This Desert

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This Desert
EP by
ReleasedMay 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)
Genre
Length22:32
LabelWarp
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[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
PopMatters8/10[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]

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

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

The Hundred in the Hands
  • The Hundred in the Hands – production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6); additional engineering (track 4)
  • Eleanore Everdell – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jason Friedman – bass, beats production, guitar, programming
Additional personnel
  • Alex Aldi – engineering (track 2); assistant engineering (track 3)
  • Eric Broucek – additional engineering (tracks 1, 5, 6); additional programming (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–6); engineering, production (track 4)
  • William Kuehn – live drums (tracks 1, 4)
  • Keith McColl – executive producer
  • Jacques Renault – additional programming, production (track 2)
  • Vito Roccoforte – live drums (track 5)
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Chris Zane – engineering (track 2); additional engineering, mixing (track 3)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "This Desert – The Hundred in the Hands". AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Ashman, Neil (May 14, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hand – This Desert". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Hart, Ron (September 3, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hands: This Desert EP". PopMatters. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Discography". thehundredinthehands.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Lipshutz, Jason S. (May 24, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hands Get 'Crisper' on Debut LP". Spinner. AOL. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Hundred In the Hands (Bonus Track Version) by The Hundred In the Hands". iTunes Store US. Apple. 21 September 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  7. ^ This Desert (CD liner notes). The Hundred in the Hands. Warp. 2010. WAP293CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)