All Str Lineup incl MMJ on DarkWasTheNight Comp!

[BH]

from pitchfork....

The eagerly anticipated compilation Dark Was the Night, curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National to benefit the Red Hot Organization, has now completed its all-star lineup, and man, is it impressive.

As previously reported, Dark Was the Night arrives on double CD, triple LP, or download February 17 from 4AD, benefiting both your record collection and Red Hot's AIDS-fighting efforts around the world. It's Red Hot's 20th such compilation, released in conjunction with the organization's 20th anniversary, and they pulled out all the stops for this celebration.

Deep breath...

Sufjan Stevens turns in a track of his own, and he also appears on a Buck 65 remix alongside Chicago rapper Serengeti. Feist joins Grizzly Bear for a track and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard for another, and the Grizz turn in a tune by themselves. Conor Oberst is joined by Gillian Welch, David Byrne joins the Dirty Projectors, José González jumps on a cover of Nick Drake's "Cello Song" with the Books, and Blonde Redhead meet up with Devastations. Spoon's got a song on there, as do Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues, Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, Yo La Tengo, Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene, Beirut, Iron and Wine, Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, the New Pornographers, Beach House, Yeasayer, Sigur Rós offshoot Riceboy Sleeps, Bon Iver, TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Yeasayer, My Brightest Diamond (doing "Feeling Good", made famous by Nina Simone), and the Kronos Quartet, doing the Blind Willie Johnson song "Dark Was the Night".

The National boys, not content to stay put in the curator's chair, turn in quite a few appearances on the thing as well. Bryce Dessner is joined by Antony Hegarty on a track, Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner join forces for a tune, and the National themselves loan one to the proceedings.

On a related note, today (December 1) is World AIDS Day. To find out how you can pitch in, visit worldaidscampaign.org.

[purvis9876]

from pitchfork....

The eagerly anticipated compilation Dark Was the Night, curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National to benefit the Red Hot Organization, has now completed its all-star lineup, and man, is it impressive.

As previously reported, Dark Was the Night arrives on double CD, triple LP, or download February 17 from 4AD, benefiting both your record collection and Red Hot's AIDS-fighting efforts around the world. It's Red Hot's 20th such compilation, released in conjunction with the organization's 20th anniversary, and they pulled out all the stops for this celebration.

Deep breath...

Sufjan Stevens turns in a track of his own, and he also appears on a Buck 65 remix alongside Chicago rapper Serengeti. Feist joins Grizzly Bear for a track and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard for another, and the Grizz turn in a tune by themselves. Conor Oberst is joined by Gillian Welch, David Byrne joins the Dirty Projectors, José González jumps on a cover of Nick Drake's "Cello Song" with the Books, and Blonde Redhead meet up with Devastations. Spoon's got a song on there, as do Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues, Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, Yo La Tengo, Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene, Beirut, Iron and Wine, Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, the New Pornographers, Beach House, Yeasayer, Sigur Rós offshoot Riceboy Sleeps, Bon Iver, TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Yeasayer, My Brightest Diamond (doing "Feeling Good", made famous by Nina Simone), and the Kronos Quartet, doing the Blind Willie Johnson song "Dark Was the Night".

The National boys, not content to stay put in the curator's chair, turn in quite a few appearances on the thing as well. Bryce Dessner is joined by Antony Hegarty on a track, Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner join forces for a tune, and the National themselves loan one to the proceedings.

On a related note, today (December 1) is World AIDS Day. To find out how you can pitch in, visit worldaidscampaign.org.

Jeeeeeezzzzz. Dat's some names der. Good stuff.

[xmascriminal]

Holy fuck.  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Edit: The MMJ song is called El Caporal. Here's a full tracklisting thanks to the good people at the Decemberists forum:

Disc One:
1. "Knotty Pine" by Dirty Projectors & David Byrne
2. "Cello Song" by The Books feat. Jose Gonzales
3. "Train Song" by Feist & Ben Gibbard
4. "Brackett, WI" by Bon Iver
5. "Deep Blue Sea" by Grizzly Bear
6. "So Far Around the Bend" by The National
7. "Tightrope" by Yeasayer
8. "Feeling Good" by My Brightest Diamond
9. "Dark Was the Night" by Kronos Quartet
10. "I Was Young When I Left Home" by Antony & Bryce Dessner
11. "Big Red Machine" by Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner
12. "Sleepless" by The Decemberists
13. "Die" by Iron and Wine
14. "Service Bell" by Grizzly Bear & Feist
15. "Blood" by Sufjan Stevens

Disc Two:
16. "Well-Alright" by Spoon
17. "Lenin" by Arcade Fire
18. "Mimizan" by Beirut
19. "El Caporal" by My Morning Jacket
20. "Inspiration Information" by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
21. "With A Girl Like You" by Dave Sitek
22. "Blood Pt. 2[ch8243] by Buck 65 Remix (feat. Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
23. "Hey, Snow White" by The New Pornographers
24. "Gentle Hour" by Yo La Tengo
25. "Another Saturday Night" by Stuart Murdoch
26. "Happiness" by Riceboy Sleeps
27. "Amazing Grace" by Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues
28. "The Giant of Illinois" by Andrew Bird
29. "Lua" by Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
30. "When The Road Runs Out" by Blonde Redhead & Devastations
31. "Love vs. Porn" by Kevin Drew

You know The Arcade Fire doing a song called Lenin is going to be awesome. As for Gentle Hour by Yo La Tengo, been there done that, but I'm still looking forward to it.

[kydiddle]

This just made my day. Thank you.

[TGMC421]

"El Caporal" translates into "The Farm Manager"?

[AllyDee]

that's awesome that they're right before the Dap Kings on the comp

[AllyDee]

I'm betting 1000 dollars that El Caporal will be MMJ themselves performing the intro music from this years too, so now there can be an immediate answer to "what was that music playing before the show"

[xmascriminal]

I'm betting 1000 dollars that El Caporal will be MMJ themselves performing the intro music from this years too, so now there can be an immediate answer to "what was that music playing before the show"

I will take that bet. I'd like my winnings in cash.

[the_wizzard]

that's awesome that they're right before the Dap Kings on the comp

And Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are covering Shuggie Otis!  Very nice!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcnn0gkaLUc[/media]

[ms. yvon]

wizz, i thought the same thing!  

andrew bird!  yo la tengo!  new pornographers! spoon!  gillian welch!

[Ghosts_on_TV]

wizz, i thought the same thing!  

andrew bird!  yo la tengo!  new pornographers! spoon!  gillian welch!

As did I. That song is badass. Shuggies the man!  8-)

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

when does this come out?

[notdarkyet]

...and i'll bet that "El Caporal" is named after the Mexican restaurant in Louisville.

-justin

[BH]

when does this come out?

2-17-09

[BH]

BILLBOARD.com
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Some of the biggest names in independent music have banded together to record exclusive songs for "Dark Was the Night," a double-disc album whose proceeds will benefit the Red Hot organization's work with AIDS research.

In the works since 2006, the project is due Feb. 17 from Beggars Banquet and, as previously reported, was curated by the National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner. The lineup includes Spoon, the Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, the New Pornographers, Bon Iver, Feist, Cat Power, My Morning Jacket and Iron & Wine, among many others.

"I've been listening to some of these bands since I was in high school. Now they're peers of ours but sometimes you can't even believe that -- these are people I've idolized and respected," Aaron Dessner tells Billboard.com.

The National contributed the song "So Far Around the Bend," which Dessner says the band "didn't feel would make sense" on one of its own albums. "It has this pretty crazy orchestral arrangement; it's a little bit of a throwback song."

"Dark Was the Night" is also packed with intriguing collaborations, including Feist with Ben Gibbard and Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors with David Byrne, the Books with Jose Gonzalez, Aaron Dessner with Bon Iver and Bryce Dessner with Antony.


The latter is a cover of the early Dylan song "I Was Younger When I Left Home," which the artists did in one take. In the case of the Dessner/Bon Iver pairing, Aaron Dessner sent Bon Iver's Justin Vernon a piano instrumental, dubbed "Big Red Machine" in tribute to his Cincinnati hometown, in the hopes he'd "feel like collaborating. Then I was in Finland I got an email from him with a fully written song. It's incredible he could trace the music in the way that he did."

Those kinds of happy accidents are all over "Dark Was the Night," according to Dessner. "Bryce and I found ourselves in the midst of all of our peers and in a position to invite them to participate in this," he says. "Almost everybody was willing to donate their time and their music."

The Dessners are hoping to film some of the artists performing their songs to give "Dark As the Night" an online presence, and are planning to stage some "unique performances in New York and other countries" in the spring with as many of the contributors as possible.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

BILLBOARD.com
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Some of the biggest names in independent music have banded together to record exclusive songs for "Dark Was the Night," a double-disc album whose proceeds will benefit the Red Hot organization's work with AIDS research.

In the works since 2006, the project is due Feb. 17 from Beggars Banquet and, as previously reported, was curated by the National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner. The lineup includes Spoon, the Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, the New Pornographers, Bon Iver, Feist, Cat Power, My Morning Jacket and Iron & Wine, among many others.

"I've been listening to some of these bands since I was in high school. Now they're peers of ours but sometimes you can't even believe that -- these are people I've idolized and respected," Aaron Dessner tells Billboard.com.

The National contributed the song "So Far Around the Bend," which Dessner says the band "didn't feel would make sense" on one of its own albums. "It has this pretty crazy orchestral arrangement; it's a little bit of a throwback song."

"Dark Was the Night" is also packed with intriguing collaborations, including Feist with Ben Gibbard and Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors with David Byrne, the Books with Jose Gonzalez, Aaron Dessner with Bon Iver and Bryce Dessner with Antony.


The latter is a cover of the early Dylan song "I Was Younger When I Left Home," which the artists did in one take. In the case of the Dessner/Bon Iver pairing, Aaron Dessner sent Bon Iver's Justin Vernon a piano instrumental, dubbed "Big Red Machine" in tribute to his Cincinnati hometown, in the hopes he'd "feel like collaborating. Then I was in Finland I got an email from him with a fully written song. It's incredible he could trace the music in the way that he did."

Those kinds of happy accidents are all over "Dark Was the Night," according to Dessner. "Bryce and I found ourselves in the midst of all of our peers and in a position to invite them to participate in this," he says. "Almost everybody was willing to donate their time and their music."

The Dessners are hoping to film some of the artists performing their songs to give "Dark As the Night" an online presence, and are planning to stage some "unique performances in New York and other countries" in the spring with as many of the contributors as possible.

That would be the best show ever. In the history of man. (And Woman)

[tenn]

bump


Just ordered mine, can't wait till Tuesday! :D