Mala [LP+CD+7"] by Devendra Banhart (Vinyl, Mar-2013, 3 Discs, Nonesuch (USA))
  $   25

 


$ 25 Sold For
Dec 15, 2015 Sold Date
Dec 6, 2015 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
eBay Sold at
 
save auction  

Description

Editorial Reviews

Devendra Banhart presents his Nonesuch debut, Mala. The singer/songwriter co-produced the record with his longtime bandmate, guitarist Noah Georgeson. Banhart's eighth studio album, Mala was recorded in his then-home in Los Angeles. He and Georgeson played most of the instruments themselves, using borrowed equipment and a vintage Tascam recorder they d found in a pawn shop. "A lot of early hip-hop had been made on [the Tascam], " says Banhart. "And knowing my songs are not hip-hop whatsoever, we thought it would be interesting to see how these kinds of songs would sound on equipment that was used to record our favorite rap. Let s see how this technology would work for us. " It was a new approach for the pair. "In the past we were more like, let s use the oldest equipment we could find. "

Banhart also notes how his voice has developed over the years: "I don t really take care of my voice, but, just like with playing guitar, you get more familiar with it, and you get better at it. I ve always said that I m very good at not knowing how to play the guitar but, really, it s just that I m very comfortable with the utter uncertainty of my approach. " Banhart s previous release, 2009 s What Will We Be, received critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone calling it "the best he s ever made. " The Los Angeles Times said the record "found him making comfortable, laid-back folk that didn t sound like a compromise more like an artist growing into his own. "

Track Listings

1. Golden Girls 2. Daniel 3. Für Hildegard von Bingen 4. Never Seen Such Good Things 5. Mi Negrita 6. Your Fine Petting Duck 7. The Ballad of Keenan Milton 8. A Gain 9. Won't You Come Over? 10. Cristobal 11. Hatchet Wound 12. Mala 13. Won't You Come Home 14. Taurobolium

Product Details

  • Vinyl (March 12, 2013)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Label: Nonesuch


price rating