Damon & Naomi
Without Kurihara:
More Sad Hits
The Wondrous World of Damon & Naomi
Playback Singers
With Kurihara:
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Single)
Damon & Naomi with Ghost
Song to the Siren
The Earth Is Blue
Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 2005 (DVD, Limited)
Within These Walls
White Christmas (CD-R Single, Limited)
Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, Japan, 2008 (DVD, Limited)
1001 Nights
False Beats and True Hearts
Spirit of Love (B-sides, bonuses, and soundtracks)
Everything Quieter Than Everything Else (Live in Japan)
In the 21st Century
As Damon & Naomi with Kurihara:
A Sky Record
A Sky Record Companion (Book)
Links:
A Head Full of Wishes (Andy Aldridge's Galaxie 500, Luna etc site)
Damon & Naomi's own site
20|20|20, Damon & Naomi's record label
It's All Over Now Baby Blue b/w You Doo Right (Single)
(as by damon & naomi & batoh & kurihara)
| Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | it's all over now, baby blue | 7:24 | (dylan) |
| B. | yoo doo right | 5:52 | (can) |
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| masaki batoh | guitar, vocals | |
| damon krukowski | guitar, percussion, backing vocals | |
| michio kurihara | electric guitar | |
| naomi yang | bass, vocals, harmonium | |
recorded live by paul hilcoff at tt the bear's cambridge, massachusetts april 9, 1998
thanks to billy ruane, phil mcmullen and ptolemiac terrascope
photography and design: naomi yang label illustration: yumiko yada
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Grimsey | Grimsey 011 | US | 7" | 1999 | ||
Damon & Naomi with Ghost
| Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Mirror Phase | 4:39 | |
| 2. | The New World | 4:33 | |
| 3. | Judah and the Maccabees | 4:48 | |
| 4. | Blue Moon | 2:46 | |
| 5. | The Great Wall | 8:22 | |
| 6. | I Dreamed of the Caucasus | 4:10 | |
| 7. | Don't Forget | 5:52 | |
| 8. | Tanka | 8:25 | |
| 9. | Eulogy to Lenny Bruce | 4:38 | |
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | Acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | Bass, harmonium, vocals | |
| Ghost: | ||
| Masaki Batoh | Acoustic guitar | |
| Michio Kurihara | Electric guitar | |
| Kazuo Ogino | Keyboards | |
[CD notes]
All songs by Damon & Naomi, except The New World by Batoh/Krukowski/Yang
Blue Moon by Alex Chilton, and Eulogy to Lenny Bruce by Tim Hardin
Arrangements by Kazuo Ogino
Produced by Damon & Naomi and Masaki Batoh
Engineered and mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios
December 1999 - April 2000
Design and photographs by Naomi Yang
We first met the Japanese band Ghost in 1995; despite any language barriers, we
understood one another immediately and soon became friends. We have since toured
together in both the US and Japan, and on occasion Ghost has joined us on stage
to play our songs. After a show like this in Tokyo in the fall of 1998, we
decided to record an album together. Over the course of the following year, we
sent our new songs to Japan, and Ghost sent back ideas for production and
arrangements. They also sent music for for a new song of theirs, to which we
added lyrics. Then, in the last days of 1999 and the first of 2000, Ghost came
to our studio to record this album, and celebrate the New Year, together.
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Sub Pop Records | SPCD 501 | US | CD | 2000 | ||
Song to the Siren
| Disc One - CD - Live in San Sebastian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracks | ||||
| 1. | Judah and the Maccabees | 4:54 | ||
| 2. | The New World | 3:59 | ||
| 3. | Eye of the Storm | 4:55 | ||
| 4. | Song to the Siren | 4:20 | ||
| 5. | The Navigator | 5:26 | ||
| 6. | The Great Wall | 6:51 | ||
| 7. | I Dreamed of the Caucasus | 4:09 | ||
| 8. | New York City | 4:39 | ||
| 9. | Tanka | 6:01 | ||
| 10. | Turn of the Century | 5:37 | ||
| 11. | Love | 3:59 | ||
Recorded by Joan Vich Montaner
Edited and mastered by Alan Douglas
Produced by Damon & Naomi
with thanks to Masaki Batoh
All songs by Damon & Naomi
except The New World by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett
and Love (Toi umi et tabini deta watashi no koibito) by Yasuko Aizawa and Yoshio Hayakawa
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Engineered & mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studioes, 2003 - 2004
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
Design & landscape photographs by Naomi Yang
Studio photographs by Kelly Davidson
All songs by Damon & Naomi © 2005 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI) adm. Bug Music,
except The Earth is Blue by Krukowski/Kurihara/Yang © 2005 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI) adm. Bug Music;
While My Guitar Gently Weeps by George Harrison © Harrissongs Ltd. (ASCAP);
and Araca Azul by Caetano Veloso © Terra Enterprises Inc. (BMI), lyrics reprinted by permission
All region DVD; 82 minutes, limited edition
Filmed & edited by Hiroo Ishihara
Damon & Naomi sing ballads in a lonely mood with rich backgrounds featuring horn
and string arrangements by Bhob Rainey, and the electric guitar of Michio Kurihara
"Myth criticism is born. Flickering, you find within these walls an icy beacon fire. Now
touch carefully Damon & Naomi's kaleidoscope world." — Masaki Batoh (Ghost)
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Horn and string arrangements by Bhob Rainey
Engineered and mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, 2006 – 2007
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
Design and still-life photographs by Naomi Yang
Portrait of Damon & Naomi by Norman Gholson
All songs by Damon & Naomi ©2007 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI) adm. Bug Music
"Cruel Queen" is based on the traditional song "The Trees They Do Grow High"
All songs are new originals by Damon & Naomi.
"damon & naomi have slowly, steadily, stealthily made themselves into one of the most consistently interesting cultural juggernauts on the contemporary scene." — byron coley & thurston moore, arthur magazine
"Over two decades — first as the rhythm section of Galaxie 500 and then on a series of low-key studio albums — damon & naomi have mastered the art of intimacy." — greg kot, chicago tribune
B-sides, bonuses, and soundtracks recorded 1996-2016. Cover image by Hilma af Klint, 1915.
A Bandcamp exclusive!
released December 2, 2016
See individual track info for songwriting credits (these are all covers of one kind or another) and musicians on each recording.
A pdf of track notes is also attached to downloads of the full album.
Recorded at O-Nest, Shibuya, Tokyo
Sound by Satoru Fujii
Tracks 1-5: January 2008, Tracks 6-10: June 2005
Compiled from Damon & Naomi's first four albums for 20/20/20 (2005-2015)
The Earth is Blue: 1, 4, 6, 9,
Within These Walls: 3, 10, 13
False Beats and True Hearts: 2, 7, 11, 14
Fortune: 5, 8, 12
A pdf of liner notes by Jenn and Liz Pelly is attached to downloads of the full album
released February 14, 2019
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Horn and string arrangements by Bhob Rainey
Engineered and mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, 2003-2014
releases August 6, 2021
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Electric guitar tracks engineered by Soichiro Nakamura at Peace Music, 2019
All other tracks engineered by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, 2019-2021
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
All songs by Damon & Naomi ©2021 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI)
adm. Rough Trade Publishing
A 48-page booklet to accompany Damon & Naomi's “A Sky Record”
Size: 8” x 10”
Pages: 48 pp. (self-cover)
Full color with 32 color illustrations
Sewn with blue thread and “exposed” binding
Shrink-wrapped
Printed in Belgium
Contributors:
Jarvis Cocker
Soichiro Nakamura
Michio Kurihara
Damon Krukowski
Susanne Sasic
Naomi Yang
Richard Youngs
Lindsay Zoladz
Includes digital pre-order of A Sky Record. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it's released.
MK Home
Edited and mastered by Alan Douglas
Produced by Damon & Naomi
with thanks to Masaki Batoh
All songs by Damon & Naomi
except The New World by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett
and Love (Toi umi et tabini deta watashi no koibito) by Yasuko Aizawa and Yoshio Hayakawa
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | Acoustic guitar, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | Bass, harmonium, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | Electric guitar | |
| Disc Two - DVD - Song to the Siren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A video tour diary by Naomi Yang | ||||
| In English with optional Japanese subtitles | ||||
| Commentary by Damon & Naomi | ||||
| Discographies | ||||
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Sub Pop Records | SPCD592 | US | CD + DVD | 2002 | ||
The Earth Is Blue
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Beautiful Close Double | 4:37 | ||
| 2. | A Second Life | 4:46 | ||
| 3. | Malibran | 4:39 | ||
| 4. | House of Glass | 6:23 | ||
| 5. | Sometimes | 4:42 | ||
| 6. | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 5:36 | ||
| 7. | Ueno Station | 5:16 | ||
| 8. | The Robot Speaks | 4:27 | ||
| 9. | Araca Azul | 2:43 | ||
| 10. | The Earth Is Blue | 6:47 | ||
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Engineered & mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studioes, 2003 - 2004
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
Design & landscape photographs by Naomi Yang
Studio photographs by Kelly Davidson
All songs by Damon & Naomi © 2005 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI) adm. Bug Music,
except The Earth is Blue by Krukowski/Kurihara/Yang © 2005 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI) adm. Bug Music;
While My Guitar Gently Weeps by George Harrison © Harrissongs Ltd. (ASCAP);
and Araca Azul by Caetano Veloso © Terra Enterprises Inc. (BMI), lyrics reprinted by permission
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | Acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | Bass, keyboards, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | Electric guitar | |
| Guests: | ||
| Dana Kletter | Piano | 5 |
| nmperign: | ||
| Greg Kelley | Trumpet | 1, 3, 6, 10 |
| Bhob Rainey | Soprano Saxophone | 1, 3, 6, 10 |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| 20|20|20 | 202020.01 | US | CD | 2005 | ||
Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 2005 (DVD, Limited)
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New York City | |||
| 2. | House of Glass | |||
| 3. | Turn of the Century | |||
| 4. | Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley) | |||
| 5. | Awake in a Muddle (Masaki Batoh) | |||
| 6. | Beautiful Close Double | |||
| 7. | The Robot Speaks | |||
| 8. | The Wind's Twelve Quarters (Michio Kurihara/You Ishihara) | |||
| 9. | A Second Life | |||
| 10. | Araca Azul (Caetano Veloso)/ The Earth Is Blue | |||
| 11. | Ueno Station / Sendou Kouta (Trad) * | |||
| 12. | Blue Thunder (Galaxie 500) | |||
All region DVD; 82 minutes, limited edition
Filmed & edited by Hiroo Ishihara
| What is it about last shows on a tour? The band is exhausted, but at its most together; the mood can be loose, but intense because it's the last night; the feelings are celebratory, but also melancholy. |
| The Galaxie 500 live CD, "Copenhagen," was the last show of a long European tour; the D&N with Kurihara "Live in San Sebastian" CD was likewise recorded at the end of an exhausting tour. And earlier this year, the last show in Japan of The Earth Is Blue tour turned out to be a similarly special night for us. |
| First of all, we had a dream band on stage with us: Kurihara, of course. But also Masaki Batoh from Ghost, fingerpicking an acoustic guitar. Bhob Rainey, on soprano sax. And we asked the legendary singer Mikami Kan — who had opened all our shows in Japan — if he might join us on stage for an encore this last evening. He honored us by saying yes . . . |
| We put together a set list that reflected the group we had assembled — the band's choice of our touring material, from the new album and otherwise; plus a song by Ghost ("Awake in a Muddle"); a song by Kurihara drawn from his remarkable solo album ("The Wind's Twelve Quarters"); and, for the encore with Mikami Kan, an improvised medley of our song that is dedicated to him ("Ueno Station") with a traditional Japanese "enka" tune that he recorded on one of our favorite albums of his ("Sendou Kouta"). At the end, because the crowd asked for a second encore, and because we always get a bit sentimental in Japan, we played the Galaxie 500 song "Blue Thunder." |
| And then we packed up and went home. There's always so much to attend to on coming home from a long tour, and somehow the last echoes of the trip fade first. |
| So some months later, we were surprised and delighted when a package arrived from our friend Hiroo Ishihara in Japan — Ishihara (who directed the great Ghost DVD released earlier this year) had filmed that night's show in Tokyo, and edited it for us as a souvenir on DVD. |
| We're pressing a limited run of these DVDs, to share the souvenir with anyone who might have come to one of our shows this year, or wanted to but couldn't. Thanks to Ishihara and all the friends we had on stage, it's a show we will always remember from our tour of the world. |
| — Damon |
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | ||
| Naomi Yang | ||
| Michio Kurihara | Electric guitar | |
| Masaki Batoh | Acoustic Guitar | |
| Bhob Rainey | Soprano Sax | |
| Special Guest: | ||
| Kan Mitami | Vocal | * |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| 20|20|20 | US | DVD | 2005 | |||
Within These Walls
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lilac Land | 4:57 | ||
| 2. | The Well | 6:18 | ||
| 3. | On The Aventine | 3:40 | ||
| 4. | Within These Walls | 5:02 | ||
| 5. | Red Flower | 4:24 | ||
| 6. | Defibrillation | 4:19 | ||
| 7. | Stars Never Fade | 6:53 | ||
| 8. | A Silver Thread | 4:06 | ||
| 9. | The Turnaround | 3:13 | ||
| 10. | Cruel Queen | 5:39 | ||
Damon & Naomi sing ballads in a lonely mood with rich backgrounds featuring horn
and string arrangements by Bhob Rainey, and the electric guitar of Michio Kurihara
"Myth criticism is born. Flickering, you find within these walls an icy beacon fire. Now
touch carefully Damon & Naomi's kaleidoscope world." — Masaki Batoh (Ghost)
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Horn and string arrangements by Bhob Rainey
Engineered and mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, 2006 – 2007
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
Design and still-life photographs by Naomi Yang
Portrait of Damon & Naomi by Norman Gholson
All songs by Damon & Naomi ©2007 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI) adm. Bug Music
"Cruel Queen" is based on the traditional song "The Trees They Do Grow High"
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | bass, keyboards, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | electric guitar | |
| Bhob Rainey | soprano sax | |
| Greg Kelley | trumpet | |
| Kyle Bruckmann | oboe, english horn | |
| Helena Espvall | cello | |
| Margaret Wienk | cello | |
| Katt Hernandez | violin | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| 20|20|20 | 202020.05 | US | CD | 2007 | ||
1001 Nights
| DVD includes: | Song to the Siren: A film by Naomi Yang, Japanese Scrapbook by Naomi Yang, Three Films by Cedrick Eymenier, Live at O-Nest 2005 and 2008 - filmed by Hiroo Ishihara, Liner notes by film historian Haden Guest, director of the Harvard Film Archive |
| Limited Edition LP/DVD includes: | Live from San Sebastian on vinyl, a threedimensional 1001 Nights calendar |
| Synopsis | 1001 Nights is a comprehensive anthology of the ethereal Damon and Naomi with videos and live performances by the duo from 2001 through 2009. This road trip through the decade includes live footage of Damon and Naomi and friends they met up with along the way including: Ghost, The Clientele and Richard Youngs. Damon and Naomi curated 1001 Nights and included a rare live version of "Blue Thunder," a song originally performed by their legendary first band Galaxie 500. |
| Featuring: | Damon & Naomi, Michio Kurihara, The Clientele, Ghost, Richard Youngs, Rheinallt H. Rowlands, Thom Revolver, Bhob Rainey, Masaki Batoh and Helena Espvall |
| Press | "A tour de force of lush romanticism; deliciously melancholic." – SF Bay Guardian |
| "Maudlin and intelligent." – Wire |
http://taggingwind.squarespace.com/ftf2
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Factory 25 | FTF-002 | US | DVD | 2009 | ||
| Factory 25 | FTF-002 | US | DVD + LP | 2009 | Ltd | |
| Factory 25 | FTF-002 | US | Digital | 2009 | ||
False Beats and True Hearts
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Walking Backwards | |||
| 2. | How Do I Say Goodbye | |||
| 3. | Shadow Boxing | |||
| 4. | Ophelia | |||
| 5. | Nettles and Ivy | |||
| 6. | What She Brings | |||
| 7. | Embers | |||
| 8. | And You Are There | |||
| 9. | Helsinki | |||
All songs are new originals by Damon & Naomi.
"damon & naomi have slowly, steadily, stealthily made themselves into one of the most consistently interesting cultural juggernauts on the contemporary scene." — byron coley & thurston moore, arthur magazine
"Over two decades — first as the rhythm section of Galaxie 500 and then on a series of low-key studio albums — damon & naomi have mastered the art of intimacy." — greg kot, chicago tribune
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Naomi Yang | bass, keyboards, piano, vocals | |
| Damon Krukowski | acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | electric guitar | |
| Bhob Rainey | soprano sax | |
| Greg Kelley | trumpet | |
| Masaki Batoh | acoustic guitar | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| 20|20|20 | 202020.12 | US | CD | 2011 | ||
| 20|20|20 | 202020.12LP | US | LP | 2011 | ||
| Broken Horse | UK | 2011 | ||||
| P-Vine Records | Japan | 2011 | ||||
Spirit of Love (B-sides, bonuses, and soundtracks)
| Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Ghosts of Girton (Richard Youngs) From a compilation presented to Richard Youngs on his 50th birthday. Recorded at Kali Studios, 2016 | 6:22 | |
| 2. | I Never Knew I Always Knew Commissioned for the exhibition "my heart's in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand's in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught" by Phil Collins. Lyrics from a phone call taped by the artist. Recorded at Kali Studios, 2013. | 4:49 | |
| 3. | The World's Strongest Man (Scott Walker) Commissioned for the film “Scott Walker - 30 Century Man” by Stephen Kijak. Recorded at Q Division by Jon Lupfer, 2009. With Bhob Rainey, soprano sax, mellotron; Greg Kelley, trumpet | 3:13 | |
| 4. | White Christmas (Irving Berlin) Commissioned for the film “Lovely, Still” by Nik Fackler. Recorded by Jon Lupfer at Q Division, 2008. With Michio Kurihara, electric guitar; Bhob Rainey, soprano sax; Greg Kelley, trumpet | 2:54 | |
| 5. | Shine A Light (Rolling Stones) XFM Radio session, London, December 2011. Recorded by Chris Denman. With Michio Kurihara, electric guitar | 4:11 | |
| 6. | Blue Thunder (Galaxie 500) Live in Bristol, England, May 2010. Recorded by Rich Munday. | 4:53 | |
| 7. | Wind's 12 Quarters (Michio Kurihara/You Ishihara) Live in Tokyo, June 2005. English adaptation by Damon & Naomi. Recorded by Satoru Fujii. With Michio Kurihara, electric guitar; Masaki Batoh, acoustic guitar; Bhob Rainey, soprano sax. | 6:08 | |
| 8. | A Song For You (Gram Parsons) Soundcheck for “Song to the Siren: Live in San Sebastian.” Recorded by Joan Vich Montaner, 2001. With Michio Kurihara, electric guita | 4:04 | |
| 9. | My Flower (Watashi No Hana) (Tomokawa Kazuki/Norio Nagayama) Live in Tokyo, 2004. English adaptation by Damon & Naomi with Alan Cummings. Recorded by Satoru Fujii. With Michio Kurihara, electric guitar; Taishi Takizawa, flute | 4:26 | |
| 10. | Femme Fatale (Velvet Underground) Outtake from “Damon & Naomi with Ghost.” Recorded at Kali Studios, 2000. With Michio Kurihara, electric guitar; Kazuo Ogino, keyboards; Masaki Batoh, acoustic guitar | 4:36 | |
| 11. | Love (Jacks) Outtake from “Damon & Naomi with Ghost.” Recorded at Kali Studios, 2000. With Masaki Batoh, acoustic guitar | 5:36 | |
| 12. | Spirit of Love (C.O.B.) From a compilation for Ptolemaic Terrascope magazine. Recorded at Kali Studios, 1996 | 3:10 | |
B-sides, bonuses, and soundtracks recorded 1996-2016. Cover image by Hilma af Klint, 1915.
A Bandcamp exclusive!
released December 2, 2016
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Naomi Yang | keyboards, bass, vocals | |
| Damon Krukowski | acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| with | ||
| Michio Kurihara | electric guitar | |
| Bhob Rainey | soprano sax | |
| Greg Kelley | trumpet | |
| Kazuo Ogino | keyboards | |
| Taishi Takizawa | flute | |
| Masaki Batoh | acoustic guitar | |
See individual track info for songwriting credits (these are all covers of one kind or another) and musicians on each recording.
A pdf of track notes is also attached to downloads of the full album.
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Bandcamp | US | Download | 2016 | |||
Everything Quieter Than Everything Else (Live in Japan)
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Well | 7:09 | ||
| 2. | Ueno Station | 6:54 | ||
| 3. | Lilac Land | 6:01 | ||
| 4. | Stars Never Fade | 8:07 | ||
| 5. | Love | 6:07 | ||
| 6. | Beautiful Close Double | 5:23 | ||
| 7. | The Robot Speaks | 4:51 | ||
| 8. | The Wind's Twelve Quarters | 7:22 | ||
| 9. | A Second Life | 5:59 | ||
| 10. | Araçá Azul / The Earth is Blue | 9:26 | ||
Recorded at O-Nest, Shibuya, Tokyo
Sound by Satoru Fujii
Tracks 1-5: January 2008, Tracks 6-10: June 2005
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | acoustic guitar, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | bass, keyboards, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | electric guitar | |
| Masaki Batoh | acoustic guitar | |
| Bhob Rainey | soprano sax | |
| Helena Espvall | cello (tracks 1-5) | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Disk Union | Japan | CD | 20/9/17 | |||
| Bandcamp | US | Download | 20/9/17 | |||
In the 21st Century
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A Second Life | 4:46 | ||
| 2. | What She Brings | 4:43 | ||
| 3. | The Well | 6:18 | ||
| 4. | Sometimes | 4:42 | ||
| 5. | It's Over | 3:05 | ||
| 6. | The Robot Speaks | 4:27 | ||
| 7. | How Do I Say Goodbye | 3:53 | ||
| 8. | A Shining Dream | 3:22 | ||
| 9. | Ueno Station | 5:16 | ||
| 10. | Lilac Land | 4:57 | ||
| 11. | Helsinki | 4:25 | ||
| 12. | Time Won't Own Me | 5:14 | ||
| 13. | The Turnaround | 3:13 | ||
| 14. | And You Are There | 4:44 | ||
Compiled from Damon & Naomi's first four albums for 20/20/20 (2005-2015)
The Earth is Blue: 1, 4, 6, 9,
Within These Walls: 3, 10, 13
False Beats and True Hearts: 2, 7, 11, 14
Fortune: 5, 8, 12
A pdf of liner notes by Jenn and Liz Pelly is attached to downloads of the full album
released February 14, 2019
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Horn and string arrangements by Bhob Rainey
Engineered and mixed by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, 2003-2014
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | Acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | Bass, piano, keyboards, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | Electric guitar | |
| Bhob Rainey | Soprano sax, additional keyboards on tracks 10 and 14 | |
| Greg Kelley | Trumpet | |
| Helena Espvall | Cello | |
| Margaret Wienk | Cello | |
| Katt Hernandez | Violin | |
| Dana Kletter | Piano on track 4 | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Bandcamp | US | Digital | February 14, 2019 | |||
A Sky Record
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oceans in Between | |||
| 2. | Between the Wars | |||
| 3. | The Gift | |||
| 4. | Sailing By | 4:50 | ||
| 5. | Split Screen | |||
| 6. | Season Without Time | |||
| 7. | Midnight | |||
| 8. | Invincible | |||
| 9. | How I Came to Photograph Clouds | |||
| 10. | The Aftertime | |||
releases August 6, 2021
Produced by Damon & Naomi
Electric guitar tracks engineered by Soichiro Nakamura at Peace Music, 2019
All other tracks engineered by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, 2019-2021
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
All songs by Damon & Naomi ©2021 Pierre Etoile Musique (BMI)
adm. Rough Trade Publishing
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damon Krukowski | Acoustic guitar, drums, vocals | |
| Naomi Yang | Bass, piano, keyboards, vocals | |
| Michio Kurihara | Electric guitar | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Bandcamp | US | Digital | August 6, 2021 | |||
A Sky Record Companion (Book)
A 48-page booklet to accompany Damon & Naomi's “A Sky Record”
Size: 8” x 10”
Pages: 48 pp. (self-cover)
Full color with 32 color illustrations
Sewn with blue thread and “exposed” binding
Shrink-wrapped
Printed in Belgium
Contributors:
Jarvis Cocker
Soichiro Nakamura
Michio Kurihara
Damon Krukowski
Susanne Sasic
Naomi Yang
Richard Youngs
Lindsay Zoladz
Includes digital pre-order of A Sky Record. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it's released.
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