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Dntel is the name for the solo project headed up by Jimmy Tamborello, a tunesmith, electronics whiz, and one-man band who makes a startlingly fresh and appealing statement on DUMB LUCK. Like a lot of indie electronica releases, DUMB LUCK is thick with glitchy, skittering beats, but it's Tamborello's sharp songwriting that glues the fractured sonic-scape together. Guest vocals from some of indie rock's elite, including Death Cab for Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard, Jenny Lewis, and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, heighten the profile of this already lovely and appealing pop-electronica set.
Lyricist: Grant Olsen.
Dntel: Jimmy Tamborello (vocals).
Personnel: Jennifer Gunst (vocals, guitar, harp, bass instrument); Christopher Gunst (vocals, guitar, harp); Grant Olsen (vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel, sound effects); Ed Droste , Edward Droste (vocals); James A. Tamborello, James A. Tamborello (saxophone); Grant Olsen (glockenspiel); Christopher Gunst (bass instrument); Scott Blue, Scott Blue (drums); Jenny Lewis (vocals, guitar); Markus Acher, Valerie Trebeljahr (vocals, synthesizer); Andrew Broder (vocals, drums); Sonya Westcott, Mia Doi Todd, Conor Oberst (vocals); Paul Larson (guitar); Chris Hathwell (drums); Morgan Nagler (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Jimmy Tamborello.
Recording information: Dying Songs I & II, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2007); MRX Studios (2006-2007).
Photographer: Brian Tamborello.Alternative Press (p.161) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Sounding quite rich and organic for a record made mostly from computers, it's clear Tamborello has a knack for melding man and machine." CMJ (p.36) - "[A] collection of intricate beats, yearning guitars and warm vocal performances..." Dumb Luck Review
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