Dan McCarthy - Songs of the Doomed: Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 57:17 minutes | 609 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: TPR Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 57:17 minutes | 609 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: TPR Records, Official Digital Download
Dan McCarthy’s Songs of the Doomed: “Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout” is an album of (almost all original) music inspired by the writing of political journalist and general dingbat Hunter S. Thompson. A lot of the jangled madness that makes up this band’s repertoire comes from a new compositional style created specifically for this band called the ‘Gonzo Cypher’. The cypher allows you to take a word, phrase, or even paragraph of Hunter’s writing, submit it to the cypher, and what you are left with is a weird and likely obnoxious ‘tone row’, which is then used to compose the music - serial music rules apply.
The sound of the band is inspired by the Gary Burton Quintet from the 1970s on ECM Records, which was weird in its own right, and featured Gary on vibes, along with two guitars (Metheny and Goodrick), bass (Steve Swallow), and drums (Bob Moses). This mess of chordal instruments allows for the creation of some thick tapestries of sound, and also allows the band to get weird and intense, not unlike The Grateful Dead or Jimi Hendrix. Perhaps Songs of the Doomed will achieve fame equal to those artists.
Or maybe not. But, the uniqueness of this project leads me to believe that audiences everywhere will clammer for more. To quote the Canadian jazz legend Don Thomspon,
“(Songs of the Doomed) is killing on every level… I think you're really onto something. It's not like anything I've heard before.”
So grab a pint of whiskey, settle in, and let the vibes (no pun intended) wash over you. Once the initial waves of fear and loathing pass, you’ll probably really dig it.
Tracklist:
01. Morning in Woody Creek
02. Hell's Angels
03. Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout
04. Irresponsible Gibberish
05. We Were Somewhere Around Barstow
06. Kingdom of Fear
07. What Limes?
08. Strange Rumblings in Aztlan
09. The High-Water Mark
10. Owl Farm
11. Gonzo Journalism Article #3
12. White Rabbit (feat. Jenn McCarthy)
13. Evening in Woody Creek
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2022-11-12 12:26:50
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Analyzed: Dan McCarthy / Songs of the Doomed: Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.20 dB -13.74 dB 1:51 01-Morning in Woody Creek
DR8 -1.16 dB -11.27 dB 4:36 02-Hell's Angels
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.72 dB 7:32 03-Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout
DR8 -1.19 dB -12.04 dB 0:54 04-Irresponsible Gibberish
DR9 -1.20 dB -11.80 dB 5:22 05-We Were Somewhere Around Barstow
DR9 -1.20 dB -12.35 dB 3:13 06-Kingdom of Fear
DR8 -1.17 dB -12.50 dB 4:54 07-What Limes?
DR9 -1.18 dB -13.98 dB 4:35 08-Strange Rumblings in Aztlan
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.60 dB 8:19 09-The High-Water Mark
DR10 -1.05 dB -12.62 dB 6:30 10-Owl Farm
DR10 -1.20 dB -14.60 dB 4:17 11-Gonzo Journalism Article #3
DR8 -1.19 dB -11.44 dB 2:55 12-White Rabbit (feat. Jenn McCarthy)
DR7 -1.19 dB -10.75 dB 2:21 13-Evening in Woody Creek
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1583 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2022-11-12 12:26:50
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Analyzed: Dan McCarthy / Songs of the Doomed: Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.20 dB -13.74 dB 1:51 01-Morning in Woody Creek
DR8 -1.16 dB -11.27 dB 4:36 02-Hell's Angels
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.72 dB 7:32 03-Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout
DR8 -1.19 dB -12.04 dB 0:54 04-Irresponsible Gibberish
DR9 -1.20 dB -11.80 dB 5:22 05-We Were Somewhere Around Barstow
DR9 -1.20 dB -12.35 dB 3:13 06-Kingdom of Fear
DR8 -1.17 dB -12.50 dB 4:54 07-What Limes?
DR9 -1.18 dB -13.98 dB 4:35 08-Strange Rumblings in Aztlan
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.60 dB 8:19 09-The High-Water Mark
DR10 -1.05 dB -12.62 dB 6:30 10-Owl Farm
DR10 -1.20 dB -14.60 dB 4:17 11-Gonzo Journalism Article #3
DR8 -1.19 dB -11.44 dB 2:55 12-White Rabbit (feat. Jenn McCarthy)
DR7 -1.19 dB -10.75 dB 2:21 13-Evening in Woody Creek
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1583 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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