James Ford and Jas Shaw's sixth full-length album as Simian Mobile Disco was written in collaboration with Deep Throat Choir, whose presence is so center-stage that they deserve to be billed as the main performers instead of just a featuring credit.
DTC have successfully taken the choir concept and made it relevant, far surpassing any novelty factor and garnering respect throughout the industry, particularly -- and peculiarly -- in dance music circles.
Perhaps fittingly, then, Murmurations seems more like a much-deserved platform for the choir rather than a full-blown Simian Mobile Disco record.
There's no denying that the album has been produced with finesse; it just doesn't come close to the peaks found on previous SMD albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BoidsJames Ford, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Caught in a WaveJames Ford, James Shaw, Heloise Tunstall-Behrens | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 06:43 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | We GoJames Ford, Luisa Gerstein, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 08:31 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | GlidersDeep Throat Choir, James Ford, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Hey SisterJames Ford, Luisa Gerstein, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | A Perfect SwarmJames Ford, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 08:20 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | DefenderJames Ford, Luisa Gerstein, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 07:24 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | V FormationDeep Throat Choir, James Ford, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | MurmurationDeep Throat Choir, James Ford, James Shaw | Simian Mobile Disco | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 53 mins | 123 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliff Briggie | Artwork, Cover Art |
| 2 | Guy Davie | Mastering |
| 3 | Deep Throat Choir | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | James Ford | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 5 | Luisa Gerstein | Composer |
| 6 | Brodie Kaman | Design |
| 7 | Jamie McEvoy | Engineer |
| 8 | Carri Munden | Creative Director |
| 9 | James Pearson-Howes | Photography |
| 10 | Kazim Rashid | Creative Director |
| 11 | James Shaw | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 12 | Simian Mobile Disco | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Heloise Tunstall-Behrens | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |