Slaves' Graves and Ballads
Slaves' Graves & Ballads is the third album by American experimental rock band Dirty Projectors. It is a combination of two different recordings entitled Slaves' Graves and Ballads, hence the name of the LP combination of the two. The two sessions have drastically different sounds: the first features frontman and guitarist David Longstreth accompanied by a chamber orchestra called The Orchestral Society for the Preservation of the Orchestra; the second features Dave and his guitar recorded by Adam Forkner. On this release tracks 1-7 includes the Slaves' Graves songs while tracks 8-14 constitutes Ballads.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by David Longstreth.
| 1. |
"Somberly, Kimberly" |
1:22 |
| 2. |
"On the Beach" |
3:40 |
| 3. |
"(Throw On) The Hazard Lights" |
4:11 |
| 4. |
"Slaves' Graves" |
3:03 |
| 5. |
"Grandfather's Hanging" |
3:31 |
| 6. |
"We Are Swaddled" |
1:25 |
| 7. |
"Hazard Lights (Reprise)" |
2:02 |
| 8. |
"A Labor More Restful" |
3:41 |
| 9. |
"Unmoved" |
3:01 |
| 10. |
"Ladies, You Have Exiled Me" |
2:54 |
| 11. |
"Because Your Light Is Turning Green" |
3:15 |
| 12. |
"Obscure Wisdom" |
1:34 |
| 13. |
"This Weather" |
2:27 |
| 14. |
"Since I Opened" |
3:19 |
Total length: |
39:25 |
- Tracks 1-7 recorded in Dwight Chapel, New Haven, CT in December 2002.
- Tracks 8-14 recorded at Dub Narcotic Studios, Olympia, WA and Southbury, CT between July and August 2002.
- Tracks 4-6 form one continuous suite of songs.
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