Electrophonic Chronic

by The Arcs

Overview

Electrophonic Chronic arrives seven years after Yours, Dreamily, the 2015 debut from the Arcs, a side project from Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The long wait is entirely due to the 2018 death of Richard Swift, the multi-instrumentalist who served as the Arcs' drummer since their inception. Most of the music on Electrophonic Chronic was recorded prior to his passing, but it took Auerbach and producer Leon Michels until 2022 to assemble the tapes into a finished album, treating the project as a salute to their departed bandmate. Rhythm is an essential part of Electrophonic Chronic, as is texture, a combination that essentially makes this album the reverse image of Yours, Dreamily, where the grooves were as concise and precise as the hooks. Here, the Arcs drift along elliptically funky rhythms, patterns that allow Auerbach to draw circular melodies that are tuneful without quite being catchy. All this means that Electrophonic Chronic plays like an old-fashioned long-player instead of a stack of 45s, a heady experience that nevertheless is anchored in R&B. Maybe the thrills aren't as immediate as they are on Yours, Dreamily, yet the free-floating psychedelic soul is alluring, as well as a worthy tribute to Swift. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/27/2023
Label:	Easy Eye Sound
UPC:	0888072462267
Rank:	112246

Tracks

1. Keep On Dreamin'
2. Eyez
3. Heaven Is A Place
4. Califone Interlude
5. River
6. Sunshine
7. A Man Will Do Wrong
8. Behind The Eyes
9. Backstage Mess
10. Sporting Girls Interlude
11. Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore
12. Only One For Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Arcs   Primary Artist
Richard Swift   Percussion,Drums
Dan Auerbach   Vocals,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Garo Yellin   Cello
Ray Mason   Horn
Hiroko Taguchi   Violin
Sam Bacco   Percussion,Vibraphone
Shawn Camp   Fiddle
Homer Steinweiss   Drums,Percussion
Nick Movshon   Guitar (Bass)
Leon Michels   Horn,Flute,Piano,Keyboards,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel
Thomas Brenneck   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Richard Swift   Group Member,Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dan Auerbach   Composer,Producer,Group Member,Recording Producer
Russ Pahl   Composer
Patrick Damphier   Engineer
David Berman   Composer
McKinley James   Engineer
Phil Joly   Engineer,Recording
Ben Baptie   Engineer,Recording
Perry Shall   Design
M. Allen Parker   Engineer,Recording
Joe Visciano   Engineer,Recording
Nicholas Movshon   Composer
Caleb VanBuskirk   Engineer,Recording
El Oms   Illustrations
Tyler Zwiep   Engineer
Jonny Ullman   Engineer
Collin Dupuis   Recording,Engineer
Ken Takahashi   Engineer,Recording
Tchad Blake   Mixing
Homer Steinweiss   Composer,Group Member
Steve Fallone   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Nick Movshon   Composer,Group Member
Willie Clark   Composer
Leon Michels   Composer,Producer,Group Member,Recording Producer