If you guys havent checked this out yet then do yourself a favor and give a listen to danger mouse and sparklehorses album dark night of the soul. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul amazon. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david lynch, and celebrated rock recluse sparklehorse have converged to create dark night of the. It was finally released in july 2010, about a year after it had been leaked to the internet and danger mouse had released a blank cdr as a way of working around the dispute. Danger mouse says he plans to release the book of david lynch photos, with a blank, recordable cd. Package contains all artwork which was intended for the release.
Jun 24, 2009 dark night of the soul is a collaboration between sparklehorse and danger mouse, with david lynch adding musical contributions as well as a complementary 100page book of original photography. From the start, there was something mysterious about danger mouses latest project, dark night of the soul. Dark night of the soul by saint john of the cross free ebook. Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul lp. May 29, 2009 and though burton wont speak directly about the conflict, his spokesperson said, danger mouse is unable to release the recorded music for dark night of the soul without fear of being sued by emi. Danger mouses new cd has no music, but lots of pictures. Dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the shinsbroken bells. Packaged in a 104page hardback book, which contains photos taken by david lynch, a foreword by danger mouse, and selected lyrics intended for the album. Dark night of the soul photography book by david lynch.
After four albums, sparklehorse was on the verge of releasing a starstudded albumphotobook collaboration with danger mouse and david lynch, dark night of the soul, when linkous died by suicide. David lynch and danger mouse are two of creative cultures most radical moversandshakers. In the case of dark night of the soul, it involves a familiarsounding dust up with emi that recalls the dispute that ultimately led to the producers grey album of 2004 never being officially released. Due to an ongoing dispute with danger mouses management, we have been unable to release the recorded music for dark night of the soul. Danger mouse, sparklehorses mark linkous and david lynch. It comes with a book of photos by david lynch which is meant to be a visual narrative. The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two book length commentaries. May 12, 2009 musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david lynch, and celebrated rock recluse sparklehorse have converged to create dark night of the soul, a project encompassing a new fulllength album and limited edition book. Was intended to contain audio, but danger mouse feared legal repercussion, due to a dispute he was having with emi at the time. John of the cross, addresses the feeling of being forgotten by the presence of the almighty that every christian, desirous of walking more closely with god must pass through in order to learn to walk by faith and not by sight. Director david lynch worked up a number of images in his patented surrealistic style for a book to accompany the new album by danger mouse and sparklehorse featuring an alist team of additional collaborators like the flaming lips, iggy pop, suzanne vega, frank black, james mercer the shins, and julian casablancas.
Mar 05, 2020 after four albums, sparklehorse was on the verge of releasing a starstudded albumphotobook collaboration with danger mouse and david lynch, dark night of the soul, when linkous died by suicide. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, david lynch, sparklehorse on amazon. Dark night of the soul introduction somewhat reluctantly, out of respect for a venerable tradition, we publish the dark night as a separate treatise, though in reality it is a continuation of the ascent of mount carmel and fulfils the undertakings given in it. He tackles the hard spiritual topic of the dark night of the soul from his perspective, and gives excellent explanations for current day. To purchase the book andor to find out more about dark night of the soul, check out. David lynch and danger mouses collaboration, dark night of the soul. The cds included in the projects limitededition book are blank but labeled. Dark night of the soul is a collaboration between sparklehorse and danger mouse, with david lynch adding musical contributions as well as a complementary 100page book of original photography. Online book dark night of the soul by st john of the cross, ocd. Dark night of the soul a priceless multimedia collaboration featuring allstar vocalists like the flaming lips, iggy pop, suzanne vega, broken bells, and even lynch himself singing on two of the tracks. May 27, 2009 it ended up as dark night of the soul, involving more than a dozen noteworthy musical collaborators as well as david lynch, who signed on to create a 100page book of original photography inspired. Its frequently very dark musically and reminded me instantly of some of the feel of the new dax sound. Dark night of the soul a project headed up by danger mouse, sparklehorse and david lynch that features contributions from the shins james mercer, black francis, the strokes julian.
Dark night of the soul part 2 gallery exhibitbook images. May 28, 2009 just received this book in the mail today. Released posthumously, dark night of the soul ended up becoming one of those bleakbutbeautiful codas like joy divisions closer whose finality gives them added layers of sad meaning. Ascent of mount carmel subida del monte carmelo and the dark night noche oscura. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul plattentests. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as the dark night of the soul can lead to true spiritual wholeness. Danger mouses label, emi, has since stalled the albums release, offering the following statement. The book package includes the full sequence of lynchs images, a foreword by danger mouse, selected lyrics, and an artprinted cdr, in a run of only 5000. The dark night is perceived by mystics and practicing monks from several religions to be a blessing in disguise, whereby the individual is stripped in the dark night of the senses. Legal dispute hampers dark night of the soul release. David lynch and danger mouses collaboration, dark night of the soul, is an artful blend of surreal imagery and haunting electronica.
Distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counselor, and bestselling author gerald g. The dark night of the soul, a term coined by the 17th century. Dark night of the soul is an album by audio auteur danger mouse and the already muchmissed sparklehorse. Jul 07, 2010 id seen him singing on his last film, inland empire, and he has a good voice, so we got him to sing stars eyes i cant catch it and the last song, dark night of the soul. Danger mouse, sparklehorse, david lynchs dark night frank black, iggy pop, the strokes julian casablancas and more sing on new project dark night of the soul. Why is the divine light which as we say, illumines and purges the soul from its ignorances here called by the soul a dark night. Danger mouse on mark linkous and dark night of the soul.
And the picture is completed by an accompanying book of lynchs. If legal problems hadnt prevented dark night of the soul from coming out in may 2009, it might have seemed like merely another in a long string of collaborations from danger mouses cooleddown soundworlda more deliberately creepy variant of his work with gnarls barkley, beck, and more recently, broken bells. Steve rose speaks to david lynch and danger mouse about their. As a nosethumbing stopgap, the trio is releasing lynchs book of photography meant to provide a visual narrative for the music with a blank cd. Part poetic masterpiece, part mystic treatise, the dark night of the soul by 16th century carmelite monk, st. Dark night of the soul, a collaboration between the late mark linkous a.
The premise of the book is that there are two dark nights, or times of spiritual bleakness that a person must travel through in order to come to a completely mature and perfect union with god. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul 2009. Dark night of the soul is the first and only album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with. No danger mouse project arrives without at least some slight commotion. Steve rose speaks to david lynch and danger mouse about. Id seen him singing on his last film, inland empire, and he has a good voice, so we got him to sing stars eyes i cant catch it and the last song, dark night of the soul. The presence of faith gives no guarantee of the absence of spiritual depression.
This month, theyve come together in a toogoodtobetruebutitistrue project. The dark night is perceived by mystics and practicing monks from several religions to be a blessing in disguise, whereby the individual is stripped in the dark night of the senses of the spiritual ecstasy associated with acts. Jun 11, 2009 from the start, there was something mysterious about danger mouses latest project, dark night of the soul. As half of the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse is no stranger to highstakes collaborations. Dark night of the soul describes the painful experiences and their significance on the spiritual journey of st. Find similar albums to dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse on allmusic. Jun 12, 2009 david lynch and danger mouse s collaboration, dark night of the soul, is an artful blend of surreal imagery and haunting electronica.
Dark night of the soul is a record with much backstory. Such complaints do feel a bit churlish when measured against the albums special strengths, and its sad circumstances. Though dark night of the soul a collaboration featuring songs written and produced by danger mouse and sparklehorses mark linkous accompanied by david lynchs photography was supposed to come out in 2009, a legal dispute between danger mouse and emi delayed its release by over a year. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the. Dark night of the soul, an album by danger mouse, sparklehorse on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Feb 10, 2010 i am simply posting this for fans like me to enjoy what has been created in hopes that they will buy the book. Complete your danger mouse and sparklehorse collection. Sparklehorse, fellow producermultiinstrumentalist brian burton danger mouse, of gnarls barkley and the grey album and a range of name guest vocalists julian casablancas, frank black, suzanne vega inevitably raises these uncomfortable questions. For anyone seeking to understand this concept, who thinks they might be experiencing a spiritual dark night, read this book.
Danger mouse and sparklehorse presents by danger mouse, sparklehorse, and david lynch. Nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. Dark night of the soul npr coverage of dark night of the soul. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul. Word of it first came at the south by southwest music festival in march, on a. As a pastor and therapist, i often encounter people whose lives have been. The dark night of the soul ebook 9780061895173 by gerald g. Dark night of the soul by danger mouse and sparklehorse with david lynch though its already made its way to the internet, one of the years most talkedabout albums may never be. Danger mouse is the author of dark night of the soul 4. Dark night of the soul is an instructional religious book used mainly by the roman catholic church. Feb 03, 2004 he tackles the hard spiritual topic of the dark night of the soul from his perspective, and gives excellent explanations for current day. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse songs. The first night or purgation is of the sensual part of the soul, which is treated in the.
And though burton wont speak directly about the conflict, his spokesperson said, danger mouse is unable to release the recorded music for dark night of the soul without fear of being sued by emi. Mar 31, 2009 nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david lynch, and celebrated rock recluse sparklehorse have converged to create dark night of the soul, a project encompassing a new fulllength album and limited edition book. To this the answer is that for two reasons this divine wisdom is not only night and darkness for the soul, but is likewise. Thanks to an ongoing dispute with emi, it turns out the danger mousesparklehorse album part of the dark night of the soul package which also includes a book. Its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with the albums distributor emi.
Dark night of the soul featuring david lynch personal favorite tracks are 2, 7, and 12, though there isnt a bad track on here. As half the acclaimed duo gnarls barkley, danger mouse is no stranger to highstakes collaborations. May shows how our most desperate moments are necessary for authentic spiritual growth and vital to our experiencing both freedom and joy. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the shinsbroken bells, nina.
990 176 704 133 603 100 1423 697 877 493 1122 261 1031 752 866 1418 91 793 613 152 1574 228 1531 1167 809 481 1426 1431 234 906 821 563 91 1146 110 701