Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project
2013 studio album by Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd
Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd . It was released on Pi Recordings in 2013.
Critical reception
Daniel Paton of MusicOMH gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "compelling and beautiful; troubling and moving in equal measure."[ 6] Mike Hobart of Financial Times gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "Each track is stalked by the fear, guilt and surrealism of the post-traumatic dreams that were culled from scores of interviews."[ 2]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Here" (Mike, Cambridge) 3:07 2. "Derelict Poetry" (Maurice, Brooklyn) 4:15 3. "Capacity" (Lynn, Bronx) 3:56 4. "Walking with the Duppy" (Rashan, Queens) 3:42 5. "There Is a Man Slouching in the Stairway" (Maurice, Brooklyn) 3:59 6. "My Fire" (Brad, Chester) 3:09 7. "On Patrol" (Maurice, Brooklyn) 4:53 8. "Dream of an Ex-Ranger" (William, Newton) 3:09 9. "Name" (Lynn, Bronx) 3:37 10. "Costume" (Mike, Cambridge) 4:08 11. "Tormented Star of Morning" (Maurice, Brooklyn) 5:09 12. "Patton" (Calvin, Massapequa) 4:58 13. "Shush" (Maurice, Brooklyn) 4:06 14. "REM Killer" (Kirk, Lexington) 3:48 15. "Requiem for an Insomniac" (Maurice, Brooklyn) 5:14 16. "Dreams in Color" (Lynn, Bronx) 2:39 17. "Mess Hall" (Merrin, San Diego) 6:15 Total length: 70:04
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
References
^ Corroto, Mark (October 31, 2013). "Vijay Iyer / Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project" . All About Jazz . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ a b Hobart, Mike (October 25, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding it Down: The Veterans Dreams Project" . Financial Times . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ Larkin, Cormac (November 22, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding it Down: The Veterans Dreams Project" . The Irish Times . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ Beuttler, Bill (December 21, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project" . JazzTimes . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ Barton, Chris (September 10, 2013). "Review: 'Holding It Down' awakens us to veterans' dreams" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ a b Paton, Daniel (September 30, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd – Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dream Project" . MusicOMH . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ Garratt, John (December 8, 2013). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project" . PopMatters . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer" . tomhull.com . Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
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