foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-11-27 22:14:24
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Analyzed: Red House Painters / Red House Painters
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.90 dB -16.55 dB 3:52 01-Grace Cathedral Park
DR12 -2.23 dB -17.96 dB 2:39 02-Down Through
DR13 -1.00 dB -16.66 dB 8:23 03-Katy Song
DR11 -0.75 dB -14.09 dB 4:06 04-Mistress
DR11 -2.49 dB -17.60 dB 3:24 05-Things Mean a Lot
DR12 0.00 dB -16.10 dB 9:18 06-Funhouse
DR13 -1.65 dB -19.43 dB 4:48 07-Take Me Out
DR12 -3.29 dB -18.25 dB 4:18 08-Rollercoaster
DR13 -1.53 dB -18.22 dB 3:58 09-New Jersey
DR11 -1.71 dB -16.81 dB 3:58 10-Dragonflies
DR13 -2.37 dB -18.16 dB 4:33 11-Mistress
DR14 -0.11 dB -17.19 dB 13:07 12-Mother
DR12 -0.24 dB -16.32 dB 7:35 13-Strawberry Hill
DR17 -0.67 dB -21.53 dB 1:49 14-Brown Eyes
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The first of the group's two eponymously titled 1993 efforts is a sprawling, remarkable set distinguished by Mark Kozelek's continuing maturation as a songwriter; far removed from the uniform darkness of Down Colorful Hill, Red House Painters offers an expansion of both emotional and musical possibilities. Working outward from the cutting "Mistress" -- included as both a Spartan piano ballad and as a gauzy rock number -- the record moves through a shifting, impressionistic backdrop of textures and sounds; from the luminous folk-pop of "Grace Cathedral Park" to the epic dissonance of the gut-wrenching "Strawberry Hill," the songs resonate with depth and poignancy, and rank as Kozelek's most fully realized collection of compositions.