''This Desert'' is the debut

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(EP) by American

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duo

The Hundred in the Hands The Hundred in the Hands (sometimes abbreviated as THITH) is an American electronic music duo from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2008. The band consists of Eleanore Everdell (vocals, keyboards) and Jason Friedman (guitar, programming). The b ...

. It was released on May 17, 2010 by

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. In an interview with

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, band member Jason Friedman said, "As we finished the EP and album, we saw that we had two different sounds. The EP is more washed-out with reverb and delays, and the album is crisper and more immediate, like 'Dresden.'" Two songs from the EP, "Tom Tom" and "Sleepwalkers", were included as bonus tracks on the

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edition of the duo's eponymous debut album.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''This Desert''. ;The Hundred in the Hands * The Hundred in the Hands – production ; engineering ; additional engineering * Eleanore Everdell – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer * Jason Friedman – bass, beats production, guitar, programming ;Additional personnel *

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– engineering ; assistant engineering * Eric Broucek – additional engineering ; additional programming ; mixing ; engineering, production * William Kuehn – live drums * Keith McColl – executive producer * Jacques Renault – additional programming, production * Vito Roccoforte – live drums * Noel Summerville – mastering * Chris Zane – engineering ; additional engineering, mixing

References

{{The Hundred in the Hands 2010 debut EPs The Hundred in the Hands albums Warp Records EPs