So Many Dynamos - The Loud Wars (CD) (Mint (M))

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Standard jewel case with clear tray, sticker on cover & 16-page lyrics booklet.

[Sticker:
SO MANY DYNAMOS
THE LOUD WARS
Produced and engineered by Chris Walla
Mixed by Alex Newport and Chris Walla

[Booklet:
'The Loud Wars' was produced and engineered [... at Tiny Telephone Studio, San Francisco, CA (July 2, 2007 - July 12, 2007), Alberta Court in Portland, OR (July 15 - July 21), 700 Hale, Edwardsville, IL (August 3-4), and Great Western Record Recorders, Tolono, IL (February 11, 2008 - February 12, 2008).
All songs mixed [... at Future Shock Studio, Brooklyn, NY except tracks 1, 2 and 4 mixed [... at Alberta Court, Portland, OR
Additional vocals and group vocals engineered [... at 700 Hale, Edwardsville, IL.
Mastered [... at SAE Mastering, Phoenix, AZ.

All songs published by Coinfish Publishing (BMI).

ARTIFACTS OF SOUND
FOOTNOTES:
1 Opening lyrics of "Artifacts of Sound" was written in Patrick Kendrick's shower in Spokane, Washington.
2 A rough mix of this song appeared on CD-Rs given out at the 2007 CMJ Conference under the name "Out Of This Party". the name was changed because it would have been the third So Many Dynamos song to have the word "party" in its title.
3 "Artifacts of Sound" refers to digital encoding of mp3s and CD's. the phrase is taken from a conversation with [a2587403 during an existential crisis over the release format of his [a2560695 material.

GLACIERS
FOOTNOTES:
1 Portions of "Glaciers" contain melodies of the So Many Dynamos song "Search Party" performed backwards.
2 Second and final verse of "Glaciers" written while working behind the counter of a coffee shop inside of a grocery store in Edwardsville, Illinois.

THE NOVELTY OF HAUNTING
FOOTNOTES:
1 Most lyrics for "Novelty of Haunting" written in the smoking room at Gateway Medical Research in St. Charles, Missouri.
2 Lyrics about car crash written several weeks before So Many Dynamos van flipped over on Interstate 80 near Beaver Crossing, Nebraska on the way home from initial tracking sessions for this record. Any resemblence to actual events is purely coincidental.
3 Acoustic guitar string cutting sound by Clayton Kunstel.
4 Portions of "The Novelty of Haunting" contain melodies from the So Many Dynamos song "Inventing Gears" performed backwards

NEW BONES
FOOTNOTES:
1 Portions of "New Bones" contain melodies from the so Many Dynamos song "Heat/Humidity" performed backwards.
2 Song titled by Gareth Schumacher on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City.
3 Tape collage of rewinding and fast-forwarding noises by Chris Walla
4 See: "Artifacts of Sound"

If You Didn't Want to Know
FOOTNOTES:
1 Drums to "If You Didn't Want To Know" were performed 10 beats per minute faster when recorded and slowed down to tempo.
2 Most lyrics of this song were written while pacing around railroad tracks by the side of the highway near the Wyoming/Utah border during a van breakdown en route to San Francisco to record this album.
3 Drums from 2:04 to 2:47 performed 20 beats per minute faster and slowed down to tempo.

OH, THE DEVASTATION!
FOOTNOTES:
1 All lyrics to "Oh, The Devastation" written while pacing around the baseball field across the street from So Many Dynamos' house in Edwardsville, Illinois.
2 The Loud Wars
3 Portions of "Oh, The Devastation" contain melodies from So Many Dynamos song "Oh, the Devastation" performed backwards

KEEP IT SIMPLE
FOOTNOTES:
1 Left-channel guitar part inspired by the melody produced when typing "So Many Dynamos" on a cell phone via text message.
2 See: "If You Didn't Want to Know", footnote 1.
3 Portions of "Keep It Simple" contain lyrics from the So Many Dynamos song "Start This Party". used by permission from the ghost of So Many Dynamos past.

FRIENDARMY
FOOTNOTES:
1 Song title "Friendarmy" inspired by the album "Central Hug/Friendarmy/Fractal Dunes" by Emperor X, used by permission from Chad Matheny.
2 See: "Keep it Simple" footnote 3.

IT'S GONNA RAIN
FOOTNOTES:
1 An earlier recording of "it's Gonna Rain" originally appeared on a split 7" with [a1060780 in 2005. Select lyrics appeared in other So Many Dynamos songs on the 2006 341100 album.
2 See: "This Is why We Can't Have Nice Things"
3 See: "How High The Moon"
4 See: "Let's MoveMountains"
5 See: "Progress"

THE FORMULA
FOOTNOTES:
1 Select lyrics from "The Formula" taken from the So Many Dynamos song "Fossils", which was recorded for this album and subsequently buried under the ground never to be seen again.
2 See: "It's Gonna Rain"
3 Dear Science, thank you for facts. Amen.

[Back cover:
℗ + © 2009 Vagrant Records. under exclusive license to Hassle Records. www.vagrant.com/uk www.hasslerecords.com
Made in the UK. Distributed in the UK by PIAS.

1. Artifacts Of Sound 3:58
2. Glaciers 3:15
3. The Novelty Of Haunting 3:22
4. New Bones 4:48
5. If You Didn't Want To Know 3:36
6. Oh, The Devastation! 3:32
7. Keep It Simple 2:51
8. Friendarmy 4:50
9. It's Gonna Rain 3:31
10. The Formula 6:19

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 5 060100 666617
Barcode 5060100666617
Label Code LC 14593
Rights Society BMI
Matrix / Runout VRUK095CD 01
Mastering SID Code IFPI LY33
Mould SID Code IFPI AEW11

Phonographic Copyright (p) Vagrant Records
Copyright (c) Vagrant Records
Licensed To Hassle Records
Distributed By PIAS
Produced At Tiny Telephone
Engineered At Tiny Telephone
Produced At The Alberta Court
Engineered At The Alberta Court
Produced At 700 Hale, Edwardsville
Engineered At 700 Hale, Edwardsville
Produced At Great Western Record Recorders
Engineered At Great Western Record Recorders
Mixed At Future Shock Studio
Mixed At The Alberta Court
Mastered At SAE Mastering
Published By Coinfish Publishing
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Southwater