Musik for a Play

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MusiK for a Play
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)
Recordedat Threshold Studio and Dirt Floor Studio
Genre Anti-folk
Instrumental
Film Score
Label Contraphonic Records
Adam Green chronology
Minor Love
(2010)
MusiK for a Play
(2010)

MusiK for a Play is Adam Green's seventh solo record, released by Contraphonic Records on May 10, 2010 in a limited release of 500 copies. [1] The album was written as a score for a theatrical version of Paul Auster's novel about a homeless man's dog entitled Timbuktu . [2] The compositions of the songs on the album premiered at Zimmertheater in Tübingen, Germany. [3] Musicians on the album include Chris Egan on percussion, Steve Mertens on bass and sitar, Dan Myers on saxophone, Jeff Pierce on trumpet, Omer Shemesh on piano and glockenspiel, David Weiss on flute and clarinet, and Jon Wiley on guitar.

Track listing

  1. "Gallop" - 2:23
  2. "Sailor Shirts" - 1:42
  3. "Big Lips" - 1:33
  4. "Lazy Dog" - 1:47
  5. "Twins" - 0:57
  6. "Ellington" - 1:28
  7. "Lasers" - 1:35
  8. "Sticky Ricki" (Remix) - 1:51
  9. "Ron Asheton" - 2:36
  10. "Sailor Shirts" (Demo) - 2:06
  11. "Big Lips" (Demo) - 1:33
  12. "Gallop" (Demo) - 2:03

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References

  1. Symonds, Alexandria. "Catching Up With... Adam Green". Paste Magazine.
  2. Sanchez, Bryan. "Adam Green -- Musik for a Play".
  3. "Contraphonic : Adam Green". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-26.