The Landau Orchestra - Janus Plays Telephone FLAC

The Landau Orchestra Experimental 2007 US

Tracklist

1	123 Isn't Easy	5:22
2	Dark Days	6:15
3	With The Past And Future	5:32
4	Janus Plays Telephone	4:36
5	Whisper Down The Lane	4:40
6	Through The Canopy	4:38
7	Stevie Bam Jackson	4:20

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Ryko Distribution

Credits

Artwork By – Gabriel Deerman
Bass [Acoustic, Electric] – Jacob Cohen
Cello – Carlynn Savot
Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass] – Whit Noble
Drums, Percussion – Mike Birnbaum
Engineer – Grant Wheeler (tracks: 1 to 6), Matt Young (tracks: 1 to 6), Travis Stewart (tracks: 7)
Flugelhorn – Jesse DeRosa
Mastered By – Christian Dwiggins
Other [Layout] – Jodi JaOther [Layck
Percussion – Cody Morrison
Piano, Celesta, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Glockenspiel, Accordion – Matt Young
Piano, Celesta, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Glockenspiel, Turntables – Grant Wheeler
Producer, Written-By – Grant Wheeler (tracks: 1 to 6), Matt Young (tracks: 1 to 6), Travis Stewart (tracks: 7)
Saxophone [Tenor] – John Phillips Sandy
Trombone – Eric Heveron-Smith
Trumpet – John Waters
Tuba – Andrew Cohen
Viola – Andrew Kneble
Violin – Russ Podgorsek

Notes

The song Stevie Bam Jackson was originally released as a remix on Merck's Mergerz & Acquisitionz. This version is a remake made out of samples from the original remix with horns and new parts added.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 731383627927

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
none	Landau	Janus Plays Telephone ‎(CD, EP, Promo)	Milan	none	US	2007

Frey

Landau, a group of musicians collaborating across the net, set aside their staple IDM sound that perfectly suited Merck (oh, Merck, [sigh!] how I miss you), and organized a real orchestra, full of brass, percussion and string instruments, along with a pair of turntables, a laptop and a Rhodes. The experimental jazzy downtempo result is instantly gratifying (kind of reminds me when The Herbaliser joined forces with a group of nine players to form The Herbaliser Band and release an instantly classic Session One). The Landau Orchestra is geared more towards an all electro-acoustic instrumentation, and the sound is executed flawlessly by this highly skilled and professionally trained group of jazz musicians. Releasing on Milan Records have opened up some potential doors for Landau, since the global label provides major support for film and television (friendly warning - Milan is a member of the RIAA), and provided an opportunity for Landau to remix Javier Navvarate's soundtrack for Pan's Labyrinth (iTunes download only). Overall, I'm glad that a long standing electronic group is able to infuse the IDM heads with a kick of jazz - perhaps we'll see a full film score in the future. Recommended if you like Nostalgia 77, Skalpel, Jaga Jazzist, and Jazzanova.