For this latest audio compilation, Esopus invited 10 musical acts to create new songs inspired by items from among their personal belongings. Selections ranged from deeply personal family heirlooms inherited from distant ancestors to found objects, brick walls, and, in one notable case, a significant other.
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Esopus CD #20: Personal Effects
Brooklyn resident Jeff Mercel played drums and piano for Mercury Rev from 1998 to 2010, when he left the band to pursue full-time work as a composer. His music has been featured in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and This American Life, as well as in a number of films, including the 2012 feature 5 Shells.
Produced by Jeff Mercel; additional engineering by Jonathan Benedict and Rob Niederpruem; mixed by Jonathan Benedict with Jeff Mercel at Lindbergh Palace, Brooklyn, NY ©2013 Jeff Mercel/BMI
PLAYLIST
01
Jeff Mercel
The Drift
02
Sam Phillips
Teilhard
03
Cassandra Jenkins
Rabbit
04
Wesley Stace
Seeburg VL 200
05
Prince Rama
Feel It Again
06
Julian Lynch
Bricks
07
Graham Smith
Four Ships
08
The Garment District
Sullivan’s Island
09
Cloudland Canyon
Georgia Graveyard Soil
10
Lee Sargent
Don’t Forget to Wake Up