UPC: 616892130840
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Jan 01, 2013
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Composer: Derek Vincent Smith.
Lyricist: Derek Vincent Smith.
Personnel: Philip Sheppard (viol, violin, cello, strings); Adam Deitch (drums); Derek Vincent Smith (sampler).
Recording information: Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, LA; PL Studio, Denver, CO; PL Tour Bus Studio; Studio G, Brooklyn, NY.
Photographer: Krystle Blackburn.
Arranger: Derek Vincent Smith.
Pretty Lights returns with A Color Map of the Sun, Derek Vincent Smith's first album of new material in over three years. Considering that Smith released three albums in 2010, it wouldn't be surprising if he had taken some time off, but he spent most of the time between that output and Color Map recording with musicians in Brooklyn, New Orleans, and his own studio. After pressing the results of the sessions on vinyl and sampling them, Smith came up with an even more organic version of the Pretty Lights sound that he describes as a "multi-medium map of my mind and self." Songs such as the dreamy collages "Yellow Bird" and "Press Pause" showcase his flair for psychedelic layers, while "Prophet" and "Let's Get Busy" reflect the harder, more danceable side of his music. ~ Heather Phares
Lyricist: Derek Vincent Smith.
Personnel: Philip Sheppard (viol, violin, cello, strings); Adam Deitch (drums); Derek Vincent Smith (sampler).
Recording information: Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, LA; PL Studio, Denver, CO; PL Tour Bus Studio; Studio G, Brooklyn, NY.
Photographer: Krystle Blackburn.
Arranger: Derek Vincent Smith.
Pretty Lights returns with A Color Map of the Sun, Derek Vincent Smith's first album of new material in over three years. Considering that Smith released three albums in 2010, it wouldn't be surprising if he had taken some time off, but he spent most of the time between that output and Color Map recording with musicians in Brooklyn, New Orleans, and his own studio. After pressing the results of the sessions on vinyl and sampling them, Smith came up with an even more organic version of the Pretty Lights sound that he describes as a "multi-medium map of my mind and self." Songs such as the dreamy collages "Yellow Bird" and "Press Pause" showcase his flair for psychedelic layers, while "Prophet" and "Let's Get Busy" reflect the harder, more danceable side of his music. ~ Heather Phares
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Color of My Soul
2 - Press Pause
3 - Let's Get Busy
4 - Around the Block
5 - Yellow Bird
6 - Go Down Sunshine
7 - So Bright
8 - Vibe Vendetta
9 - Done Wrong
10 - Prophet
11 - One Day They'll Know
12 - Always All Ways
13 - My Only Hope
Disc 2:
1 - Reel 15 Break 5
2 - Real 5 Break 3
3 - Reel 9 Break 6
4 - Reel 11 Break 2
5 - Reel 6 Break 4
6 - Reel 8 Break 2
7 - Reel 18 Session 1
8 - Reel 17 Break 4
9 - Reel 4 Break 3
10 - Reel 12 Break 2
11 - Reel 6 Break 5
12 - Reel 3 Break 3
13 - Reel 7 Break 1
1 - Color of My Soul
2 - Press Pause
3 - Let's Get Busy
4 - Around the Block
5 - Yellow Bird
6 - Go Down Sunshine
7 - So Bright
8 - Vibe Vendetta
9 - Done Wrong
10 - Prophet
11 - One Day They'll Know
12 - Always All Ways
13 - My Only Hope
Disc 2:
1 - Reel 15 Break 5
2 - Real 5 Break 3
3 - Reel 9 Break 6
4 - Reel 11 Break 2
5 - Reel 6 Break 4
6 - Reel 8 Break 2
7 - Reel 18 Session 1
8 - Reel 17 Break 4
9 - Reel 4 Break 3
10 - Reel 12 Break 2
11 - Reel 6 Break 5
12 - Reel 3 Break 3
13 - Reel 7 Break 1