This Desert

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This Desert
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EP by
ReleasedMay 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)
Genre
Length22:32
Label Warp
Producer
  • Eric Broucek
  • The Hundred in the Hands
  • Jacques Renault
The Hundred in the Hands chronology
This Desert
(2010)
The Hundred in the Hands
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [2]
PopMatters 8/10 [3]

This Desert is the debut extended play (EP) by American electronic music duo The Hundred in the Hands. It was released on May 17, 2010 by Warp. [4] In an interview with Spinner, band member Jason Friedman said, "As we finished the EP and album, we saw that we had two different sounds. The EP is more washed-out with reverb and delays, and the album is crisper and more immediate, like 'Dresden.'" [5] Two songs from the EP, "Tom Tom" and "Sleepwalkers", were included as bonus tracks on the iTunes edition of the duo's eponymous debut album. [6]

Extended play Musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology. In general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means, and that produced using electronics only. Electromechanical instruments include mechanical elements, such as strings, hammers, and so on, and electric elements, such as magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and the electric guitar, which are typically made loud enough for performers and audiences to hear with an instrument amplifier and speaker cabinet. Pure electronic instruments do not have vibrating strings, hammers, or other sound-producing mechanisms. Devices such as the theremin, synthesizer, and computer can produce electronic sounds.

The Hundred in the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands is an American electronic music duo from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2008. The band consists of Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman. The band was named after the phrase the Lakota Nation gave to the 1866 Fetterman Fight in Wyoming, in which Crazy Horse led his warriors to a victory that resulted in the death of 100 enemies.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Building in L.O.V.E."THITH3:28
2."Tom Tom"
  • THITH
  • Jacques Renault
3:40
3."Ghosts"THITH3:50
4."Sleepwalkers"
  • Eric Broucek
  • THITH
3:54
5."In to It"THITH4:05
6."It's Only Everything"THITH3:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of This Desert. [7]

The Hundred in the Hands
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References

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  2. Ashman, Neil (May 14, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hand – This Desert". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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