Danger Mouse’s New Project is a Blank CD-R?

Earlier today while I was getting my head vacuumed out (long story) I started getting a bunch of emails about Danger Mouse’s latest project. I was confused as to why folks were hitting me up like I didn’t know because I was sure I made a post about it already. Turns out I set the wrong time for it to go up. Post schedule FAIL haha. Anyways…

Danger Mouse’s new project, Dark Night of the Soul consists of an album length piece of music by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and a host of guest vocalists (James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch, and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils), along with a collection of original David Lynch photography inspired by and based on the music.

As someone prone to the music industries politricks (Grey Album anyone?) DM was unable to release the recorded music from Dark Night of the Soul without fear of being sued by EMI. But does that stop one of the dopest producers doing it? Of course not! Instead of taking the L, Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse decided to release the project as a blank CD-R; which comes with limited edition art book that contains over 100 original photographs from film directed David Lynch. Doing so, frees them of any legal issues and lets the fans burn the music themselves as the album has already leaked on the internets (you can stream it here as well). If you’d like to purchase the blank disc with artwork; and book ($50); or poster ($10)… you can head over to DNOTS and do so. I did.

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22 Responses to “Danger Mouse’s New Project is a Blank CD-R?”

  1. if he goes platinum im jumping off a bridge loll

    ElonSkee said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

  2. is the CD-R printed surface? or just a normal 1$ disk

    ElonSkee said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm

  3. haha, now that is awesome!

    Tommy said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:48 pm

  4. @ElonSkee

    LMAO co-sign

    Lotlan said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

  5. printed.
    http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-39128737800980_2055_887326 (poster)
    http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-39128737800980_2055_928000 (book)

    Shake said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

  6. such an awesome idea, creativity can be so inspiring

    sloop said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

  7. The album is sick too

    JL said this on May 18th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

  8. danger mouse don’t play. cant wait for another project with jemeni or that rumored black thought jank.

    hellicopta hairdo said this on May 18th, 2009 at 1:18 pm

  9. Danger Mouse is one talented, bad-ass, Afro motherfucker that I love!

    Ozzie O said this on May 18th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

  10. Super slick idea!

    Good ish DM!

    Young Son said this on May 18th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

  11. The album IS sick.

    My Private War said this on May 18th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

  12. haha! Way to stick it to the man DM!
    Pause.

    BrotherDante. said this on May 18th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

  13. This project is genius. From the first time I heard of it, I was in awe and actually listening to it and absorbing everything I’m even more in awe. DM and Mr. Lynch can do no wrong, as both their histories show.

    HIP HOP!

    Sasha said this on May 18th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

  14. this album here is definitely one for the mcfly playlist. i’m feeling it from the first song to the last..and it helps to know that our guy danger mouse will put his illdopecreativehiphopness foot down on the MAN lol
    without a doubt, this project is an instant classic(for fear of commercialism i’m trying not to say ‘Ba-dop Ba Ba Ba, I’m Loving It!’ haha!!

    mcfly said this on May 18th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

  15. simply genius

    Oh! said this on May 18th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

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    Get Known Radio / Danger Mouse’s New Project is a Blank CD-R? said this on May 18th, 2009 at 7:20 pm

  17. I’m copping just for the originality of the whole thing.

    What a great Fuck You to EMI.

    Lazy Izzy said this on May 18th, 2009 at 11:40 pm

  18. “I’m copping just for the originality of the whole thing.

    What a great Fuck You to EMI”

    yep. Lynch is a legend aswell if he is envolved im down!!!

    18th letter said this on May 19th, 2009 at 3:33 am

  19. [...] inspired to knock out a full album after working together on Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Dark Night of the Soul. And in the event that I’m wrong (which very well might be the case), the music is still dope [...]

    Broken Bells (Danger Mouse x James Mercer) – October x The High Road | 2dopeboyz said this on January 7th, 2010 at 8:57 pm

  20. [...] inspired to knock out a full album after working together on Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Dark Night of the Soul. And in the event that I’m wrong (which very well might be the case), the music is still dope [...]

    Broken Bells (Danger Mouse x James Mercer) – October x The High Road | 2dopeboyz said this on January 7th, 2010 at 8:57 pm

  21. [...] inspired to knock out a full album after working together on Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Dark Night of the Soul. And in the event that I’m wrong (which very well might be the case), the music is still dope [...]

    The OffTheTrax Project v1.0 » Broken Bells (Danger Mouse x James Mercer) – October x The High Road said this on January 7th, 2010 at 8:59 pm

  22. [...] inspired to knock out a full album after working together on Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Dark Night of the Soul. And in the event that I’m wrong (which very well might be the case), the music is still dope [...]

    Not I Said The Fly | my words are weapons… said this on January 7th, 2010 at 9:15 pm

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