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Album · 2013

Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project

by Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd

Released
24 September 2013
Label
Pi Recordings
Catalogue no.
Pi49
Tracklist
17 tracks
Length
1:10:12
Country
US

“Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project” is an album by Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, released in 2013 on Pi Recordings. The original release has 17 tracks with a running time of 1:10:12. The line-up features Liberty Ellman (guitar, mix), Mike Ladd (liner notes, synthesizer), Vijay Iyer (liner notes, piano), Kassa Overall (membranophone) and 이옥경 (cello).

Who played on Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project

  • Liberty Ellman guitar, mix, producer all tracks
  • Mike Ladd liner notes, synthesizer, producer, lead vocals, background vocals, vocals all tracks
  • Vijay Iyer liner notes, piano, producer, electronic instruments, programming, Rhodes piano all tracks
  • Kassa Overall membranophone on 14 tracks
  • 이옥경 cello on 13 tracks
  • Guillermo E. Brown effects, background vocals, lead vocals on 8 tracks
  • Pamela Z background vocals, lead vocals on 7 tracks
  • Lynn Hill lead vocals, vocals on 4 tracks
  • Maurice Decaul lead vocals on 4 tracks

Tracklist

  1. 1 Here (Mike, Cambridge) — Vijay Iyer 3:08
  2. 2 Derelict Poetry (Maurice, Brooklyn) — Vijay Iyer 4:16
  3. 3 Capacity (Lynn, Bronx) — Vijay Iyer 3:57
  4. 4 Walking With the Duppy (Rashan, Queens) — Vijay Iyer 3:42
  5. 5 There Is a Man Slouching in the Stairway (Maurice, Brooklyn) — Vijay Iyer 3:59
  6. 6 My Fire (Brad, Chester, NC) — Vijay Iyer 3:09
  7. 7 On Patrol (Maurice, Brooklyn) — Vijay Iyer 4:54
  8. 8 Dream of an Ex-Ranger (William, Newton, MA) — Vijay Iyer 3:10
  9. 9 Name (Lynn, Bronx) — Vijay Iyer 3:38
  10. 10 Costume (Mike, Cambridge) — Vijay Iyer 4:08
  11. 11 Tormented Star of Morning (Maurice, Brooklyn) — Vijay Iyer 5:09
  12. 12 Patton (Calvin, Massapequa, NY) — Vijay Iyer 4:58
  13. 13 Shush (Maurice, Brooklyn) — Vijay Iyer 4:07
  14. 14 REM Killer (Kirk, Lexington, KY) — Vijay Iyer 3:48
  15. 15 Requiem for an Insomniac (Maurice, Brooklyn) — Vijay Iyer 5:14
  16. 16 Dreams in Color (Lynn, Bronx) — Vijay Iyer 2:39
  17. 17 Mess Hall (Merrin, San Diego) — Pamela Z 6:16

Production

  • Aaron Nevezie engineer, recording

More albums by Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd

Memorophilia 1995 · Asian Improv Records Architextures 1998 · Asian Improv Records Panoptic Modes 2001 · Red Giant Records In What Language? 2003 · Pi Recordings Blood Sutra 2003 · Artists House Reimagining 2005 · Pi Recordings Raw Materials 2006 · Savoy Jazz Still Life With Commentator 2007 · Savoy Jazz Tragicomic 2008 · Sunnyside Solo 2010 · ACT Tirtha 2011 · ACT Accelerando 2012 · ACT

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project?

The line-up of Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project includes Liberty Ellman (guitar, mix), Mike Ladd (liner notes, synthesizer), Vijay Iyer (liner notes, piano), Kassa Overall (membranophone), 이옥경 (cello), Guillermo E. Brown (effects, background vocals), Pamela Z (background vocals, lead vocals) and Lynn Hill (lead vocals, vocals).

Which label released Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project?

Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project was released in 2013 on Pi Recordings (Pi49).

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