This Desert is the debut extended play (EP) by American electronic music duo The Hundred in the Hands. It was released on May 17, 2010 by Warp.[4] In an interview with Spinner, band member Jason Friedman said, "As we finished the EP and album, we saw that we had two different sounds. The EP is more washed-out with reverb and delays, and the album is crisper and more immediate, like 'Dresden.'"[5] Two songs from the EP, "Tom Tom" and "Sleepwalkers", were included as bonus tracks on the iTunes edition of the duo's eponymous debut album.[6]

This Desert
EP by The Hundred in the Hands
Released	May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)
Genre	Synthpop indie pop indie rock dream pop post-punk revival
Length	22:32
Label	Warp
Producer	Eric Broucek The Hundred in the Hands Jacques Renault
The Hundred in the Hands chronology
This Desert (2010) The Hundred in the Hands (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[2]
PopMatters	8/10[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of This Desert.[7]

The Hundred in the Hands

• The Hundred in the Hands – production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6); additional engineering (track 4)
• Eleanore Everdell – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
• Jason Friedman – bass, beats production, guitar, programming

Additional personnel

• Alex Aldi – engineering (track 2); assistant engineering (track 3)
• Eric Broucek – additional engineering (tracks 1, 5, 6); additional programming (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–6); engineering, production (track 4)
• William Kuehn – live drums (tracks 1, 4)
• Keith McColl – executive producer
• Jacques Renault – additional programming, production (track 2)
• Vito Roccoforte – live drums (track 5)
• Noel Summerville – mastering
• Chris Zane – engineering (track 2); additional engineering, mixing (track 3)

References