Balter/Saunier

Balter/Saunier
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Studio album by
Ensemble Dal Niente, Marcos Balter, and Deerhoof
ReleasedApril 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
Length49:00
LabelNew Amsterdam
Ensemble Dal Niente chronology
Diligence is to Magic as Progress is to Flight
(2014)		 Balter/Saunier
(2016)		 Mikel Kuehn: Object Shadow
(2016)
Deerhoof chronology
Fever 121614
(2014)		 Balter/Saunier
(2016)		 The Magic
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.6/10
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Balter/Saunier is a 2016 album of a collaboration between orchestral Ensemble Dal Niente, composer Marcos Balter, and experimental rock band Deerhoof. The Boston Globe described the album as "arrestingly gorgeous".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marcos Balter except where noted. All tracks performed by Ensemble Dal Niente and Deerhoof, except the last two performed just by Ensemble Dal Niente.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."meltDown Upshot - Credo" 4:48
2."meltDown Upshot - Parallel Spaces" 2:33
3."meltDown Upshot - Ready" 3:19
4."meltDown Upshot - True/False" 1:50
5."meltDown Upshot - Home" 3:51
6."meltDown Upshot - Cherubim" 2:42
7."meltDown Upshot - Rapture" 4:25
8."Pois Que Nada Que Dure, Ou Que Durando..."
4:52
9."Deerhoof Chamber Variations"Saunier20:40
Total length:49:00

References

  1. 1 2 "Balter/Saunier - Ensemble Dal Niente, Marcos Balter, Deerhoof | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Walls, Seth Colter. "Ensemble Dal Niente/Deerhoof: Balter/Saunier". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Deerhoof-ensemble-dal-niente-balter-saunier, PopMatters". January 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The week ahead: Music, theater, art, and more - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.