Dr Dee is a Classical album by Damon Albarn, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked.
About
As the frontman for Blur and Gorillaz, Damon Albarn is plenty busy. Yet he's also put out the album <i>Rocket Juice & the Moon</i> with Afro-funk legend Tony Allen and this soundtrack to a Rufus Norris opera that debuted in England in 2011. <i>Dr Dee</i> is about John Dee, a 16th-century mathematician/sorcerer who served under Queen Elizabeth I. Albarn's creativity has been eclectic and adventurous, and nowhere more so than on this unusual collection, where opera singers, acoustic instrumentation, woodwinds, strings, and even a devilish sense of cartoon music creeps in. "Temptation Comes in the Afternoon" is a jocular piece that's part Hanna-Barbera. "Watching the Fire That Waltzed Away" furthers the sense of a world spinning out of control with its pulsing operatic menace. It's a difficult listen, with a few moments of conventional beauty ("Cathedrals," "Apple Carts") amid plenty of surprises and high-art dreams.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1The Golden Dawn3:56
- 2Apple Carts2:36
- 3O Spirit, Animate Us3:48
- 4The Moon Exalted5:42
- 5A Man of England3:17
- 6Saturn2:05
- 7Coronation1:10
- 8The Marvelous Dream2:23
- 9A Prayer1:33
- 10Edward Kelley3:29
- 11Preparation3:01
- 129 Point Star1:32
- 13Temptation Comes in the Afternoon2:05
- 14Watching the Fire That Waltzed Away2:37
- 15Moon (Interlude)0:28
- 16Cathedrals3:00
- 17Tree of Beauty2:00
- 18The Dancing King3:23
Sound DNA
- Classical
- Choral & Opera
- lush
- dark
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
White rectangular sticker on some copies with red text: "18 beautifully crafted songs, featuring 'The Marvelous Dream', 'Apple Carts' and 'The Dancing King'."
Palace Voices are also credited with an asterisk denoting their individual members (all credited here with scales after vocals).
Mixed for Stephen Budd Music.
Mastered at Metropolis.
Tracks 1, 3, 8, 12 & 18 recorded at Studio 13, London.
Tracks 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11, 13 to 17 recorded at MediaCity UK.
Tracks 4 & 7 additional recording at
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alastair MerryBASS VOCALS VOCALS
- Amy PayneMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Andrew WaltersTENOR VOCALS VOCALS
- Anna DennisVOCALS
- Ashley CatlingTENOR VOCALS VOCALS
- BBC PhilharmonicORCHESTRA VOCALS
- Belinda EvansSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Benedict QuirkeTENOR VOCALS VOCALS
- Bertie CarvelVOCALS
- Christopher RobsonVOCALS
- Claire Barnett-JonesMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Edward GrintBASS VOCALS VOCALS
- Ellinor MoranSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Emma SmithSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Leanie LodgeMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Melanie PappenheimVOCALS
- Mike SmithORGAN
- Nicola WydenbachSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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