I Can Spin a Rainbow is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and English singer-songwriter Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots. In a blog post on her official website, Palmer explained the backstory of how she was obsessed with the Pink Dots as a teenager, and even wrote and directed an experimental dialogue-free play inspired by their album Asylum when she was seventeen.[1] When she was nineteen, the band needed a place to stay while on tour in Boston, Massachusetts and Palmer offered up her house. The Legendary Pink Dots also served as an opening act for Palmer's band the Dresden Dolls in the early 2000s. The two of them spent years trying to find a time to record an album together, but due to struggles in Palmer's personal life, plans always fell through. Most of the album was recorded in the house of English musician Imogen Heap.
The album received a score of 60/100 based on reviews from nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews",[3] making it Palmer's lowest rated album on the site. AllMusic summarized the album with "At best, I Can Spin a Rainbow feels like the work of two talented artists savoring a long weekend of boundless creativity together, but from an outsider's perspective, the results are a bit too impenetrable to contextualize without having been in the room to witness its genesis."[4] Marc Hirsh's review for the Boston Globe echoed the inaccessibility of the album, saying "Every album she's ever had a hand in is, in one way or another, about creating a community. I Can Spin a Rainbow may be the first that goes about it by shutting people out instead of bringing them in."[6]The A.V. Club called the album "tuneless" and "just about as 'for the fans' as it gets."[5] Andrew Dorsett of PopMatters deemed the album "insufferable" and that it "sounds like an inside joke, an indulgence on a whim that few others share or can access."[8]
In contrast, Nina Keen of Drowned in Sound praised the album, saying "Each song tells its own story so intensely and so completely, like 11 musical horror novellas, that listening to any of them individually produces an experience more like that of listening to a shortish, intense, masterpiece-like album, especially as the songs often have a few different musical sections and ideas."[7]
Recorded at Hideaway Studio and Chez Dots, London in Summer 2016.
Mastered by Ray Steeg and Peter Van Vliet
Vocals and instruments: Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel
Violins: Patrick Q. Wright
Singing saw: Alexis Michallek
Artwork: Judith Clute
The Hands EPedit
Along with the album, Palmer released a two-track extended play called The Hands EP exclusively on 7-inch vinyl and limited to 1,111 copies exclusively available to her supporters on Patreon.[10] The EP contains two songs that were not included on the album I Can Spin a Rainbow.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Jack of Hands"
3:53
2.
"Beautiful Plastik/The Mall"
5:44
Live albumedit
An over two hour long live album of the duo's concert in Vienna, Austria on June 16, 2017 alongside violinist Peter Q. Wright was released on SoundCloud on June 29, 2017.[11]
Referencesedit
^"I Can Spin a Rainbow". amandapalmer.net. February 22, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^"High On Station Yellow Moon". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ ab"Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ abJames Christopher Monger. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ abIgnatiy Vishnevetsky (May 5, 2017). "Perfume Genius, Forest Swords, Black Lips, and more in this week's music reviews". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ abMarc Hirsh. "A big chill from Amanda Palmer on 'I Can Spin a Rainbow'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ abNina Keen. . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ abAndrew Dorsett (May 8, 2017). "Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel: I Can Spin a Rainbow". PopMatters. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^"I Can Spin a Rainbow". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^"Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel - The Hands EP 7" Vinyl". Amandapalmer.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^"I Can Spin a Rainbow (Live in Vienna)". Soundcloud. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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I Can Spin a Rainbow is a collaborative studio album by American singer songwriter Amanda Palmer and English singer songwriter Edward Ka Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots In a blog post on her official website Palmer explained the backstory of how she was obsessed with the Pink Dots as a teenager and even wrote and directed an experimental dialogue free play inspired by their album Asylum when she was seventeen 1 When she was nineteen the band needed a place to stay while on tour in Boston Massachusetts and Palmer offered up her house The Legendary Pink Dots also served as an opening act for Palmer s band the Dresden Dolls in the early 2000s The two of them spent years trying to find a time to record an album together but due to struggles in Palmer s personal life plans always fell through Most of the album was recorded in the house of English musician Imogen Heap I Can Spin a RainbowStudio album by Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka SpelReleasedMay 5 2017 2017 05 05 RecordedSummer 2016StudioHideaway Studio and Chez Dots London England GenreExperimentalLength63 53Label8 ft Cooking VinylAmanda Palmer chronologyYou Got Me Singing 2016 I Can Spin a Rainbow 2017 There Will Be No Intermission 2019 Edward Ka Spel albums chronologySpectrescapes Volume 3 2016 I Can Spin a Rainbow 2017 High on Station Yellow Moon 2017 On May 19 2017 Ka Spel released a four track studio album called High on Station Yellow Moon that features Palmer on three of the tracks 2 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 The Hands EP 5 Live album 6 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic60 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The A V ClubC 5 The Boston Globe7 10 6 Drowned in Sound9 10 7 PopMattersC 8 The album received a score of 60 100 based on reviews from nine critics indicating mixed or average reviews 3 making it Palmer s lowest rated album on the site AllMusic summarized the album with At best I Can Spin a Rainbow feels like the work of two talented artists savoring a long weekend of boundless creativity together but from an outsider s perspective the results are a bit too impenetrable to contextualize without having been in the room to witness its genesis 4 Marc Hirsh s review for the Boston Globe echoed the inaccessibility of the album saying Every album she s ever had a hand in is in one way or another about creating a community I Can Spin a Rainbow may be the first that goes about it by shutting people out instead of bringing them in 6 The A V Club called the album tuneless and just about as for the fans as it gets 5 Andrew Dorsett of PopMatters deemed the album insufferable and that it sounds like an inside joke an indulgence on a whim that few others share or can access 8 In contrast Nina Keen of Drowned in Sound praised the album saying Each song tells its own story so intensely and so completely like 11 musical horror novellas that listening to any of them individually produces an experience more like that of listening to a shortish intense masterpiece like album especially as the songs often have a few different musical sections and ideas 7 Track listing editAll songs written by Palmer and Ka Spel No TitleLength1 Pulp Fiction 6 042 Shahla s Missing Page 5 083 The Shock of Kontakt 7 144 Beyond the Beach 2 505 The Clock at the Back of the Cage 4 516 The Changing Room 4 017 The Jack of Hands 3 528 Prithee Liquidation Day 9 399 Rainbow s End 7 10Total length 50 49 Bandcamp and vinyl versions 9 No TitleLength10 Subway 8 2411 The Sun Still Shines 4 40Total length 63 53Personnel editRecorded at Hideaway Studio and Chez Dots London in Summer 2016 Mastered by Ray Steeg and Peter Van Vliet Vocals and instruments Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka Spel Violins Patrick Q Wright Singing saw Alexis Michallek Artwork Judith CluteThe Hands EP editAlong with the album Palmer released a two track extended play called The Hands EP exclusively on 7 inch vinyl and limited to 1 111 copies exclusively available to her supporters on Patreon 10 The EP contains two songs that were not included on the album I Can Spin a Rainbow No TitleLength1 The Jack of Hands 3 532 Beautiful Plastik The Mall 5 44Live album editAn over two hour long live album of the duo s concert in Vienna Austria on June 16 2017 alongside violinist Peter Q Wright was released on SoundCloud on June 29 2017 11 References edit I Can Spin a Rainbow amandapalmer net February 22 2017 Retrieved September 25 2019 High On Station Yellow Moon Bandcamp Retrieved September 25 2019 a b Metacritic Review Metacritic Retrieved September 25 2019 a b James Christopher Monger AllMusic Review AllMusic Retrieved September 25 2019 a b Ignatiy Vishnevetsky May 5 2017 Perfume Genius Forest Swords Black Lips and more in this week s music reviews The A V Club Retrieved September 25 2019 a b Marc Hirsh A big chill from Amanda Palmer on I Can Spin a Rainbow The Boston Globe Retrieved September 25 2019 a b Nina Keen Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka Spel I Can Spin a Rainbow Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on September 26 2019 Retrieved September 25 2019 a b Andrew Dorsett May 8 2017 Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka Spel I Can Spin a Rainbow PopMatters Retrieved September 25 2019 I Can Spin a Rainbow Bandcamp Retrieved September 25 2019 Amanda Palmer amp Edward Ka Spel The Hands EP 7 Vinyl Amandapalmer com Retrieved September 25 2019 I Can Spin a Rainbow Live in Vienna Soundcloud Retrieved September 25 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Can Spin a Rainbow amp oldid 1185457318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,