Artist.......: The Barr Brothers
Album........: Sleeping Operator
Label........: Secret City
Genre........: indie
Catnr........: SCR040CD
Source.......: CD (LP)
Rip.date.....: 2014-11-23
Str.date.....: 2014-10-07
Quality......: 239kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.secretcityrecords.com/
track title time
1. Static Orphans 2:04
2. Love Ain't Enough 4:50
3. Wolves 5:04
4. Even the Darkness Has Arms 3:50
5. Come in the Water 6:48
6. Little Lover 4:50
7. How the Heroine Dies 4:15
8. Valhallas 4:30
9. Half Crazy 4:52
10. Bring Me Your Love 4:48
11. England 4:50
12. The Bear at the Window 4:44
13. Please Let Me Let it Go 5:07
Runtime 60:32
Size 104.48
Release Notes:
æSleeping OperatorÆ represents an immense creative output. The group, featuring
brothers Brad on guitar/vocals and Andrew on drums, classical harpist Sarah
PagΘ, and pianist/bassist AndrΦs Vial, recorded 40 tracks in the process of
making this record. The 13 songs on æSleeping OperatorÆ are meditative and
explosive, exploring the far reaches of folk laced with West African influences,
hypnotic modernist pulsing and beyond. While the record extends into cinematic
and other-worldly territories, it maintains a campfire-like intimacy throughout.
The album was produced by The Barr Brothers and recorded and mixed by Ryan
Freeland (Bonnie Raitt, Aimee Mann, Ray Lamontagne) in Montreal and Los Angeles.
The band was joined by local neighborhood guests from Arcade Fire (Richard Reed
Parry), Patrick WatsonÆs band, The Luyas, Bassekou KouyateÆs band and Little
Scream along the way. Known for their unique orchestrations, the band used a
plethora of instruments to embellish this album including a variety of horns,
marimba, ngoni (West African stringed instrument), an instrument made by a fan
called a cardboardium, hammered dulcimer, and pedal steel to make a sound that
is sui generis.