''Dimension Mix'' is a
compilation album
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from indie
record label
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Eenie Meenie Records
Eenie Meenie Records (stylized as eenie meenie records) is a Los Angeles–based independent record label.
Information
Eenie Meenie Records was founded in 1999 by Reiko Kondo and specializes in signing indie pop, indie rock and electronica arti ...
released on August 23, 2005. The CD is a tribute to
Dimension 5 Records and the music of electronic sound pioneers
Bruce Haack
Bruce Clinton Haack (May 4, 1931 – September 26, 1988) was a Canadian musician and composer in the field of electronic music.
Biography From Alberta to New York (1931-1963)
Demonstrating an early ability for music, Bruce Haack is said to ha ...
and
Esther Nelson.
The album features Eenie Meenie artists such as
From Bubblegum to Sky,
Oranger
Oranger was a San Francisco indie rock band.
Band history
Mike Drake, Matt Harris and Jim Lindsay knew each other from playing together in previous bands Overwhelming Colorfast and Stick Figures. They formed Oranger in 1997 with Chad Dyer of Ame ...
,
Blue-Eyed Son, and
DJ Me DJ You as well as more popular artists such as
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
,
Eels
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,
Stereolab
Stereolab are an Anglo- French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetit ...
, and
The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo, styled as The Apples in stereo, are an American pop/rock band associated with Elephant 6 Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory Sy ...
.
The profits made from the project are donated to
Cure Autism Now
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to "benefit"
autistic
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children. The album was produced by Ross Harris, who has an autistic son.
Track listing
#"Funky Little Song" –
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
– 5:15
#"Mudra" –
Stereolab
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– 6:44
#"I'm Bruce (Dimension 5 Mega Mix)" –
Fantastic Plastic Machine – 4:47
#"Liza Jane" –
The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo, styled as The Apples in stereo, are an American pop/rock band associated with Elephant 6 Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory Sy ...
– 3:16
#"Spiders" –
Money Mark
Mark Ramos Nishita (born February 10, 1960), known professionally as Money Mark, is an American producer and musician, best known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys from 1992 until 2011.
Early life
Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawai ...
– 4:01
#"Popcorn" –
Tipsy – 2:28
#"Jelly Dancers" –
EELS
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– 4:36
#"School 4 Robots" –
Brother Cleve – 4:14
#"Catfish" –
Oranger
Oranger was a San Francisco indie rock band.
Band history
Mike Drake, Matt Harris and Jim Lindsay knew each other from playing together in previous bands Overwhelming Colorfast and Stick Figures. They formed Oranger in 1997 with Chad Dyer of Ame ...
– 3:55
#"Walking Eagle" –
Anubian Lights – 5:56
#"Army Ants in Your Pants" –
Irving – 4:18
#"Soul Transportation" –
DJ Me DJ You – 5:16
#"Abracadabra" –
From Bubblegum to Sky – 2:02
#"Listen" –
Chris Kachulis
Chris Kachulis (born 1937 in Brooklyn, New York
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– 2:43
#"African Lullaby" –
Geoffrey Owen
Sir Geoffrey Owen (born 16 April 1934) is an English academic and journalist, who is the former editor of the ''Financial Times,'' and currently Head of Industrial Policy at Policy Exchange, the UK's leading Think Tank. He is also a Visiting Prof ...
&
Mary Christopher – 2:42
#"Upside Down" –
Blue-Eyed Son – 2:19
#"Rain of Earth" –
The Stone Throw Singers – 5:13
#"Nothing To Do" –
Danielson Famile
Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. The group consists of frontman Daniel Smith and a number of various artists with whom he collaborates. Smith has also released solo work as Brot ...
– 2:15
*The promo CD given to stores to give away contained samples of the songs on the album, each under a minute, as well as ten additional full-length songs not on the proper album:
#"Crooked in the Weird of the Catacombs" - Oranger
#"Ear Nose & Throat" -
Troubled Hubble
#"For Guys' Eyes Only" -
Hockey Night
#"Beers in Heaven" -
Space Needle
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#"The Falcon" -
ULYSSES
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* Ulysse ...
#"Do I Know You" -
PINE*am
#"Queen of Verlane" -
The High Water Marks
The High Water Marks is an indie rock band associated with the Elephant 6 collective. The band has two lead creative members, Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset, who co-write the band's music.
Band history
Hilarie Sidney, drummer for The Apple ...
feat.
Hilarie Sidney
Hilarie Sidney is an American musician best known as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Robert Schneider, the band's frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder. Their divorce was announced in 2004. She was ha ...
of The Apples in Stereo
#"L-O-V-E" - Irving
#"Operation Big Beat" - From Bubblegum to Sky
#"Sunburn" - Blue-Eyed Son
Personnel
All recordings copyright 2005 Eenie Meenie Records except track 1 (copyright 2004
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
) and track 7 (copyright 2004 EELS).
Funky Lil' Song
*Beck: guitar and vocals
*Erik Richards: piano, bass, sitar and drums
*Ross Harris: keyboards, percussion, electric banjo and effects
*Produced, arranged and recorded by Ross Harris at Burning Trailer Studios
*Additional production by Erik Richards at Somis Sounds Studios
*Mixed by Josh at Ton Recording Studio, Echo Park
*Beck appears courtesy of Interscope Records
Mudra
*Remixed by Stereolab
I'm Bruce (Dimension 5 Mega Mix)
*Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka (Fantastic Plastic Machine)
*Programmed and mixed by Masayuki Kumahara (Think Sync Integral)
*Contains elements from "School 4 Robots" and "Intro" from ''The Way Out Record''; "Army Ants in Your Pants" from ''Captain Entropy''; "Intro", "A Little Discussion" and "A Stuffy Story" from ''Dance Sing and Listen''; and "Fireworks" from ''Dance Sing and Listen Again''.
Liza Jane
*Produced and engineered by
Robert Schneider
Robert Peter Schneider (born March 9, 1971) is an American musician and mathematician. He is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of rock/pop band the Apples in Stereo and has produced and performed on albums by Neutral Milk Ho ...
Spiders
*All instruments performed by Money Mark
*Money Mark appears courtesy of
Pinto Records
Popcorn
*Remixed by Tipsy
Jelly Dancers
*Performed by EELS
*Produced by E
*Recorded and mixed by Koool G Murder
School 4 Robots
*Produced, arranged and performed by Brother Cleve
*Recorded at The Rubberoom
*Mixed by Ducky Carlisleat Ice Station Zebra,
Boston, Massachusetts
Catfish
*Performed by Oranger
*Recorded by Oranger at Plymouth Sounds, SF (2004)
*Little Kid Noises by Patrick Main, Age 8
Walking Eagle
Performed by Anubian Lights
*Narration by
Lisa Papineau
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Army Ants in Your Pants
*Performed by Irving: Aaron Burrows, Brian Canning, Alex Church, Steven Scott, Brent Turner
*Produced by Elliot Chenault
*Engineered and mixed by Mike Stromsoe
*Recorded at Egostatic Media
Soul Transportation
*David Boria: drums
*Erik Richards: bass
*Ross Harris: rhythm guitar
*Dave Wakefield: lead guitar
*Produced and recorded by Craig Berrell and Ross Harris at Burning Trailer Studios
*Contains samples of "Soul Transportation" by Bruuce Haack and Esther Nelson
Abracadabra
*Performed by From Bubblegum to Sky: Mario Hernandez, Bill Evans, Becky Barron, Frank Jordan
Listen
*Performed by Chris Kachulis
*Music by Bruce Haack
African Lullaby
*Performed by Geoffrey Own and Mary Christopher
Upside Down
*Performed by Andrew Heilprin, Koool G Murder, Scott McPherson
*Produced, engineered and mixed by Koool G Murder and Andrew Heilprin
Rain of Earth
*
Gary Wilson: various instrumentation
*
Peanut Butter Wolf
Christopher George Manak (born October 8, 1969 ), better known by his stage name Peanut Butter Wolf, is an American disc jockey and record producer from San Jose, California. He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000. He is the found ...
: lead vocals, various instrumentation
*Koushik: backup vocals on chorus, melodica
*Sa-Ra: vocal harmonies on chorus
*Intro by Padraic Mcguire and Koushik for Home Skillet Productions
*Produced by PB Wolf and Gary Wilson
*Additional vocal production by Sa-Ra Creative Partners
*Mixed by Dave Cooley and PB Wolf at Bionic Studios (Echo Park, California)
*Sa-Ra appears courtesy of SRCP
*Other performers appear courtesy of
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. Under the direction of founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw has released music ranging from hip hop to experimental psychedelic rock. '' LA Weekl ...
Nothing to Do
*Danielson: acoustic guitar, vocal
*Rachel Galloway: flute, vocal
*Christiaan Palladine: keys, vocal
*Megan Slaboda: bells, vocal
*David Smith: drums
*Melissa Palladino: violin, vocal
*Jon Galaxy: bass
*Elin K. Smith: vocal
*Glen Galaxy: Saxophone
External links
Official SiteDimension Mix streaming on BandcampEenie Meenie SiteRoss Harris Interview
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