Album Features | UPC: | 093624849223 | Artist: | David Gahan | Format: | CD | Release Year: | 2003 | Record Label: | Warner Bros. | Genre: | Alternative, Music Video, Music Videos, Musical & Performing Arts, Pop Music, Rock & Pop |
Details | Playing Time: | 48 min. | Producer: | Ken Thomas, David May | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | Recording Type: | Studio | Recording Mode: | Stereo | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes This
is an Enhanced CD which contains both regular audio tracks and
multimedia computer files.Personnel: Dave Gahan (vocals, harmonica,
keyboards, Fender Rhodes piano, glockenspiel); Knox Chandler (guitar,
dulcimer, cello, keyboards, vibraphone bass, samples, programming);
Antoine Silverman, Maxim Moston, Joan Wasser (violin); David Goul
(viola); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Douglas Petty (piano); Paul Garisto,
Victor Indrizzo (drums); Joylon Thomas (tambourine); Dee Lewis
(background vocals).Recorded at Electric Lady, New York, New York.This
is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and
multimedia computer files.Personnel: Dave Gahan (vocals, harmonica,
Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, glockenspiel); Knox Chandler (guitar,
dulcimer, cello, keyboards, vibraphone, bass, samples,
programming).Personnel: David Gahan (vocals, harmonica, Fender Rhodes
piano, keyboards, glockenspiel); Knox Chandler (guitar, dulcimer, cello,
keyboards, vibraphone, programming, sampler); Joan Wasser, Antoine
Silverman (violin); David Gold (viola); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Doug
Petty (piano); Victor Indrizzo, Paul Garisto (drums).Audio Mixers: Ken
Thomas; Kevin Paul.Recording information: Electric Lady, New York,
NY.Photographer: Anton Corbijn.More than two decades after Depeche
Mode's debut, mouthpiece Dave Gahan finally got around to releasing his
solo debut in the shape of 2003's PAPER MONSTERS. Having wrestled with
more than his share of personal demons during his ascent to stardom,
it's no surprise that this Gahan fills the album with echoes of his
inner struggle. Working with New York City-based multi-instrumentalist
Knox Chandler, the dour vocalist injects enough swirling synths, droning
guitars, and oddly arranged strings to approximate a murder-ballad
ambiance that brings to mind Nick Cave. This is particularly true on
songs like the harrowing "Black and Blue Again" and the subtler, more
ambient "Stay."Gahan also manages to flex some of his more rock &
roll-inspired muscles, pumping swooning harmonies and glammy guitar into
the swaggering opening cut "Dirty Sticky Floors" and blowing some
sleazy-sounding harmonica over the gritty stomp of "Bottle Living." With
PAPER MONSTERS following quickly on the heels of Martin Gore's equally
stellar solo outing COUNTERFEIT 2, Depeche Mode fans were given more
than enough to feast on until the pair got back to their day jobs.
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