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The Collection: Songs from the Operatic Underground
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by Timur and the Dime Museum
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That's Something New
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Closer
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Total Eclipse
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Anarchy of Love
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Autumn
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Life on Mars
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Friendship
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Light of the World
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I put a spell on you
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- about
- TIMUR AND THE DIME MUSEUM
Timur Bekbosunov, vocals
Daniel Corral, accoridion, ukulele
Brian Walsh, clarinet and bass clarinet
David Tranchina, double bass
Mattew Setzer, acoustic and electric guitar
Chris Votek, cello.
Additional guest appearances on the album:
Rory Cowal, elec. organ (1)
Cassia Streb, viola (1, 2, 6)
Luke Fitzpatrick, violin (2)
Petrovjic Brothers, accordion & trombone (3, 7, 9)
Kristian Hoffman, piano (5)
Chase Morgan, tube (10)
Paul Lacques, steel guitar (10)
Alex Noice, guitar (1, 10)
Maciej Fills, bassoon (10)
Marie Wise-Hawkins, vocals (10)
Mary Au, toy piano (5)
Susie Allen, harp (1)
ABOUT TIMUR AND THE DIME MUSEUM
Spontaneously formed in 2008 as an orchestra for the Kozin music film project "Autumn" by filmmaker Sandra Powers, this band in the style of glam opera vaudeville and pop avant-garde continues to stride forward with new renditions of familiar and original songs, ranging from "Closer" by NIN and "Life in a Glass House" by Radiohead to the music of Kurt Weill, Kristian Hoffman and contemporary composers. Members of the group, all classical musicians, thrive to combine Timur's voice and their instruments such as guitar, contrabass, clarinet, tenor sax, accordion, cello and violin, with a single goal of creating unusual and ardently enchanting textures, that explore music from various angles. For more information about Timur, please visit www.theoperaoftimur.com
Our recent review in the LA Weekly is below:
blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/last-night/live-review-timur-dime-museum/
Praise for the album:
"It is GORGEOUS!!" Amanda Palmer
"The album presents a fearless and fascinating excursion into the unbridled imagination." Charles Bernstein - credits
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released 27 July 2010
All songs arranged by Daniel Corral, except tracks 3, 7 and 9 (Leanna Primiani) and tracks 6, 12 (Timur and TDM). All songs engineered, mixed and mastered by Mark Wheaton at Catasonic Studios, Los Angeles, except tracks 3, 7, 9 and 12 (Owen Vallis at CalArts Studios), and track 12 (Matthew Setzer - mixing and sound design).
Album cover, photography and art direction: Sandra Powers. Produced by Timur Bekbosunov and Daniel Corral. The album was funded through the Art of Opera Foundation grant. All of the proceeds from the sales will benefit the future projects of the foundation. For more information, please visit www.artofopera.org. - tags
- tags: alternative cross-over opera glam bohemian vaudeville indie pop Los Angeles
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- Track Name: That's Something New
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THAT'S SOMETHING NEW -
I NOTICED YESTERDAY
IT'S JUST A LITTLE CLUE IN HOW YOU LOOK AWAY
HOW CAN WE TWO ENDURE?
I USED TO BE SO SURE -
NOW I'M UNCERTAIN TOO -
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW -
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW -
THE WAY YOU'RE KEEPING SCORE
DISPLAYS A SKILL THAT YOU -
YOU NEVER USED BEFORE
I NEVER KNEW THAT BLAME COULD TURN INTO
NOW I'M UNCERTAIN TOO -
OF WHO DID WHAT TO WHO -
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW
BRIDGE
ONCE YOU WOULD OFFER YOUR HAND
YOU WOULD BRUSH OFF MY TEARS IN AN OLD FASHIONED WAY
NOW YOU'RE TOO MODERN TO SAY
"BELIEVE ME LOVE - I'LL STAY"
ONCE YOU WOULD OFFER YOUR HAND
YOU WOULD BRUSH OFF MY TEARS IN AN OLD FASHIONED WAY
NOW YOU'RE TOO MODERN TO SAY
"BELIEVE ME LOVE - I'LL STAY"
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW -
THE BREAK THAT'S IN YOUR VOICE
ADMITTING THAT IT'S TRUE -
YOU'VE FINALLY MADE YOUR CHOICE
WHAT CAN I DO OR SAY? BUT COMPLIMENT THE WAY
YOUR HONESTY RINGS THROUGH -
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW
TOO CLEAR TO MISCONSTRUE -
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW
OCCASIONS HAVE BEEN FEW
WHERE I COULD WEAR THIS HUE
BUT NOW I'M DRESSED IN BLUE -
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW - Track Name: Quiet Day
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Translation:
The quiet day was fading away,
As the fog began to spread,
I was sitting by the river,
And was contemplating about you.
You are now far away,
And I can hardly wait,
Once we'll see each other again.
And the river has brought,
The answer to me.
"Wait a little bit longer,
And the happiness will return".
I go back to the river,
Only to hear your voice,
As it rings over the river,
And brings hope for return. - Track Name: Total Eclipse
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Big shots argue about what they've got
making the planet so hot, hot as a holocaust.
Blow up, everything's gonna go up
even if you don't show up in your Chemise Lacoste.
Total eclipse, it's a total eclipse,
it's a total eclipse of the sun.
Can't come to grips with the total eclipse
Just a slip of the lips and you're done.
Fall out, nobody left to crawl out
If someone calls, we're all out,
turning in to French fries
Last dance, let the entire cast dance,
do the dismembered blast dance
as we get atomized! - Track Name: Anarchy of Love
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ANARCHY OF LOVE
Verse 1
What if we hadn't a hand to hold
As all the prophets had long foretold?
Then might we turn to a cross of gold
To cling to as our own?
What if we're searching a barren sky
For something hopeful or something wry?
Hopes of forgetting or getting by
Become a port unknown.
What if there's a city that is shining on the hill
All it takes to live there is to choose
And if God won't help me,
Then his banished soul-mate will
Chorus:
Save me from the Kingdom Up Above
Take me to the Anarchy of Love
Verse 2
The angels' gift from the armory:
The blinding saber of certainty
Even the ravens are mute to see
The blood upon the sword
Order from chaos and gold from hay:
They say that heaven was built that way
In the cathedral the converts sway
And sing to the adored
Sign a little contract and they'll open up the door
To the palace for the chosen few
But the valley echoes with an air I can't ignore:
Save me from the Kingdom up Above
Take me to the anarchy of love - Track Name: Autumn
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Music film "Autumn"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfFXefsUNKI - Track Name: Light of the World
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Light of the World
Verse I
WE MIGHT END UP BACK ON ALL FOURS,
BECAUSE THERE'S ONE THING THAT ENDURES:
THE RIGAMAROLE THAT SOME CALL A SOUL BUT I CALL A HABIT
HOW DO WE FLOURISH IN THIS DIN,
WHILE STAYING MARVELOUSLY THIN?
A MONITOR THAT WILL BLOCK ALL THE FAT
BEFORE WE CAN GRAB IT
CHORUS:
I FEEL THE BRILLIANT GLOW CARESSING ME
COULDN'T THIS BLESSING BE
THE LITE OF THE WORLD?
WHEN ALL THE KILLING GETS SO SERIAL,
LET'S GET ETHEREAL
IN THE LITE OF THE WORLD
VERSE 2
WHAT MEDICINE CAN KEEP US NUMB?
THIS PRE-DIGESTED PABULUM:
SO PLEASANT AND WARM, IT DOESN'T INFORM -
IT ONLY GETS FASTER
IT'S EVEN OBVIOUS TO ME
THAT OPTIMISM SEEMS TO BE
IN TENOR AND PITCH A DISCIPLINE
WHICH I NEVER COULD MASTER
IN THE LITE OF THE WORLD
BRIDGE:
LIGHT AS A BREEZE THAT ADDLES THE HEAD
FROTHY AS CHEESE THAT'S READY TO SPREAD
WHATEVER HE SEES, WHEREVER HE TREADs
THE BANNER UNFURLED
BUT NONE OF THE SCREAMS
AND NONE OF THE CRIES
CAN ENTER HIS DREAMS OR OPEN HIS EYES
'CAUSE CAUGHT IN THE BEAMS,
THEY DWINDLED IN SIZE
AND SHRIVELED AND CURLED
IN THE LITE OF THE WORLD
VERSE 3
WE LIGHTEN YOGURT, COKE AND BEER
AND MAKE RELIGION OUT OF FEAR
WITH SEX AND OF COURSE A DASH OF REMORSE
TO TICKLE AND TEASE US
THAT'S WHY I'D NEVER BE ENTICED
TO TOUCH THE GOD THEY CALL "THE CHRIST"
BUT STILL MAYBE I MIGHT SLEEP WITH THE GUY
WHO CALLS HIMSELF "JESUS" - Track Name: What I meant to say
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Verse 1
Down in the grey cold cellars where we'd play,
I saw you in a crowded room
Soon we were twins, that's how it all begins
With promises that we made too soon
I said I've yet to make a promise I can't break
Chorus:
But Darling, you know what I really meant to say
I love you, I love you
Darling you know what I really meant to say -
I love you, I love you
Verse 2
Young men would sing they hated everything
Converted we would sing along.
Fist in the wall – why stand when you can crawl
With drugs where they don’t belong?
You still believed the vow, I said not me, not now
Chorus:
But Darling, you know what I really meant to say
I love you, I love you
Darling you know what I really meant to say -
I love you, I love you
Verse 3
Now we have seen neglect become routine
As visions of the future blurred.
Brought to your knees, felled by this new disease,
Just asking for a gentle word.
Speechless, yes I, for once had no reply.
Chorus:
But Darling, you know what I really meant to say
I love you, I love you
Darling you know what I really meant to say -
I love you, I love you
Bridge:
Our parents swore
In this dirty town,
We'd become addicts and whores
We laughed, and then we did