''Cinder'' is the seventh major album by Australian trio,
Dirty Three
Dirty Three are an Australian instrumental rock band, consisting of Warren Ellis (musician), Warren Ellis (violin, keyboards), Mick Turner (electric guitar, organ and bass) and Jim White (drummer), Jim White (drums), which formed in 1992. Their ...
. Conceived in the summer of 2005 on Phillip Island, in South Eastern Australia, the songs are shorter, more trimmed down and classic in composition than usual Dirty Three output.
Recorded in just 10 days, Cinder's 19 tracks includes violin, drums, mandolin, bouzouki, organ, piano, acoustic guitar, bagpipes, and, rarely for a Dirty Three album, vocals.
Chan Marshall also lends her talents to the album with some vocals, as well as co-writing one of the songs.
Cover art by guitarist
Mick Turner.
Track listing
All tracks by
Dirty Three
Dirty Three are an Australian instrumental rock band, consisting of Warren Ellis (musician), Warren Ellis (violin, keyboards), Mick Turner (electric guitar, organ and bass) and Jim White (drummer), Jim White (drums), which formed in 1992. Their ...
except where noted.
# "Ever Since" – 4:48
# "She Passed Through" – 3:26
# "Amy" – 2:48
# "Sad Jexy" – 3:23
# "Cinders" – 3:02
# "Doris" – 3:26
# "Flutter" – 6:36
# "The Zither Player" (
Félix Lajkó
Félix Lajkó (, ''Feliks Lajko''; born 17 December 1974 in Bačka Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Hungarians, Hungarian violinist, zither player and composer. He plays a variety of musical styles: folk music (traditional Strings (music ...
)– 5:01
# "It Happened" – 2:14
# "Great Waves" – 3:28 (vocals by
Chan Marshall)
# "Dream Evie" – 2:43
# "Too Soon, Too Late" – 3:29
# "This Night" – 3:56
# "Rain On" – 3:39
# "Ember" – 2:38
# "Michèle" – 3:23
# "Feral" – 4:10 (vocals by
Sally Timms
Sally Ann Timms (born 29 November 1959) is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Leeds, England, she now lives in the Chicago area, where she works as a paralegal.Lipez, Zachary.Mekons Finally Get Their Revenge: An Interview with Sally Timm ...
of
The Mekons
The Mekons are a British Post-punk band formed in 1976 as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands.
The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of co ...
)
# "Last Dance" – 4:16
# "In Fall" – 3:54
Japanese bonus tracks
- "June's A Calling" – 1:50
- "Lisa's Mountain" – 2:57
Personnel
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Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ...
– mandolin, piano, violin, viola,
bouzouki
The bouzouki (, also ; ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', , from Greek , from Turkish ) is a musical instrument popular in West Asia (Syria, Iraq), Europe and Balkans (Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey). It is a member of the long-necked lute fam ...
*
Chan Marshall – vocals
*Casey Rice – engineer, mixing
*Mark Saul – bagpipes
*
Sally Timms
Sally Ann Timms (born 29 November 1959) is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Leeds, England, she now lives in the Chicago area, where she works as a paralegal.Lipez, Zachary.Mekons Finally Get Their Revenge: An Interview with Sally Timm ...
– vocals
*
Mick Turner – organ, bass, guitar, cover art
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Jim White – drums
References
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2005 albums
Dirty Three albums
Touch and Go Records albums