Album
Sleeping Operator
2014 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Sleeping Operator is a Folk album by The Barr Brothers, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
The second release by The Barr Brothers (formerly of The Slip) is stunning in its restraint. The hypnotic and driving “Half Crazy” grabs hold immediately, partly because it’s the lone uptempo tune. The other 12 songs gather steam gradually but prove mesmerizing once they settle in. Rhythms ebb and flow and textures morph as a variety of instruments overlap. Guitars, banjo, harp, marimba, pedal steel, viola, organ, piano, horns, drums, African ngoni, and found-object percussion are all used. That’s a lot to control, but they do it well by artfully blending Delta blues, Appalachian folk, and West African influences into organic, otherworldly grooves.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Static Orphans
- A2Love Ain't Enough
- A3Wolves
- A4Even The Darkness Has Arms
Side B
- B1Come In The Water
- B2Little Lover
- B3How The Heroine Dies
Side C
- C1Valhallas
- C2Half Crazy
- C3Bring Me Your Love
Side D
- D1England
- D2The Bear At The Window
- D3Please Let Me Let It Go
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Contemporary Indie Folk
- warm
- wistful
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrés VialPIANO, ORGAN , ELECTRIC BASS, VOCALS, VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA PIANO, ORGAN, ELECTRIC BASS, VOCALS, VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA
- Andrew BarrDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS, MARIMBA, KEYBOARDS
- Brad BarrLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR , BANJO, PIANO, ORGAN LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, BANJO, PIANO, ORGAN
- David CarbonneauGUEST, TRUMPET
- Matthieu Van VlietGUEST, TROMBONE
- Pietro AmatoGUEST, FRENCH HORN
- Sarah PagéHARP , VOCALS, DULCIMER , GUITAR HARP, VOCALS, DULCIMER, GUITAR
- Chris FoxGUEST, VOCALS
- Emma BaxterGUEST, VOCALS
- Joe GrassGUEST, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Katie MooreGUEST, VOCALS
- Laurel SprengelmeyerGUEST, VOCALS
- Michelle TompkinsGUEST, VOCALS
- Miles PerkinGUEST, CONTRABASS
- Mishka SteinGUEST, ELECTRIC BASS
- Pemi PaullGUEST, VIOLA
- Richard Reed ParryGUEST, CONTRABASS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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