Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project
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| Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project | ||||
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| File:Holding It Down - cover.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | June 21–22, 2012 | |||
| Studio | The Bunker, Brooklyn, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 70:04 | |||
| Label | Pi Recordings | |||
| Producer | Vijay Iyer | |||
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Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Pi Recordings in 2013.
Critical reception
Daniel Paton of MusicOMH gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "compelling and beautiful; troubling and moving in equal measure."[6] Mike Hobart of Financial Times gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "Each track is stalked by the fear, guilt and surrealism of the post-traumatic dreams that were culled from scores of interviews."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here" (Mike, Cambridge) | 3:07 | |
| 2. | "Derelict Poetry" (Maurice, Brooklyn) |
| 4:15 |
| 3. | "Capacity" (Lynn, Bronx) |
| 3:56 |
| 4. | "Walking with the Duppy" (Rashan, Queens) |
| 3:42 |
| 5. | "There Is a Man Slouching in the Stairway" (Maurice, Brooklyn) |
| 3:59 |
| 6. | "My Fire" (Brad, Chester) |
| 3:09 |
| 7. | "On Patrol" (Maurice, Brooklyn) |
| 4:53 |
| 8. | "Dream of an Ex-Ranger" (William, Newton) |
| 3:09 |
| 9. | "Name" (Lynn, Bronx) |
| 3:37 |
| 10. | "Costume" (Mike, Cambridge) |
| 4:08 |
| 11. | "Tormented Star of Morning" (Maurice, Brooklyn) |
| 5:09 |
| 12. | "Patton" (Calvin, Massapequa) |
| 4:58 |
| 13. | "Shush" (Maurice, Brooklyn) |
| 4:06 |
| 14. | "REM Killer" (Kirk, Lexington) |
| 3:48 |
| 15. | "Requiem for an Insomniac" (Maurice, Brooklyn) |
| 5:14 |
| 16. | "Dreams in Color" (Lynn, Bronx) |
| 2:39 |
| 17. | "Mess Hall" (Merrin, San Diego) |
| 6:15 |
| Total length: | 70:04 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Vijay Iyer – piano, electric piano, electronics, production, programming, liner notes
- Mike Ladd – vocals, analogue synthesizer, liner notes
- Maurice Decaul – vocals
- Lynn Hill – vocals
- Pamela Z – vocals
- Guillermo E. Brown – vocals, effects
- Liberty Ellman – guitar, mixing
- Okkyung Lee – cello
- Kassa Overall – drums
References
- ↑ Corroto, Mark (October 31, 2013). "Vijay Iyer / Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hobart, Mike (October 25, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding it Down: The Veterans Dreams Project". Financial Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ Larkin, Cormac (November 22, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding it Down: The Veterans Dreams Project". The Irish Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ Beuttler, Bill (December 21, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project". JazzTimes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ Barton, Chris (September 10, 2013). "Review: 'Holding It Down' awakens us to veterans' dreams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Paton, Daniel (September 30, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd – Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dream Project". MusicOMH. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ Garratt, John (December 8, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project". PopMatters. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.