Carlin. In discussing the project, they agreed it made sense not to do a "theme" album per se; but something that showcased the best in independent music, with an emphasis on traditional themes played and arranged in a contemporary way, and on songwriting, which is the strength of many of the artists featured here. As Aaron and Bryce started inviting their peers to contribute, their intuition about the pro-social disposition of so many of them was confirmed. As a result, 31 exclusive tracks were recorded.
Customer Reviews
They are usually compilations of attention, but this album produced by Aaron and Bryce National Dessner and John Carlin for the Red Hot Organization and the 20th anniversary of the AIDS charity, I was surprised. With a line-up of some of the best indie artists in late 2000, there is something for everyone. Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Feist, Ben Gibbard and Jose Gonzalez are among the great artists who contributed mainly new compositions. Some of my favorite SharonJones & The Dap-Kings Shuggie Otis includes' "Inspiration Information" David Byrne "Funny, but terrible" Knotty Pine "and the haunting, melodic Bon Iver always called" Brackett, WI. "The incredible talent pairs indie siren Feist with Grizzly Bear lo-fi must create the" Service Bell ", a song that reveals a side of Feist's beautiful singing was not always present in his solo material. Incredibly, for a coherent cooperation , dark night of all be removedremote interest in one of these artists and that's a good thing, should more tilted.
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