Adrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn: Something About April is a composition by American composer Adrian Younge. It was released on audio CD 6 December 2011 and on LP (WPR013) on 6 January 2012, both by Wax Poetics Records.
After finishing the soundtrack for Black Dynamite, Younge revisited his earlier treatment of the 2000 EP Venice Dawn, mixing its more baroque sound with the gritty soul of Black Dynamite. The new full-length release is "a heavy, dark mix of psychedelic soul and cinematic instrumentals with hip-hop aesthetics, touching on influences from Morricone to King Crimson, Portishead to The Flamingos, Wu-Tang Clan to Otis Redding."
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from Allmusic.
Adrian Younge – electric bass, chimes, clarinet, clavinet, drums, Fender Rhodes, flute, guitar, electric guitar, fuzz guitar, rhythm guitar, Hammond B3, Hammond organ, harpsichord, electric harpsichord, keyboards, percussion, electric piano, upright piano, piccolo, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, signal generator, sitar, electric sitar, synthesizer, tape echo, tremolo, vibraphone, viola, wah wah guitar, Wurlitzer piano Michael Wait – guitar, fuzz guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion, tape echo, tremolo, wah wah guitar Alfredo Fratti – guitar Chris Garcia – electric bass Jack Waterson – drums, timpani Clinton Patterson – trumpet Todd Simon – flugelhorn, trumpet
Michael Leonhart – mellophonium, trumpet Dennis Coffey – guitar Calibro 35 – guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion Shawn Lee – guitar Loren Oden – arranger, lead and background vocals Rebecca Jordan – arranger, lead and background vocals Darren Lee – arranger, lead and background vocals Brooke Derosa – lead and background vocals Tashai – lead and background vocals Byron Minns – monologue Dayvora Ortega – whimpering voices
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