Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 20: Summer 2003

by Little Darla Has A Treat 20 / V

Overview

The 20th volume of the Little Darla series shows the San Francisco-based Darla label as vital and varied as ever. The disc collects tracks both released on Darla proper and some released by Darla-distributed labels like Attack 9, Bubblecore, Fuzzybox, and LTM. The bonuses are the exclusive tracks that are a treasured part of the series. Here the exclusives come from Sweet Trip, whose "Deep (No. 2)" is a melodic collision between acoustic indie pop and electronics that ends up being the best song the group has ever done, the California Oranges, whose sweet "The Weather" will send you on a time trip back to the heyday of the Blake Babies, the Real Tuesday Weld, clocking in with a lounge-y alternative version of the band's "One More Chance," a Graham Massey remix of Crispy Ambulance's "Step Up," and most amazingly, a new track by the Wake. The LTM reissues of the Wake's Factory albums were highlights of 2002, and apparently the bandmembers were so chuffed by the positive reaction that they headed back into the studio to record an album for Darla. A demo of Town of 85 Lights is included here. A peppy track built around revolving samples and Caesar's dour vocals, it certainly bodes well for their full-length. The remainder of the collection is made up of previously released tracks, and includes highlights like the hushed electronica of Freescha, the country psychedelia of Lowlights, the lush "Saratoga" from Darla's reissue of Ultramarine's seminal Every Man and Woman Is a Star album, the aching slowcore of Pale Horse and Rider, the welcome return of the lost shoegazers the Swirlies, and the frosty electro-folk of Women & Children. The only real duds are the studied and overlong "Drunk and Lighting Fires" by Maquiladora and the generic strum and drone of Saloon. For the most part, this collection is indeed a treat for indie lovers everywhere. Thanks, Little Darla! ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2003
Label:	Darla Distribution
UPC:	0708527014028
Rank:	7997

Tracks

1. Feel Back  -  Freescha
2. Out to Sea  -  Aarktica  - Jon DeRosa
3. Dim Stars  - Dameon Lee  -  Lowlights
4. Saratoga  - Ian Cooper  - Paul Hammond  - Nina Simone  -  Ultramarine
5. Happy Robots  - Jean-Luc Ponty  -  Saloon
6. Jersey Coast Line  - Jon DeRosa  -  Pale Horse and Rider
7. Drunk and Lighting Fires (A Waltz)  -  Maquiladora
8. Outer Space  -  Photon Band
9. Deep (No. 2)  - Jeff Ament  - Stone Gossard  -  Sweet Trip  - Eddie Vedder
10. Rainbow Hello  - Mike Deming  -  Flowchart
11. One Light Flashing I Love You  -  Swirlies
12. Headless  -  Women & Children
13. Lovely Tree  -  Momus
14. The Weather  -  California Oranges
15. One More Chance  - Pinkie Maclure  -  Real Tuesday Weld
16. Town of 85 Lights  -  Wake
17. Step Up  -  Crispy Ambulance

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Wake   Primary Artist
Women & Children   Primary Artist
Pale Horse and Rider   Primary Artist
Sweet Trip   Primary Artist
The Swirlies   Primary Artist
Crispy Ambulance   Primary Artist
Flowchart   Primary Artist
The Real Tuesday Weld   Primary Artist
Momus   Primary Artist
Aarktica   Primary Artist
Maquiladora   Primary Artist
Pinkie Maclure   Primary Artist
The California Oranges   Primary Artist
Freescha   Primary Artist
Ultramarine   Primary Artist
Saloon   Primary Artist
Lowlights   Primary Artist
Photon Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Mike Deming   Composer
Nina Simone   Composer
The Swirlies   Composer
Eddie Vedder   Composer
The Real Tuesday Weld   Composer
Momus   Composer
Stone Gossard   Composer
Dameon Lee   Composer
Ian Cooper   Composer
The California Oranges   Composer
Freescha   Composer
Jon DeRosa   Composer
Jean-Luc Ponty   Composer
Jeff Ament   Composer
Saloon   Composer
Paul Hammond   Composer