Author: The Music Tapes
Title: Purim's Shadows (The Dark Tours The World)
Category: Pop
Style: Vocal
Year: 2011
Notes: Many of the basic tenants of The Music Tapes’ world are found on Purim’s Shadows, including the 7-Foot-Tall Metronome which provides the primary rhythm for “A Lightning’s Cheeks.” Also featured are the Orchestral Banjo and the Singing Saws. Julian says, "The Orchestral Banjo is played with a violin bow, producing a sound that I love very much; it’s like having at your command ghostly orchestras from crackly old records. And Saws, of course, sound to me like angels." This recording marks the first time a Singing Saw solo was encouraged (played) by someone other than Julian on a Music Tapes record: the solo at the end of “Night and Day” is the work of Ian Ludders, a great encourager of Saws. Robbie Cucchiaro, The Music Tapes’ co-founding member, supplied horns and his signature euphonium. And finally, the most important contributors to this recording, and central to The Music Tapes’ sound, are the Webster Chicago wire recorder, RCA DX44 ribbon mic, and The Music Tapes’ array of antique and modern recording machinery and field recorders.

Purim’s Shadows is a very small entrance into a vast landscape that is both auditory and imaginary and from which will come two full-length albums that The Music Tapes are very excited about. The first will be Mary’s Voice, which will comprise the first half of Imaginary Symphony No. 3. Rating: 4.0
Format: VOX VQF MP1 AUD AAC TTA ADX FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1720 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1767 mb

Tracklist

So The Day Long	3:04
A Lightning's Cheeks (Everything Gets Born Here)	2:46
3	1:33
(Jeff, Jill, And Julian Serenade Rudy On The Beach At Nantasket)	0:27
Night And Day	3:11
Nantasket	6:08
Hacidem	4:07

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MRG426	The Music Tapes	Purim's Shadows (The Dark Tours The World) ‎(7xFile, MP3, EP, Ltd, Kaz)	Merge Records	MRG426	US	2011
MRG426	The Music Tapes	Purim's Shadows (The Dark Tours The World) ‎(7xFile, FLAC, EP)	Merge Records	MRG426	US	2011
none	The Music Tapes	Purim's Shadows (The Dark Tours The World) ‎(CDr, EP)	Not On Label (The Music Tapes Self-Released)	none	US	2011