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Article: DANGER MOUSE DOES IT AGAIN ; The maverick producer's new album with David Lynch is another classic - so why doesn't EMI want you to hear it? SOUND CHECK
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 29, 2009
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Would you pay a musician $50 for a blank CD and a book? That's
the latest offer from Danger Mouse, aka the producer Brian Burton,
famed for his work with Gnarls Barkley and Gorillaz.
From 15 June, you can buy Dark Night of the Soul, a hardback book
of gloomy, surreal photographs by director David Lynch. Each picture
accompanies a lyric from a companion album written by Danger Mouse
and alt-rock musician Mark Linkous, who performs as Sparklehorse.
Lynch sings on two tracks, while the others feature a starry guest
list that includes Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips, The Strokes and
Pixies.
The trouble is, EMI Records don't want you to hear the music.
"Due to an ongoing dispute with EMI, Danger Mouse ...