[2016-05-20] VA "Day Of The Dead" 5CD Grateful Dead YATA with Jim James, Courtney Barnett, Lucinda Williams, more (4AD)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14191

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4AD are pleased to announce the release of Day of the Dead, a celebration of the Grateful Dead’s music. Day of the Dead was created and curated by brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. The compilation is a wideranging tribute to the songwriting and experimentalism of the Dead which took four years to record, features over 60 artists from varied musical backgrounds, 59 tracks and is almost 6 hours long. All profits will help fight for AIDS/ HIV and related health issues around the world through the Red Hot Organization, a 501(c)3. This is the 20th album of original music produced by Red Hot to further its mission. Day of the Dead is the follow up to 2009’s Dark Was The Night (4AD), a 32-track, multiartist compilation also produced by Aaron and Bryce for Red Hot. Dark Was The Night has raised over 1.5 million dollars for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.

The diversity in both material and performance on the tribute is astounding. Special collaborations include Grateful Dead touring member Bruce Hornsby with DeYarmond Edison (featuring Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the band Megafaun) on 'Black Muddy River,' Perfume Genius and Sharon Van Etten on 'To Lay Me Down', Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry, the Band’s Garth Hudson, Little Scream, and composer Caroline Adelaide Shaw’s take on 'Brokedown Palace', Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste and Little Joy’s Binki Shapiro on 'Loser', Lee Ranaldo and TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe’s 'Playing in the Band', Jenny Lewis and Moses Sumney’s 'Cassidy', Charles Bradley’s 'Cumberland Blues', and perhaps most expansively, Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Chris Bear teaming up with members of the National, So Percussion, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus to recreate 1977’s entire Terrapin Station medley.

There are fresh interpretations of classics, like The War On Drugs’ 'Touch of Grey', Jim James’ 'Candyman', Mumford and Sons’ take on 'Friend of the Devil', Phosphorescent / Matthew Houck’s 'Sugaree' and 'Standing on the Moon', 'Shakedown Street' recorded by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the Walkmen’s 'Ripple', and Lucius’ version of 'Uncle John’s Band,' as well as a perfectly cast Kurt Vile and J Mascis on 'Box of Rain'. But the compilation also explores lesser known Dead material such as the psychedelic folk gem 'Mountains of the Moon' (Lee Ranaldo), and 'Rubin and Cherise,' originally a Jerry Garcia song, later adopted by the Grateful Dead and recorded here by Will Oldham. Day of the Dead also features lively recordings from Senegalese collective Orchestra Baobob ('Clementine Jam'), composer Terry Riley and his son Gyan Riley ('Estimated Prophet'), electronic artist Tim Hecker (channeling John Oswald’s classic 'Dark Star' exploration 'Grayfolded'), jazz pianist Vijay Iyer ('King Solomon’s Marbles'), and Bela Fleck with Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, and Chris Wood ('Help on the Way / Slipknot'). Wilco, who have a long-running relationship with Red Hot also contribute.

[tracklisting]1. Touch of Grey - The War on Drugs
2. Sugaree - Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis & Friends
3. Candyman - Jim James & Friends
4. Cassidy - Moses Sumney, Jenny Lewis & Friends
5. Black Muddy River - Bruce Hornsby and DeYarmond Edison
6. Loser - Ed Droste, Binki Shapiro & Friends
7. Peggy-O - The National
8. Box of Rain - Kurt Vile and the Violators (featuring J Mascis)
9. Rubin and Cherise - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Friends
10. To Lay Me Down - Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten & Friends
11. New Speedway Boogie - Courtney Barnett
12. Friend of the Devil - Mumford & Sons
13. Uncle John’s Band - Lucius
14. Me and My Uncle - The Lone Bellow & Friends
15. Mountains of the Moon - Lee Ranaldo, Lisa Hannigan & Friends
16. Black Peter - Anohni and yMusic
17. Garcia Counterpoint - Bryce Dessner
18. Terrapin Station (Suite) - Daniel Rossen, Christopher Bear and The National (featuring Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, So Percussion and Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
19. Attics of My Life - Angel Olsen
20. St. Stephen (live) - Wilco with Bob Weir
21. If I Had the World to Give - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
22. Standing on the Moon - Phosphorescent & Friends
23. Cumberland Blues - Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band
24. Ship of Fools - The Tallest Man On Earth & Friends
25. Bird Song - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Friends
26. Morning Dew - The National
27. Truckin’ - Marijuana Deathsquads
28. Dark Star - Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends
29. Nightfall of Diamonds - Nightfall of Diamonds
30. Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald - Tim Hecker
31. Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad - Lucinda Williams & Friends
32. Playing in the Band - Tunde Adebimpe, Lee Ranaldo & Friends
33. Stella Blue - Local Natives
34. Eyes of the World - Tal National
35. Help on the Way - Bela Fleck
36. Franklin’s Tower - Orchestra Baobab
37. Till the Morning Comes - Luluc with Xylouris White
38. Ripple - The Walkmen
39. Brokedown Palace - Richard Reed Parry with Caroline Shaw and Little Scream (featuring Garth Hudson)
40. Here Comes Sunshine - Real Estate
41. Shakedown Street - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
42. Brown-Eyed Women - Hiss Golden Messenger
43. Jack-A-Roe - This Is the Kit
44. High Time - Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear
45. Dire Wolf - The Lone Bellow & Friends
46. Althea - Winston Marshall, Kodiak Blue and Shura
47. Clementine Jam - Orchestra Baobab
48. China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
49. Easy Wind - Bill Callahan
50. Wharf Rat - Ira Kaplan & Friends
51. Estimated Prophet - The Rileys
52. Drums -> Space - Man Forever, So Percussion and Oneida
53. Cream Puff War - Fucked Up
54. Dark Star - The Flaming Lips
55. What’s Become of the Baby - s t a r g a z e
56. King Solomon’s Marbles- Vijay Iyer
57. Rosemary - Mina Tindle & Friends
58. And We Bid You Goodnight - Sam Amidon
59. I Know You Rider (live) - The National with Bob Weir[/tracklisting]

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Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14191

4AD has made a playlist with some of the songs that will be on Day Of The Dead:

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

I'm not real familiar with any of the artists except Wilco (who I don't particularly like) & Lucinda. Pass.

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14191

The album was promoted on CBS This Morning yesterday:

[2016-05-20] VA "Day Of The Dead" 5CD Grateful Dead YATA with Jim James, Courtney Barnett, Lucinda Williams, more (4AD)

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