Daniel Parker - Mend
ARTIST.....: Daniel Parker
TITLE......: Mend
LABEL......: Electric Whiskers Records
URL........: http://www.danielparkermusic.com/
RIP DATE...: Jul-14-2005
STORE DATE.: 000-00-2005
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 57,5 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Mend 04:05
02 - Breakthrough 03:10
03 - Tired 03:11
04 - Half Orange Flip 00:56
05 - Through Control 03:39
06 - The Madness We Know 05:24
07 - Electric Currents 04:51
08 - Last Day In San Diego 03:53
09 - If You Roll The Dice 01:11
10 - Talk 04:02
11 - One Mistake 03:57
12 - Chill Child 05:02
13 - Bonus Track 03:01
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46:22 min
Release Notes:
The sonic diversity of the tracks on Mend was created through
experimentation with the techniques of apartment rock and a
minimalist approach to equipment. Two microphones were used for
the whole of the recordings. One keyboard and a variety of
acoustic instruments and percussion fill out the sound. More
importantly, the melody and hooks combine with the often oddball
orchestration to somehow create a cohesive pop album.
Daniel Parker, 'DP' as he's sometimes known, spins acoustic guitar
based pop songs into richly layered recordings with the
songwriter/producer contributing the majority of the
instrumentation and vocals and a supporting cast of friends and
local musicians chipping in on percussion and vocals.
Over the past decade, the music of Daniel Parker has seen
incarnations from Portland, OR to Portland, Maine with recording
sessions in New York, demo sessions in Florida, and club dates in
Manhattan, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago, Madison, L.A., and
Boise.s
These days there are occasional engagements at clubs and along the
cafΘ circuit in Portland, Oregon with brothers Dennis and Mark
Hitchcox and their project 'the Raining'. The band is currently
auditioning percussionists to round out the rhythm section. The
three have impeccable harmonic abilities and can bring the rock as
well as the mellow to their performances.
The title track, an electro-acoustic pinwheel with the keyboards
mixed too high, was recently included on the compilation: Failing
Records: A Compilation of Portland Music Vol. 2., available at
record stores in Portland and at www.failingrecords.com.
Daniel has several independent releases including:
Mend (Electric Whiskers Records, 2005)
Mend B-Sides (Electric Whiskers Records, 2005)
The Electric Whiskers Public Demos (EW001, 2003)
Apple in a Blue Sky (DP1 Experiment Records, 2000)
He also played bass in The Boys' Star Library of Queens, NY and is
featured on the BumbleBEAR Records releases:
If I Was Born A Girl... (BR-27, 2000)
...I'd Be Named (BR-28, 2000)
and
Wookiee -- Blast Shield Down (BR-22, 1997)
Daniel teaches music to pre-school kids...he studied music at
Binghamton.
He plays piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitars, alto
saxophone, bass, drums, harmonica and voice box. He hails from
Eastchester, NY.