Fallen Birds by Mark Steiner & His Problems
Mini-LP / EP released through Stagger Records, France (Stagg004) with some artwork featuring photography by JANNE RUGLAND (Norway), MAHO (France) and an exclusive special piece of artwork by GENEVIEVE McGUCKIN, (Australia) musician & artist, perhaps best known for her piano work with ROWLAND S. HOWARD and THESE IMMORTAL SOULS.
Original "Fallen Birds" CD (Stagger Records STAGG003) sold out, but still available through Z-Man Records "Broken / Fallen Birds" deluxe 2-CD
http://www.zmanrecords.com/shop/index.html
"Little Fallen Birds" limited edition 12" vinyl (Stagger Records STAGG004) nearly sold out
Tracklist
| 1. | Nisj | 4:12 |
| 2. | Unbearable | 5:27 |
| 3. | Wallspotting | 4:16 |
| 4. | (Now She's) Gone | 4:21 |
| 5. | Drunk | 3:55 |
| 6. | Cigarettes (crooner version) | 5:10 |
| 7. | Beijos | 4:24 |
Credits
Track listing:
Nisj
Unbearable
Wallspotting
(Now She's) Gone
Drunk
Cigarettes (Crooner version)
Beijos
Features an international cast of musicians including:
DIMI DERO (drums)
LISA BAREL (piano, TULLA LARSEN)
TEX NAPALM (guitars)
SOPHIE PEREZ (aka Amelia S. Deva, vocals, TULLA LARSEN)
DELPHINE CIAMPI ELLIS (baritone guitar, YOUPI YOUPI YEAH, THIRTEEN)
SUSAN MITCHELL (viola, KUNDERA, THE NEW CREATURES)
CHRISTOPHER MELE (drums, PIKER RYAN'S FOLLY)
PETER MELE (bass, PIKER RYAN'S FOLLY)
DAG STIBERG (sax, MY MIDNIGHT CREEPS)
ERIC WOLTER (piano, KUNDERA, HELLPOP)
EIRIK BJARHOV (bass, ex-VIDAR VANG)
KENNETH SIMONSEN (drums, ex-VIDAR VANG, SHIT CITY, THE DOGS)
RAYMOND JENSEN (guitar, ex-VIDAR VANG)
Produced by Mark Steiner
Engineered by Ilan Sberro
Additional engineering by Mark Steiner, Jan Bauckhorn & George Grant
"Cigarette" (Crooner version) produced & engineered by Gaute Fredriksen
Recorded in 2007 at
L'Auditoreum de Saint Ouen, Paris
Oslo
PlanetGrey Studios, New York City
Mixed by George Grant & Mark Steiner at PlanetGrey Studios, New York City, June 2007
Mastered by Paul Hammond and Paul Sinclair at Fat City Studios, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Artwork
Genevieve McGuckin
Photography
Janne Rugland
Maho (aka Marion Hospal)
Ben Sand Ghostcamera
Susan Mitchell
Graphic layout & design by Mark Steiner
License
All rights reserved.
Mark Steiner is a well-known figure in Oslo’s music underworld, and he’s been around in Norway for so long that many assume that he is Norwegian. He is not. This ex-New Yorker is a wandering scoundrel who one might find hanging out in the shadowy corners of a pub at closing time. A international musical vagrant who might walk the streets with Stuart Staples, Nick Cave, and Rowland S. Howard...