Sufjan Stevens – Illinois

Name: Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Label:	Asthmatic Kitty Records – none
Format:	22 x File , WAV, Album, Stereo , 16-bit / 44.1 kHz
Country:	Worldwide
Released:
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Indie Pop

Tracklist

1	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois	2:08
2	The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You're Going To Have To Leave Now, Or, "I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!"	2:14
3	Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream	6:45
4	John Wayne Gacy, Jr.	3:19
5	Jacksonville	5:24
6	A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons	0:47
7	Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!	3:03
8	One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman	0:06
9	Chicago	6:04
10	Casimir Pulaski Day	5:53
11	o The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament	1:40
12	The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts	6:16
13	Prairie Fire That Wanders About	2:11
14	A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze	0:19
15	The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!	5:22
16	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!	5:09
17	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell	0:40
18	In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth	0:35
19	The Seer's Tower	3:53
20	The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now	7:02
21	Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A Few	0:46
22	Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run	4:21

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – The Buddy Project
Recorded At – St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Recorded At – The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
Recorded At – Carroll Music Studios, NY
Mastered At – West West Side Music

Credits

Accordion, Vibraphone – Sufjan Stevens
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Banjo – Sufjan Stevens
Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Tom Eaton
Drums [Drum Kit], Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Bells [Sleigh] – Sufjan Stevens
Drums [Sophisticated Drum Parts] – James McAlister
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Viola – Marla Hansen
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Violin – Rob Moose
Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
Mastered By – Alan Douches
Oboe, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Alto Recorder, Soprano Recorder, Tenor Recorder – Sufjan Stevens
Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Casiotone MT-70], Electric Organ – Sufjan Stevens
Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens
Songwriter [All Songs By], Arranged By, Composed By – Sufjan Stevens
Trumpet – Craig Montoro
Vocals [Hoots And Hollers], Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir

Other Versions (5 of 37)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover)	Rough Trade	RTRADCD250	Europe	2005
Recently Edited	Illinois (2×LP, Album)	Rough Trade	RTRADLP250	Europe	2005
Recently Edited	Illinois (CD, Album)	Cycle (2)	CYCLE 027	Benelux	2005
New Submission	Illinois (CD, Album)	Sinnamon Records	SINCD105	Spain	2005
Recently Edited	Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover)	Sounds Familyre	AKR 014, none	US	2005

Reviews

mellow_yellow Aug 17, 2024
This 16-bit 2005 release (Bandcamp, Qobuz, maybe others) sounds amazing, especially for a 16-bit release. Occasionally I get reminded that 16-bits is good enough IF done correctly, this being a good example. The clarity, dynamics, and mix are perfect. There's no ear daggers or boomy bass to contend with. I can't find any faults at all. Excellent!