The Curious Case of the Hotel Crooked

Album ANW 4315The Curious Case of the Hotel Crooked

Paul Dinletir (ASCAP) | Benjamin Knorr (SOCAN)

Everything is not quite as it seems in this uneasy orchestral collection. Plucked strings, spectral woodwind and ticklish percussion evoke a sense of jeopardy.

12 tracks

  1. The Monarch
    The Monarch4315/12 mixesPlayful mandolin captivates as regal keys and epic percussion ignite. A lull, as string and mandolin dance. Big hits, empiric brass, strings and keys rise and fall in a kingly dance, before a crashing crescendo of string, brass and hits.
     
    1:55107 BPM
  2. Arborist
    Arborist4315/32 mixesBanjo plucks while unsettling strings creak. Quirky strings jolt to life as bass drones murmur. Percussion and strings drone as darker tones emerge. Effervescent banjo, string and drum build in urgency before fading to a cut.
     
    2:10108 BPM
  3. Short Story Long
    Short Story Long4315/5A crackle of distorted strings and pings that fade. Pulsating beats and moans of dark, portentous string and accordion. Plucks and shivers of metallic hits over popping percussion in a rushing climax that fizzes with energy.
     
    2:00153 BPM
  4. My Liege
    My Liege4315/62 mixesBrass flourishes while imperious strings and keys glisten in glorious tribute. Horn, hits, strings and keys build in a rushing, powerful refrain. Rapid-fire strikes, drum, string and brass reach a furious apex, before a final splash of keys.
     
    1:5296 BPM
  5. Unusual Suspects
    Unusual Suspects4315/9A curious pluck followed by eerie strings that hover like mist. Light guitar and piano step carefully between unhinged strings and ticking percussion. Impish string, bass and powerful hits dance in a pulsing finale, fading before a cut.
     
    2:15132 BPM
  6. Now Satiated
    Now Satiated4315/15A ping, then percussion pounds like a hammer. Ticklish mandolin, guitar and banjo dance lightly. Bubbling percussion before guitar and banjo wind easily. Big hits, strings and guitar joined by voices and brass in an uplifting finale.
     
    1:48111 BPM
  7. Our Western Guest
    Our Western Guest4315/16A slam of percussion, replaced by shudders of synth and steel guitar. Percussion and guitars slide into action, with ticking hits and bass pulses counting down. Guitars, harmonica, percussion and synth combine in a frenetic climax.
     
    2:0990 BPM