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2013 studio album by Holy Ghost!
Dynamics
Released September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03 ) Recorded 2012–13; 361 South 4th Street, Plantain NYC (
Brooklyn ,
New York City )
Genre Length 49 :39
Label
DFA
Producer Holy Ghost!
"Dumb Disco Ideas" Released: May 14, 2013
Dynamics is the second studio album by American
synthpop duo
Holy Ghost! . It was released on September 3, 2013 by
DFA Records . The album was preceded by the single "Dumb Disco Ideas" on May 14, 2013.
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[2] The album's cover features the image "Strong in Love" by American painter and sculptor
Robert Longo .
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All tracks are written by Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser, except "1 for Edgar" and "I Wanna Be Your Hand" by Frankel, Millhiser and Surahn Sidhu
Title 1. "Okay" 4:33 2. "Dumb Disco Ideas" 8:03 3. "Changing of the Guard" 3:24 4. "Dance a Little Closer" 4:24 5. "It Must Be the Weather" 6:15 6. "1 for Edgar" 1:16 7. "I Wanna Be Your Hand" 4:13 8. "Bridge and Tunnel" 4:17 9. "Don't Look Down" 5:24 10. "In the Red" 2:19 11. "Cheap Shots" 5:31
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dynamics .
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Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost! – engineering, mixing, production
Alex Frankel – vocals (all tracks) ;
CS-80 (1, 2, 5, 8–11) ;
DX7 (1, 8, 10) ; clavinet (2) ;
Roland VP-330 (2, 8, 9) ;
Omnichord ,
Polyensemble (3) ; piano (3, 5) ; percussion (4, 5) ;
OB-8 ,
Taurus ,
TR-66 (5) ;
Emulator (5, 9) ;
D-50 ,
MS-20 (6, 7) ;
Wurlitzer (8) ;
Jupiter-8 ,
Rhodes (8, 10) ;
Paraphonic (9) ;
Prophet-5 (10)
Nicholas Millhiser –
CS-60 , piano,
SH-101 (1) ; guitar (1–3, 6–9, 11) ;
modular synthesizer (1, 2, 9, 10) ; DX7 (1, 4, 5) ; Taurus (1, 6, 7) ; CS-80 (1–7, 9, 11) ;
808 (1, 10) ; percussion (2) ; drums (2–8, 11) ; bass (2, 3, 6–8) ;
RS-09 , Wurlitzer (3) ; Jupiter-8 (3, 5, 9, 11) ;
Rogue (4) ; Emulator (5, 11) ; Rhodes (6, 7) ;
Mellotron (8, 9) ;
MG-1 ,
Prophet '08 (8, 11) ;
LM-1 (9, 10)
Additional personnel
Greg Calbi – mastering
John Furrisky – violin (8)
Ben Grubin – backing vocals (4)
Kosuke Kasza – guitar (5, 10)
Sheila Lamont – cello (8)
Robert Longo – cover image
Chris Maher – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
Rachael Millkey – additional art direction, production design
Alan Palomo – backing vocals (11)
Kelley Polar – viola (8)
Surahn Sidhu – backing vocals (6, 7)
Matt Thornley – musical assistance
Michael Vadino – art direction, design
Nancy Whang – backing vocals (2–4, 8, 9)
Chris Zane – mixing
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