This is your Daily 2% – Chilled and Ready to Serve. We will try to bring you one “chill” track every day. This is for when you get home and you are trying to unwind. You reach for that glass of wine or that unlit Black & Mild or maybe you reach for something more herbal. This track is for those times. We will try to bring you at least one a day. We are just your milkmen and I’m here to make a delivery. Chill…..

Today’s delivery is brought to you by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch. A while back we talked a little bit about the project that Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse had worked on. The album they did together is called Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul but was never officially released due to some conflicts with the record labels. The album was of course released on the internet and there are some places you can stream or download the album. Its a shame that it didn’t get the release and exposure that it deserves because it contains such a great mix of music with amazing production. The track i’m bringing to you today features the vocals of James Mercer David Lynch (director) and its a great little chilled out track with some glitchy background noises. Check out the track and relax because this is a “no heart attack” zone….

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Download: Sparklehorse – Star Eyes (I Can Catch It) (feat. David Lynch)

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Danger Mouse, one half of Gnarls Barkley, and James Mercer, lead singer of The Shins, have decided to team up and make a new band together. The tentative name for the band is “Broken Bells” but they have said this name isn’t for sure yet and may change in the future. They also said this isn’t your typical group that will just have production by Danger Mouse and then nothing else really comes from it. They have plans to keep the band going well after their first album and they say they are in it for the long haul.

This may seem like an unusual combination of artists but Danger Mouse has been really busy in the last few years working with a wide range of artists in all types of genres. Danger Mouse and James Mercer have already put something out of them working together. They did a song together called “Insane Lullaby” on the album Dark Night of the Soul which leaked a few months back. So keep your eyes pealed for releases coming from “Broken Bells” and meanwhile listen to the the track “Insane Lullaby” produced by Danger Mouse and vocals by James Mercer.

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Download: Sparklehorse – Insane Lullaby (feat. James Mercer)

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A week ago we posted that the album “Dark Night of the Soul” may never be released due to legal disputes. The album is produced by the legendary Danger Mouse(1/2 of Gnarls Barkley). Written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. The album features many artists including: James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch (legendary director), and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils.

You may be wondering why the director David Lynch is involved in the project. He has produced a 100+ page book that would be released with the album. It is said to to a visual representation of the album and it is limited to only 5000 copies.

The album’s release would definitely be worth the wait but right now there are legal disputes on whether or not the album will even be released. But luckily, you are able to stream the album off of NPR’s website in its entirety. The album is a step above anything thats being released right now and hopefully it it will be released some day soon but for now we have to settle for what we can get. Check out the link below to listen. You will be blown away!

Hear The Entire Album Here!

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Danger Mouse (legendary producer  who makes up half of the group Gnarls Barkley) is going to release a blank CD with his upcoming album. The album is entitled Dark Night Of The Soul which is a collaboration with rock group Sparklehorse, also features Iggy Pop and The Flaming Lips, along with artwork by David Lynch. “All copies will be clearly labelled: ‘For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.’”

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