LateNightTales

by Django Django

Overview

Since its launch in 2001 (under its original name Another Late Night), U.K. compilation series Late Night Tales has served up an intriguing array of excellent records curated by artists like Four Tet, the Flaming Lips, and Air. By allowing musicians to become tastemakers, the Late Night collections tend to take a lot of surprising twists and turns as the artists reveal many of their personal influences. Getting their turn at the decks are London-based indie quartet Django Django. Listening to their Mercury Prize-nominated 2012 debut album, it's apparent they came to their unique folktronica sound via extensive record collections of their own. The inclusion of tracks like the Millennium's "To Claudia on Thursday" and the Beach Boys' classic "Surf's Up" mirror Django's own affection for artfully arranged pop with richly layered harmonies. Experimental electronic fare like TNGHT's "Bugg'n" or Roy Davis, Jr.'s house classic "Gabrielle" also each reflect a part of the band's aesthetic. The inclusion of outliers like Leo Kottke and Philip Glass also add a glimpse of where they're coming from, as does the slightly progressive "Sweet Green Fields" from '70s soft rockers Seals & Crofts. Following the Late Night Tales format, Django Django also get to record a cover song of their own and they've whipped up a truly magical rendition of the Monkees' Head theme "Porpoise Song." As with the previous several Late Night releases, this one also concludes with actor Benedict Cumberbatch reading from the Simon Cleary poem "Flat of Angles." ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2014
Label:	Latenighttales / Night Time Stories
UPC:	5060391090009
Rank:	147677

Tracks

1. The Tennessee Toad
2. Game Love
3. Nautilus
4. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
5. Bone
6. Sweet Green Fields
7. Floe
8. To Claudia on Thursday
9. Surf's Up
10. Carry Me Home
11. Man Next Door
12. Bugg'n
13. Slum Beautiful
14. Why Can't We Live Together
15. Gabriel [Live Garage Mix]
16. Coconut
17. Poor Moon
18. Bass Drums
19. Future Directions
20. Porpoise Song [Exclusive The Monkees Cover Version]
21. Flat of Angles, Pt. 4 [Exclusive Spoken Word Piece]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Django Django   Primary Artist
TNGHT   Primary Artist
Rick Miller   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Gulp   Primary Artist
James Last   Primary Artist
The Beach Boys   Primary Artist
Leo Kottke   Primary Artist
Bob James   Primary Artist,Conductor
Peven Everett   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Philip Glass Ensemble   Primary Artist
Roy Davis, Jr.   Primary Artist
Primal Scream   Primary Artist
Massive Attack   Primary Artist
OutKast   Primary Artist
Map of Africa   Primary Artist
Harry Nilsson   Primary Artist
Timmy Thomas   Primary Artist
The Millennium   Primary Artist
Seals & Crofts   Primary Artist
Philip Glass   Primary Artist
Canned Heat   Primary Artist
Ramadanman   Primary Artist
Benedict Cumberbatch   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Ross Birchard   Composer
Lunice F. Pierre II   Composer
Lindsey Leven   Composer,Producer
Ron Haselden   Photography
David Kennedy   Composer,Producer
T. Bullock   Composer,Producer
Kurt Munkasci   Producer
Leo Kottke   Composer
Bob James   Arranger,Composer
Richard Perry   Producer
Creed Taylor   Producer
Curt Boettcher   Producer
Carole King   Composer
John Holt   Composer
Tyrone Evans   Composer
David Sheats   Composer
Dennis Wilson   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Peven Everett   Composer
Roy Davis, Jr.   Composer,Producer
Massive Attack   Producer
Artichoke   Producer
Harry Nilsson   Composer
Timmy Thomas   Composer
Alan Wilson   Composer
Brian Wilson   Composer,Producer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Andre Benjamin   Composer
Keith Olsen   Producer
James Nyx   Composer
Gregg Jakobson   Composer
Jim Seals   Composer
Van Dyke Parks   Composer
Philip Glass   Composer,Producer
Guto Pryce   Composer,Producer
Matthew Andrews   Cover Photo
Earthtone III   Producer
Howard Barrett   Composer
Michael Fennelly   Composer
Antwan Patton   Composer
Thomas Burton   Composer
Simon Cleary   Composer,Liner Notes
Bill Brewster   Liner Notes
Mikael Gregorsky   Photography
Joseph Stec   Composer
Harvey W. Bassett   Composer,Producer
Paul Morris   Producer,Mastering
Rick Miller   Composer