Slaves' Graves & Ballads is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Dirty Projectors. It is a combination of two different recordings entitled Slaves' Graves and Ballads, hence the name of the LP combination of the two. The two sessions have drastically different sounds: the first features frontman and guitarist David Longstreth accompanied by a chamber orchestra called The Orchestral Society for the Preservation of the Orchestra; the second features Dave and his guitar recorded by Adam Forkner. On this release tracks 1–7 includes the Slaves' Graves songs while tracks 8–14 constitutes Ballads.
Track listing
Tracks 1–7 recorded in Dwight Chapel, New Haven, CT in December 2002. Tracks 8–14 recorded at Dub Narcotic Studios, Olympia, WA and Southbury, CT between July and August 2002. Tracks 4–6 form one continuous suite of songs.
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