The Notwist / Neon Golden
Artist The Notwist
Album Title: Neon Golden
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 02/18/2003
Label Domino
Catalog No DOMUS10CD
Bar Code No 8 01390 00102 4
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. One Step Inside Doesn't Mean You Understand (3:14)
(Markus Acher/Micha Acher)
2. Pilot (4:28)
(Acher/Martin Gretschmann)
3. Pick Up The Phone (3:55)
(Markus Acher/Martin Gretschmann)
4. Trashing Days (3:24)
(Markus Acher/Micha Acher)
5. This Room (4:45)
(Acher/Martin Gretschmann/Messerschmid)
6. Solitaire (3:29)
(Markus Acher/Martin Gretschmann)
7. One With The Freaks (3:38)
(Markus Acher)
8. Neon Golden (5:54)
(Markus Acher/Micha Acher)
9. Off The Rails (3:27)
10. Consequence (5:13)
11. Scoop (3:26)
(Markus Acher/Martin Gretschmann)
12. Propeller 9 (4:25)
(Martin Gretschmann/Micha Acher)
13. Formiga (2:21)
(Acher/Martin Gretschmann)
Date Acquired 04/20/2006
Personal Rating
Acquired from Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Purchase Price 10.79

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Notes

Notes:
Recorded and mixed at Uphon Tonstudio, Weilheim, Germany, mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, 2000/2001.
Sebastian Hess appears courtesy of Koch International Classic.
Markus and Micha Acher published by Wintrup Musikverlage, Detmold, Germany.
Martin Gretschmann published by Flirt 99, Berlin, Germany.
Elements from Drowning By Numbers published by Chester Music Ltd / Michael Nyman Ltd, used by permission, all rights reserved.
Stereo, the master recordings embodied in this record are exclusively owned by Big Store under exclusive license to Domino Recording Co Ltd.
℗ 2002 Big Store © 2002 Big Store, Domino Recording Co Ltd.
Made in the USA.
US release with three bonus tracks.

Credits:
Arranged By [Brass & String] – Micha Acher
Cello – Sebastian Hess
Clarinet [Bass], Saxophone [Alto] – Ullrich Wangenheim
Congas – Bibul F. Darouiche
Cover, Design – Andreas Gerth, Phillip Arnold
Double Bass [Contra Bass] – Robert Klinger
Goblet Drum [Zarb], Cajón [Cachon], Kanjira [Canjira] – Saam
Lyrics By – Markus Acher (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 13), Martin Gretschmann (tracks: 6)
Mastered By – Chris Blair
Music By – Markus Acher (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7 to 9, 11, 13), Martin Gretschmann (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12), Martin Messerschmid (tracks: 5), Micha Acher (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 to 10, 12, 13)
Performer – Markus Acher, Martin Gretschmann, Martin Messerschmid, Micha Acher
Piano, Keyboards – Roberto Di Gioia
Producer – Galore
Recorded By, Mixed By – Mario Thaler, O.L.A.F. Opal
Saxophone [Tenor] – Johannes Enders, Ullrich Wangenheim

Companies, etc.:
Licensed To – Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Big Store
Copyright © – Big Store
Published By – Wintrup Musikverlag
Published By – Flirt 99
Published By – Chester Music Ltd.
Published By – Michael Nyman Ltd.
Recorded At – Uphon-Tonstudio
Mixed At – Uphon-Tonstudio
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DNO10 1-1-1
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L044
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 1691
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DNO10 1-1-2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L044
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): DNO10 1-1-2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L044
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 1655
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): DNO10 1-1-2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L044
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 1632
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): DNO10 1-1-1
Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L044
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): ifpi 1645

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Analyzed Folder: The Notwist - Neon Golden_dr.txt
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DR        Peak           RMS     Filename            
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DR10   -0.03 dB   -12.65 dB  01 - One Step Inside Doesn't Mean You Understand.flac
DR10   -0.08 dB   -12.53 dB  02 - Pilot.flac          
DR08   -0.13 dB   -10.46 dB  03 - Pick Up The Phone.flac  
DR09   -0.09 dB   -11.92 dB  04 - Trashing Days.flac      
DR08   -0.09 dB   -09.99 dB  05 - This Room.flac      
DR08   -0.06 dB   -10.23 dB  06 - Solitaire.flac      
DR09   -0.07 dB   -12.94 dB  07 - One With The Freaks.flac
DR08   -0.08 dB   -11.42 dB  08 - Neon Golden.flac    
DR09   -0.09 dB   -11.22 dB  09 - Off The Rails.flac      
DR08   -0.00 dB   -10.07 dB  10 - Consequence.flac    
DR11   -0.18 dB   -13.75 dB  11 - Scoop.flac          
DR09   -0.19 dB   -12.36 dB  12 - Propeller 9.flac    
DR10   -0.18 dB   -12.65 dB  13 - Formiga.flac        
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Number of Files: 13
Official DR Value: DR9
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review by Dean Carlson:

Neon Golden was a subtle rewiring of the Notwist's long-established baroque hip-hop post-rock fetishist technique. The album's minimal kitchen-sink vibe was stronger, the wide assortment of instruments were arranged with new conviction, and the band would throw in a startlingly unpretentious mixture of tub-thumbing static, cellos, banjos, organs, and breakbeats while Markus Acher's Belle & Sebastian-styled vocals flowed underneath like island run-off. In "This Room," "Pick Up the Phone," "Off the Rails," and the excellent "Consequence," the intricacy of the band's sound remained, but with less experimental desperation and considerably better ideas.
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