CASUALTIES OF COOL
''CASUALTIES OF COOL''
MAY 14 2014
73:47
1./"Daddy" (lyrics: Dorval)/5:11
2./"Mountaintop" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/5:33
3./"Flight" (lyrics: Dorval)/5:32
4./"The Code" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/4:41
5./"Moon"/6:28
6./"Pier" (Townsend, Ågren)/3:39
7./"Ether"/4:50
8./"Hejda" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/3:40
9./"Forgive Me" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/6:00
10./"Broken"/1:59
11./"Bones" (lyrics: Dorval)/3:39
12./"Deathscope"/6:13
13./"The Field" (lyrics: Dorval)/4:01
14./"The Bridge" (Townsend, Epple)/8:13
15./"Pure" (Epple)/4:08
Devin Townsend – guitars, bass guitar, vocals, keyboards
Ché Aimee Dorval – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Morgan Ågren – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Kat Epple – flute and woodwinds
Jørgen Munkeby – saxophones
Dave Young – additional keyboards
Mike St-Jean – additional drums
Jeff Schmidt – additional bass guitar
The Sångkraft Chamber Choir - choir
Leif Åkesson – choir conducting
Randy Slaugh – string arrangements
Biography
By Wikipedia
Casualties of Cool is the debut album of country rock group Casualties of Cool, consisting of Canadian musicians Devin Townsend and Ché Aimee Dorval. It was partially funded by the crowdfunding site PledgeMusic, and was released on May 14, 2014. The album is a concept album.
Background
On his blog, Devin Townsend stated, "Casualties of Cool [is] a duo with myself and Che (ki)... It sounds like haunted Johnny Cash songs. Late night music, completely isolated sounding and different than anything I’ve done. Che sings most of the leads, and it’s probably the truest reflection of who I am in life at this point." He originally announced the album as part of his Devin Townsend Project series, but it is now considered a separate project. On November 20, 2012, Townsend stated that he would release material left over from writing his album Ghost, titled Ghost 2, as a bonus disc to this album, or that he at least hoped to. The track listing was revealed on October 14, 2013.
Concept
Townsend described the story as being about a traveler that is lured to a sentient planet, which feeds on the traveler's fear. The traveler finds solace in an old radio and later an old phonograph. Eventually, he confronts his own fear, and his "force of will to not submit to the fear" liberates a woman held inside the planet, which also frees his own soul.
''CASUALTIES OF COOL''
MAY 14 2014
73:47
1./"Daddy" (lyrics: Dorval)/5:11
2./"Mountaintop" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/5:33
3./"Flight" (lyrics: Dorval)/5:32
4./"The Code" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/4:41
5./"Moon"/6:28
6./"Pier" (Townsend, Ågren)/3:39
7./"Ether"/4:50
8./"Hejda" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/3:40
9./"Forgive Me" (lyrics: Townsend, Dorval)/6:00
10./"Broken"/1:59
11./"Bones" (lyrics: Dorval)/3:39
12./"Deathscope"/6:13
13./"The Field" (lyrics: Dorval)/4:01
14./"The Bridge" (Townsend, Epple)/8:13
15./"Pure" (Epple)/4:08
Devin Townsend – guitars, bass guitar, vocals, keyboards
Ché Aimee Dorval – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Morgan Ågren – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Kat Epple – flute and woodwinds
Jørgen Munkeby – saxophones
Dave Young – additional keyboards
Mike St-Jean – additional drums
Jeff Schmidt – additional bass guitar
The Sångkraft Chamber Choir - choir
Leif Åkesson – choir conducting
Randy Slaugh – string arrangements
Biography
By Wikipedia
Casualties of Cool is the debut album of country rock group Casualties of Cool, consisting of Canadian musicians Devin Townsend and Ché Aimee Dorval. It was partially funded by the crowdfunding site PledgeMusic, and was released on May 14, 2014. The album is a concept album.
Background
On his blog, Devin Townsend stated, "Casualties of Cool [is] a duo with myself and Che (ki)... It sounds like haunted Johnny Cash songs. Late night music, completely isolated sounding and different than anything I’ve done. Che sings most of the leads, and it’s probably the truest reflection of who I am in life at this point." He originally announced the album as part of his Devin Townsend Project series, but it is now considered a separate project. On November 20, 2012, Townsend stated that he would release material left over from writing his album Ghost, titled Ghost 2, as a bonus disc to this album, or that he at least hoped to. The track listing was revealed on October 14, 2013.
Concept
Townsend described the story as being about a traveler that is lured to a sentient planet, which feeds on the traveler's fear. The traveler finds solace in an old radio and later an old phonograph. Eventually, he confronts his own fear, and his "force of will to not submit to the fear" liberates a woman held inside the planet, which also frees his own soul.