℗ 2016 New Amsterdam
Released | September 30, 2016 |
Duration | 1h 18m 46s |
Record Label | New Amsterdam |
Catalogue No. | NWAM081 |
Genre | Jazz |
Real Enemies
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
1.1
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You Are Here
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
8:06 | |||
1.2
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The Enemy Within
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
4:37 | |||
1.3
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Dark Alliance
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
7:04 | |||
1.4
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Trust No One
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
5:20 | |||
1.5
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Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
6:47 | |||
1.6
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Best Friends Forever
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
4:26 | |||
1.7
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The Hidden Hand
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
6:15 | |||
1.8
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Casus Belli
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
5:37 | |||
1.9
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Crisis Control
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
7:02 | |||
1.10
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Apocalypse Is a Process
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
5:47 | |||
1.11
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Never a Straight Answer
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
7:27 | |||
1.12
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Who Do You Trust?
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
4:17 | |||
1.13
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You Are Here
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society |
6:01 |
Grammy Award nomination - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, 2016
Juno Award nomination - Jazz Album of the Year: Group, 2017
"For a wholly original take on big band’s past, present and future, look to Darcy James Argue ..."
- Newsweek
"... brutally dissonant yet often beautiful movements ... funky, swinging, sometimes Latin-tinged music ... (Argue's) eeriest and most multifaceted piece to date, expanded yet again the textural and emotional vocabulary of the modern big band."
- JazzTimes.com
Vancouver-born, Brooklyn-based composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue and his innovative 18-piece ensemble Secret Society reimagine what a 21st century big band can sound like on Real Enemies, a 13 chapter exploration of America’s fascination with conspiracy theories. As befitting a journey into postwar paranoia, the music draws heavily on 12 tone techniques, but the wide-ranging score exhibits a gleeful disregard for how those techniques have traditionally been deployed.
"Belief in conspiracies is one of the defining aspects of modern culture. It transcends political, economic and other divides. Conservative or liberal, rich or poor, across all races and backgrounds there exists a conspiratorial strain of thought that believes there are forces secretly plotting against us. Conspiracy theories often take hold because they provide an explanation for disturbing realities. They tell a story about why the world is the way it is. Paradoxically, it’s often more comforting to believe that bad things happen because they are part of a hidden agenda than it is to believe that they came about as a result of mistakes, ineptitude, or random chance."
- Darcy James Argue
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – New Amsterdam Studio Masters
Recorded at MSR Studios, Studio A C, New York, NY, February 1 - 4, 2016 Engineered and mixed by Brian Montgomery Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound
Recorded at MSR Studios, Studio A C, New York, NY, February 1 - 4, 2016 Engineered and mixed by Brian Montgomery Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.55 -1.07 to -0.50 | -17.31 -23.11 to -14.46 | -13.45 -19.60 to -10.90 | 10 7 to 15 | |
1 | You Are Here | -0.58 | -19.90 | -15.5 | 11 |
2 | The Enemy Within | -0.50 | -15.82 | -12.3 | 9 |
3 | Dark Alliance | -0.50 | -14.46 | -11.1 | 8 |
4 | Trust No One | -0.50 | -15.86 | -11.4 | 8 |
5 | Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars | -0.50 | -19.97 | -15.0 | 11 |
6 | Best Friends Forever | -0.50 | -14.91 | -10.9 | 8 |
7 | The Hidden Hand | -0.50 | -16.25 | -12.8 | 9 |
8 | Casus Belli | -0.50 | -16.10 | -12.8 | 9 |
9 | Crisis Control | -0.50 | -18.30 | -14.6 | 11 |
10 | Apocalypse Is a Process | -0.50 | -18.52 | -14.5 | 11 |
11 | Never a Straight Answer | -0.50 | -14.57 | -11.1 | 7 |
12 | Who Do You Trust? | -1.07 | -23.11 | -19.6 | 15 |
13 | You Are Here | -0.50 | -17.30 | -13.3 | 9 |