Desert Sessions 7 & 8

by Desert Sessions

Desert Sessions 7 & 8 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 October 2001
  • Label: Rekords Rekords
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.03/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: handclaps, tambora, other, Samantha Maloney, Brendon McNichol, Natasha Shneider, Mark Lanegan, Chris Goss, musician, Nick ElDorado, Francesco Sordini, Alain Johannes, Gong, Josh Homme

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded collaboratively in a remote studio enclave, this installment introduces significant contributions from Mark Lanegan alongside Josh Homme. The resulting project blends heavy, psychedelic stoner rock with surprisingly delicate, darkly sarcastic, and deeply atmospheric alternative rock jams.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Don't Drink Poison
  2. Hanging Tree
  3. Winners
  4. Polly Wants A Crack Rock
  5. Up In Hell
  6. Nenada
  7. The Idiots Guide
  8. Interpretive Reading
  9. Covousier
  10. Cold Sore Superstars
  11. Making A Cross

Credits

  • Desert Sessions - primary artist
  • Kevin Gray - lacquer cut by
  • Brendon McNichol - mandolin, drums, percussion, bass, musician [porkchop- barks (1st take)], guitar [electric acoustic nylon], tambora [tomboura], guitar [indian waterfall chopstick tweeker type guitar], balalaika
  • Chris Goss - vocals, vocals, bass, guitar [r], handclaps [clap]
  • Samantha Maloney - vocals, drums, bass, bass, drums, cymbal, piano, drums [de la jazz], bass, bass [slide]
  • Josh Homme - vocals, piano, drums, saxophone [marxophone], bass, backing vocals [backgrounds], drums, backing vocals [backups], gong [banged a], bass, drums, guitar, drums, handclaps, lead guitar [lead ax], piano, bass, chorus, drums, harmony vocals [hi-harmonies]
  • Fred Drake - backing vocals [background verse], drums [drum kit], saxophone [marxophone], musician [everything], drums [del la ringo], harmony vocals [harmonies]
  • Mark Lanegan - vocals

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