''Dynamico'' is a 2007 studio album by American
rock music
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ian and
record producer
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Mitch Easter
Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontm ...
. It is his first solo release after several projects for decades, including
Let's Active
Let's Active is an American rock group formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1981, and often identified with the jangle pop guitar work of the group's frontman and songwriter Mitch Easter. After disbanding in 1990, the group reformed in Augus ...
and has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
Editors of
AllMusic Guide
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rated this release four out of five stars, with critic Mark Deming opining that Easter's "musical ideas are as keen as ever, and his instrumental skills remain impressive".
A review in ''
No Depression'' notes that Easter's
hooks are "catchy as ever" and that his vocal performance has improved over his career; paired with his guitar playing, this results in "rock bona fides
hat
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are unimpeachable".
Track listing
All songs written by
Mitch Easter
Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontm ...
#"1 1/2 Way Street" – 3:40
#"Break Through" – 3:28
#"Time Warping" – 3:23
#"You/Me" – 2:25
#"Sudden Crown Drop" – 3:22
#"Ton of Bricks" – 3:03
#"Sights Set on Heaven" – 4:37
#"Dusky Lair" – 4:12
#"To Be, Cool Thing" – 3:52
#"Why Is It So Hard?" – 3:57
#"Phantoms of Ephemera" – 4:01
#"Glazed" – 3:45
#"I Want a New Scene" – 3:34
#"Love Slaves to Paradise Lost" – 3:52
Personnel
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Mitch Easter
Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontm ...
– vocals, instrumentation,
engineering
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*Matt Boswell – engineering
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Shalini Chatterjee
Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontm ...
– vocals on "1 1/2 Way Street", "Break Through", "Ton of Bricks", "Sights Set on Heaven", and "I Want a New Scene"; bass guitar on "Sights Set on Heaven"
*Brent Lambert – engineering
*Eric Marshall – drums on "Ton of Bricks"
See also
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List of 2007 albums
References
External links
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2007 debut albums
Mitch Easter albums