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Big Mess is the second solo studio album by American singer, musician, and composer Danny Elfman. It was released by Anti- and Epitaph Records on June 11, 2021.[3][4]
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| Released | June 11, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 72:18 | |||
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| Producer | Danny Elfman | |||
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The album is Elfman's first studio album outside of his film and classical compositions since the 1994 album Boingo with his former band Oingo Boingo, and his first solo pop release since the 1984 album So-Lo.[5] Although Big Mess features former members of Oingo Boingo, such as Steve Bartek, Warren Fitzgerald, and Marc Mann, it is not an Oingo Boingo collaboration in the vein of So-Lo.
Elfman had initially written two songs, "Sorry" and "Happy"—his first non-commissioned songs since Oingo Boingo disbanded—that were intended to debut at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2020. The show was also planned to feature a number of reworked versions of Elfman's film score compositions and Oingo Boingo songs, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A complete album was then written, unplanned, with Elfman stating that once he started, he "couldn't stop", ultimately recording a total of 18 songs.[3] The album was teased with a series of singles, beginning with "Happy" in October 2020,[6][7] and continuing on from January 2021, with releases on the 11th date of each month.
The album comprises two "heavily contrasting" halves and ends with a new version of the Oingo Boingo song "Insects", from the 1982 album Nothing to Fear.[3]
In December 2021 Anti- and Epitaph Records announced an upcoming deluxe box set which includes four colored vinyl, a 60-pages artbook, a life sized hand of Elfman's as a lamp and a signed poster. Two of the records contain remixes and vocal features from musicians such as Trent Reznor, Blixa Bargeld, Rebekah del Rio, Fever333, HEALTH, Squarepusher and Machine Girl.[8] These remixes would, over time, be made more widely available with the release of te remix album Bigger. Messier. and its Deluxe edition in 2022.
Track listing
All songs written by Danny Elfman.
Disc one
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sorry" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "True" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "In Time" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Everybody Loves You" | 7:04 |
| 5. | "Dance with the Lemur" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Serious Ground" | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Choose Your Side" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "We Belong" | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 38:25 | |
Disc two
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Happy" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Just a Human" | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Devil Take Away" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Love in the Time of COVID" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Native Intelligence" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Better Times" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Cruel Compensation" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Kick Me" | 2:11 |
| 9. | "Get Over It" | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Insects" | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 33:53 | |
Personnel
- Danny Elfman – vocals, guitar and synthesizers
- Josh Freese – drums
- Stu Brooks – bass guitar
- Robin Finck – guitar
- Nili Brosh – guitar
- Warren Fitzgerald – guitar
- Sidney Hopson – percussion
- Joe Martone – percussion
Additional musicians
- Petra Haden – female vocal solo
- Holly Sedillos – female chorister
- Anna Schubert – female chorister
- Danielle Withers – female chorister
- Lyris Quartet – strings
- Budapest Art Orchestra – orchestra
- Budapest Scoring Orchestra – orchestra ("Happy" and "Sorry")
Technical
- Danny Elfman – producer
- Steve Bartek – string orchestration
- Marc Mann – orchestration assistant
- Noah Snyder – engineer, mixing
- Zakk Cervini – mixing
- Joel Hamilton – mixing
- Pete Rutcho – mixing
- Randall Dunn – mixing
- Nik Trekov – mixing assistant
- Francisco Botero – mixing assistant
- Ben Greenberg – mixing assistant
- Garrett de Block – mixing assistant
- Nick Rives – additional engineering
- Matt Tuggle – additional engineering
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
Art/Visuals
- Berit Gwendolyn Gilma – Creative/Art Director
Bigger. Messier.
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| Released | August 12, 2022 |
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Both before and after the release of the album, remixes of most of its singles, as well as "We Belong" would be released as promotional standalone singles. Ahead of the release of the album, on April 1st, a remix of "Kick Me" by Zach Hill, drummer of experimental rap group Death Grips, was released.[9] After the release, five more remixes were released as singles:
- "True" featuring Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, released on August 11th[10]
- "We Belong" remixed by Squarepusher, released on September 10th[11]
- "Serious Ground" remixed by Xiu Xiu, released on October 12th
- "Sorry" remixed by Kid606, released on November 30th
- "Native Intelligence" also featuring Reznor, released on March 21st, 2022
On December 8th, these remixes, alongside others, were announced to feature on a Deluxe box set of the album. A standalone release was not announced at this time.
On June 29th, 2022, the remix album Bigger. Messier. was announced for release on August 12th. The album would feature most of the remixes contained in the Deluxe box set, alongside new ones. In promotion of the announcement, a new remix of "Kick Me" featuring a spoken-word performance by Iggy Pop was released.[12] The album was later expanded with a Deluxe edition (stylized as Bigger. Messier. (Deluxe.)) released to music streaming services on November 18, 2022. This edition would add the remixes previously exclusive to the Deluxe box set of the original album, alongside one new track, a remix of "Sorry" by Ghostemane.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Danny Elfman.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "We Belong (Squarepusher Remix)" | 7:13 |
| 2. | "Happy (Little Snake Dying In The Club Edition)" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Happy (33EMYBW Remix)" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Sorry (Kid606 Remix)" | 6:09 |
| 5. | "We Belong (Rafiq Bhatia Remix)" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Kick Me (Zach Hill Remix)" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Insects (Machine Girl Insecticidal Tendencies Remix)" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Serious Ground (Xiu Xiu Remix)" | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Cruel Compensation (The Locust Remix)" | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Everybody Loves You (Boris Remix)" | 5:39 |
| 11. | "Danny Elfman & Trent Reznor – True" | 5:18 |
| 12. | "In Time (feat. Blixa Bargeld)" | 4:41 |
| 13. | "In Time (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Remix)" | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Danny Elfman & Trent Reznor – Native Intelligence" | 4:29 |
| 15. | "Danny Elfman & Iggy Pop – Kick Me" | 3:37 |
| 16. | "Kick Me (feat. Fever333)" | 2:05 |
| 17. | "In Time (HEALTH Remix)" | 5:58 |
| 18. | "Native Intelligence (Ghostemane Natural Selection Mix)" | 3:33 |
| 19. | "Happy (Boy Harsher Remix)" | 4:48 |
| 20. | "Danny Elfman & Trent Reznor – True (Stu Brooks Remix)" | 5:59 |
| 21. | "Happy (Little Snake Lunar Climax Edition)" | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 22. | "Serious Dub (Scientist Remix)" | 5:00 |
| 23. | "Happy (A.Fruit Remix)" | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 24. | "Sorry (Ghostemane Remix)" | 4:55 |
| 25. | "Kick Me (Zach Hill Remix V2)" | 2:20 |
| 26. | "Insects (Debugged & Refucked Machine Girl Remix)" | 5:54 |
| 27. | "Insects (Stu Brooks Remix)" | 3:54 |
| 28. | "In Time (It All Falls Down Clipping. Remix" | 2:45 |
| 29. | "We Belong (feat. Rebekah Del Rio)" | 3:45 |
References
- "PipePanic's Review of 'Big Mess' by Danny Elfman".
- "Danny Elfman : Big Mess". 30 June 2021.
- "About Danny Elfman's Big Mess". Anti. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- Moore, Sam (2021-04-12). "Danny Elfman announces 'Big Mess', his first new solo album in 37 years". NME. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- Grow, Kory (October 29, 2020). "Hear Danny Elfman's First Solo Pop Song in Nearly 40 Years, 'Happy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Happy | Danny Elfman". Bandcamp. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Happy – Single by Danny Elfman on Apple Music". October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- https://gothammag.com/danny-elfman-berit-gilma-big-mess-box-set-interview [bare URL]
- ANTI-. "Danny Elfman Collaborates With Death Grips Drummer On "Kick Me" (Zach Hill Remix) | News". Anti Records. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ANTI-. "Danny Elfman And Trent Reznor Join Forces For Reimagined Single Of "True" | News". Anti Records. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ANTI-. "Danny Elfman Releases Squarepusher Remix Of "We Belong" | News". Anti Records. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ANTI-. "Danny Elfman Announces Bigger. Messier". Anti Records. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- Bigger. Messier. (Deluxe.) by Danny Elfman, 2022-11-18, retrieved 2022-11-18
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