This phenomenon describes a malady that the greatest of christians have suffered from time to time. Dark night of the soul by saint john of the cross free ebook. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul album lyrics. Gruff rhys dark night of the soul youtube gruff rhys honey all over official video duration. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul. Complete your danger mouse and sparklehorse collection. Danger mouse is the author of dark night of the soul 4. Ascent of mount carmel subida del monte carmelo and the dark night noche oscura. John of the cross saint john of the cross, author, st john of the cross, author, of the cross john, author. Danger mouse and daniele luppi team up for a creative and cinematic album that is partly inspired by music from italian movies and is free of any computer or electronic sound effects. Dec 11, 2014 a dark night of the soul can happen to anyone after going through rapid spiritual progress. Mar 31, 2009 only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as the dark night of the soul can lead to true spiritual wholeness. Originally released in 2009, dark night of the soul was delivered dead on arrival thanks to parlophone and issues.
At one point the apostle paul wrote, for we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in asia. The dark night of the soul is not the same as depression. Dark night of the soul describes the painful experiences and their significance on the spiritual journey of st. Sep 17, 2010 dark night of the soul describes the painful experiences and their significance on the spiritual journey of st. Working with mark linkous wasnt easy, but it was worth it let the man behind the grey album talk and play you through dark night of. Dark dream world all alone shadows movin shadows have long gone by shadows have long gone by dark night of the soul our souls time slippin by i. The album, which has been a workinthemaking for the past five years, was inspired by the soundtracks and scores from italian cinema of the 60s and 70s. Record shops music gear books films comics posters.
The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests. Rome danger mouse and daniele luppi album wikipedia. Released posthumously, dark night of the soul ended up becoming one of those bleakbutbeautiful codas like joy divisions closer whose finality gives them added layers of sad meaning. Thats what the dark night of the soul is all about. The partnership advanced to another level entirely for 2010s dark night of the soul. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Dark night of the soul by danger mousesparklehorse cd, jul. It was finally released in july 2010, about a year after it had been leaked to the internet and danger mouse had released a blank cdr as a way of working around the dispute. May, md, one of the great spiritual teachers and writers of our time, argues that the dark shadow side of the true spiritual life has been trivialised and neglected to our serious. Dark night of the soul, an album by danger mouse, sparklehorse on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Dark night of the soul vinyl, lp, album album cover. Dark night of the soul is an album by audio auteur danger mouse and the already muchmissed sparklehorse. Danger mouse and daniele luppi interview the current.
Its no exaggeration to say danger mouse and sparklehorse. The dark night of the soul comes to all in certain stages of ones life. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul 2010. By the time dark night officially saw the light of day, linkous and another of the projects players. Danger mouse and sparklehorse dark night of the soul discogs. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the shinsbroken bells, nina. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as the dark night of the soul can lead to true spiritual wholeness. Beyond just the songs, it also featured a numbered 100pluspage book by david lynch.
Danger mouse, sparklehorse dark night of the soul amazon. When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed. Dark night of the soul introduction somewhat reluctantly, out of respect for a venerable tradition, we publish the dark night as a separate treatise, though in reality it is a continuation of the ascent of mount carmel and fulfils the undertakings given in it. Dark night of the soul is an instructional religious book used mainly by the roman catholic church. The lauded lp featured appearances from wayne coyne, iggy pop, frank black, julian casablancas, and vic chesnutt, among other luminaries. Their collaboration also includes vocals from jack white and norah jones. Danger mouses dark night of the soul to see the light of. Package contains all artwork which was intended for the release. Danger mouses dark night of the soul to see the light of day. Few contemporary pop albums have spoken to the human condition so eloquently, and given the listener so much pleasure in the process, than dark night of the soul. The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two book length commentaries. Joseph campbell i first heard of the dark night of the soul after seeing elizabeth gilbert, author of eat, pray, love, speak at a weekend oprah conference i attended the conferencewhich featured multiple, wellknown.
Arranged by strings daniele luppidrums, bass hohner, electric bass, guitar mark. While a person in the midst of a dark night of the soul knows, on some level, there is a purpose to the pain, the depressed person is embittered and wants to. Danger mouses 2009 album with sparklehorse, dark night of the soul, is to see an official rerelease this summer. Rome is an album written by the american music producer danger mouse and the italian composer daniele luppi. It was the malady that provoked david to soak his pillow with tears. Though dark night of the soul a collaboration featuring songs written and produced by danger mouse and sparklehorses mark linkous accompanied by david lynchs photography was supposed to come out in 2009, a legal dispute between danger mouse and emi delayed its release by over a year.
Feb 03, 2004 as his guides through the dark night of the soul, may uses two 17thcentury spanish mystics, st. Its release was postponed due to a legal dispute with the albums distributor emi. We are always told to try to be happy, to look to the brighter things in life to feel better, but true realization and happiness cant fully occur until we have lived and experienced the darkness. So it was that the album was released as a book of photography provided by david lynch and a blank cd which was to be used to burn a leaked copy of the album. Many people use the term to mean periods of depression or times of trials and tribulations.
The dark gives depth, dimension and fullness to the spiritual life. This eightstanza poem outlines the souls journey from the distractions and entanglements of the world to the perfect peace. While the term dark night of the soul is used broadly, its general meaning in the field of higher consciousness is a lengthy and profound absence of light and hope. John of the cross 15421591, a spanish carmelite monk and mystic, whose noche obscura del alma is translated the dark night of the soul. As his guides through the dark night of the soul, may uses two 17thcentury spanish mystics, st. The dark night of the soul lies young women believelies. So i incorporate that dark night of the soul had the same thing well, if this is better, just do it that way. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, sparklehorse songs. Dark night of the soul by danger mousesparklehorse cd. It was the malady that so afflicted martin luther that his. Beyond just the songs, it also featured a numbered 100pluspage book by. May 17, 2011 mark wheat spoke with collaborators danger mouse and daniele luppi about the release of rome, their atmospheric and cinematic new album featuring norah jones, jack white. The dark night of the soul comes just before revelation. The phrase dark night of the soul comes from a poem by st.
The album took five years to make and was inspired by the music from spaghetti westerns. Was intended to contain audio, but danger mouse feared legal repercussion, due to a dispute he was having with emi at the time. A lot of things about films and music are very similar. The structure of thought in dark night of the soul is an extension of that of the previous work, the ascent of mount carmel, basically a fourfold pattern representing the progress of the soul in. The dark night of the soul ebook 9780061895173 by gerald g. Dark night was first coined by st john of the cross to discuss the stage of spiritual awakening where the ego goes through a time of grieving, longing an. Dark night of the soul part 2 gallery exhibitbook images. Mar 04, 2010 danger mouse s 2009 album with sparklehorse, dark night of the soul, is to see an official rerelease this summer. Dark night of the soul is a studio album by danger mouse and sparklehorse, featuring collaborations by numerous notable musicians. The dark night also occurs to those who do not seek relationship but immersion or unity in the higher consciousness. Such complaints do feel a bit churlish when measured against the albums special strengths, and its sad circumstances. John of the cross and when one hears the phrase, dark night of the soul, one thinks of emotional or spiritual anguish. This dark night of the soul is described countless times during the psalms and throughout the entire bible.
Saint john of the cross, author, st john of the cross, author, of the cross john, author. Julian casablancas dark night of the soul youtube sparklehorse radio sessions duration. May shows how our most desperate moments are necessary for authentic spiritual growth and vital to our experiencing both freedom and joy. Mar 28, 2016 the dark night of the soul comes to all in certain stages of ones life. Danger mouse on mark linkous and dark night of the soul. The premise of the book is that there are two dark nights, or times of spiritual bleakness that a person must travel through in order to come to a completely mature and perfect union with god. The album took five years to make and was inspired by the music from spaghetti westerns the album was recorded using vintage equipment and, as well as featuring musicians who recorded spaghetti western soundtracks, also features a reunited cantori moderni the choir put.
Ive always liked the way movie posters advertised movies much more than the way people advertise albums. The dark night is perceived by mystics and practicing monks from several religions to be a blessing in disguise, whereby the individual is stripped in the dark night of the senses of the spiritual ecstasy associated with acts of virtue. Packaged in a 104page hardback book, which contains photos taken by david lynch, a foreword by danger mouse, and selected lyrics intended for the album. The flaming lips, gruff rhys super furry animals, jason lytle grandaddy, julian casablancas the strokes, black francis the pixies, iggy pop, david lynch, james mercer the shins. The first night or purgation is of the sensual part of the soul, which is treated in the. Distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counselor, and bestselling author gerald g. Musical visionary danger mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker david lynch, and celebrated rock recluse sparklehorse have converged to create dark night of the. Dark night of the soul danger mouse, david lynch, sparklehorse on amazon.
665 63 485 1336 956 1205 98 318 637 966 1476 680 1348 589 854 673 1199 813 208 22 206 1134 735 404 446 1 571 602 689 898 752 1351 270 204 812