Stream Chris Walla's Field Manual
We've given you bits and pieces of Chris Walla's Field Manual: The Death Cabbie's solo record's out next Tuesday on Barsuk, so now you can get a full and tasty stream. Reading through comments about the tracks we already posted, it seems some dig Walla's production work over his songwriting chops, which got us thinking about other producer-muscians like Steve Albini or Daniel Lanois (who also has new material). So, who's your favorite multi-tasking knob-turner? (We don't mean that in a perverted way. Keep it clean, bozo. Chris is watching you.)
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Posted at 12:04 PM
Comments (9) latest by jason
Chuck Brody from Shitake Monkey is the new Danger Mouse.
Posted by: analoggg at January 24, 2008 12:30 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Steven Wilson is fantastic as both producer, solo, and with Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, and many of his other side projects.
Posted by: volume-addict at January 24, 2008 12:43 PM | ReplyScore = 0
i'm going with john vanderslice...
Posted by: RP at January 24, 2008 1:18 PM | ReplyScore = 0
i'd have to go with brian eno on this one. i might not put on his solo works as often as some others, but for sheer impact of work/influence/inspiration he's tough to top.
on a related note, it's quite fun to peruse the reviews of bang on a can's live recording of eno's, "music for airports" on iTunes. now topping 83 write-ups, it includes everything from exasperated long-time fans trying to explain why 4 songs are indeed worth ten bucks to new-comers comparing this 'new work' to sigur ros.
my favorite of the lot, "pretty music, nice lyrics..."
wow, if someone could please share the lyric sheet of 1/2 with me, i'd be most obliged.
Posted by: tngregory at January 24, 2008 1:28 PM | ReplyScore = 0
is James Murphy a proper producer/musician example? If so, he is definitely top of my list.
Posted by: Mike Russo at January 24, 2008 4:37 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I'll put my vote in for Johnny Marr. But I agree with RP, John Vanderslice is an awesome producer/musician.
I think that someone should come up for a name for all these people. Prodician? Musicer? I can't think of anything that sounds right.
Posted by: Aari at January 24, 2008 6:32 PM | ReplyScore = 0
how about simply, "recording artists"? a nice line separating them from bands and performers.
Posted by: tngregory at January 24, 2008 6:58 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Just wanted to throw in another vote for John Vanderslice.
Posted by: Mac at January 24, 2008 9:16 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Todd Rundgren is an often misunderstood genius
Posted by: jason at February 13, 2008 12:33 AM | ReplyScore = 0