Tag Archives: Kranky

Bowery Electric: Beat

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On November 12, 1996, “Kranky” label released “Beat”, the second Bowery Electric studio album. It was recorded in June 1996, at “Studio 45” in Hartford, Connecticut, and was produced by Rich Costey, Lawrence Chandler, Martha Schwendener and Wayne Magruder.

Personnel:

  • Lawrence Chandler – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Martha Schwendener – vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Wayne Magruder – drums
  • Catherine Opie – photography (“Untitled No 27” from her Freeway Series)

Track listing:

  1. Beat
  2. Empty Words
  3. Without Stopping
  4. Under the Sun
  5. Fear of Flying
  6. Looped
  7. Black Light
  8. Inside Out
  9. Coming Down
  10. Low Density
  11. Postscript

Deerhunter: Weird Era Cont.

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On October 28, 2008, “Kranky” and “4AD” labels released “Weird Era Cont.”, the fourth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Bradford J. Cox, Joshua Fauver, Lockett Pundt and Moses Archuleta.

Personnel:

  • Bradford J. Cox – vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Lockett Pundt – vocals, guitar
  • Joshua Fauver – bass
  • Moses Archuleta – drums
  • Drew Vandenberg – guitar, piano, percussion
  • David Barbe – guitar, Wurlitzer, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Backspace Century
  2. Operation
  3. Ghost Outfit
  4. Dot Gain
  5. Vox Celeste
  6. Cicadas
  7. Vox Humana
  8. VHS Dream
  9. Focus Group
  10. Slow Swords
  11. Weird Era
  12. Moon Witch Cartridge
  13. Calvary Scars II / Aux. Out

Deerhunter: Microcastle

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On August 19, 2008, “Kranky” label released “Microcastle”, the third Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded in April 2008, at “Rare Book Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nicolas Vernhes.

Personnel:

  • Bradford J. Cox – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Lockett Pundt – vocals, guitar
  • Joshua Fauver – bass
  • Moses Archuleta – drums
  • Cole Alexander – vocal montage
  • Nicolas Vernhes – SK-1, engineer
  • Joe Lambert – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradford Cox, except where noted.

  1. Cover Me (Slowly) – Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt
  2. Agoraphobia – Lockett Pundt
  3. Never Stops
  4. Little Kids – Bradfords Cox, Lockett Pundt
  5. Microcastle
  6. Calvary Scars
  7. Green Jacket
  8. Activa
  9. Nothing Ever happened – Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver

Atlas Sound: Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel

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On February 18, 2008, “Kranky” and “4AD” labels released “Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel”, the Atlas Sound album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Bradford Cox.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, engineer, mixing, cover artwork
  • Brian Foote – mixing
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Lauren Jones – back collage
  • Craig S. McCaffrey – layout assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradford Cox.

  1. A Ghost Story
  2. Recent Bedroom
  3. River Card
  4. Quarantined
  5. On Guard
  6. Winter Vacation
  7. Cold As Ice
  8. Scraping Past
  9. Small Horror
  10. Ready, Set, Glow
  11. Bite Marks
  12. After Class
  13. Ativan
  14. Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel

Deerhunter: Cryptograms

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On January 29, 2007, “Kranky” label released “Cryptograms”, the second  Deerhunter album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Chris Bishop.

Personnel:

  • Moses Archuleta – synth/pads, drums, electronics, treatments
  • Bradford Cox – vocals, electronics, tapes, drum, acoustic slide guitar, bell set, accordion, electric guitar
  • Josh Fauver – vocals, tremolo bass, bass guitar, reverse guitar
  • Colin Mee – guitars, tapes
  • Lockett Pundt – vocals, synth bells, guitar, acoustic slide guitar, Hammond organ
  • Chris Bishop – engineer
  • Jennifer Munson – mastering
  • Nicolas Vernhes – mixing
  • Susan Archie – design
  • Somerset – author

Track listing:

All music by Moses Archuleta, Bradford Cox, Josh Fauver, Colin Mee and Lockett Pundt, except where noted, all lyrics by Bradford Cox.

  1. Intro
  2. Cryptograms
  3. White Ink
  4. Lake Somerset
  5. Providence
  6. Octet
  7. Red Ink
  8. Spring Hall Convert
  9. Strange Lights – music by Lockett Pundt
  10. Hazel St.
  11. Tape Hiss Orchid
  12. Heatherwood

A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Atomos

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On October 6, 2014, “Kranky” label released “Atomos”, the second A Winged Victory for the Sullen album. The album contains the music from “Atomos”, a dance piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor and his company Wayne McGregor Random Dance. The music was recorded in 2013, in Brussels, Berlin and Reykjavik.

Personnel:

  • Dustin O’Halloran – arrangements, engineer, score
  • Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie- arrangements, engineer, score
  • Nayon Han, Arthur Hornig, Christelle Heinen, Isabelle Klemt, Charlotte Danhier – cello
  • Sophie Bayet – violia
  • Neil Leiter – viola
  • Margaret Hermant – harp, violin
  • Francesco Donadello – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Frost- engineer
  • Bo Kondren – mastering
  • Craig McCaffrey – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie.

  1. Atomos I
  2. Atomos II
  3. Atomos III
  4. Atomos V
  5. Atomos VI
  6. Atomos VII
  7. Atomos VIII
  8. Atomos IX
  9. Atomos X
  10. Atomos XI
  11. Atomos XII