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''Gambler's Ecstasy'' is American musician Chris Brokaw's sixth solo studio album. == Background == The recording of ''Gambler's Ecstasy'' took place between 2008 and 2012 in a number of different studios: Soma in Chicago, IL; The Echo Lab in Denton, TX; and Soundhouse and The Track Shack both in Seattle, WA. The album was recorded by Matthew Barnhart, Matthew Brown, and Tim Iseler, and mixed by Matthew Barnhart and Chris Brokaw. CD and LP versions were released by Damnably and 12XU, respectively, on October 2, 2012. All its songs are Brokaw's compositions, with the exception of "Crooked" which was written and originally performed by Cincinnati indie rock band Wussy. "Criminals" was partly inspired by the homonymous novel by Margot Livesey and originally appeared, along with "Into the Woods", in Geoff Farina and Brokaw's second collaborative album, ''The Boarder's Door''. "The Appetites" was partly inspired by Brokaw's late friend Caroline Knapp's ''Appetites: Why Women Want'', published posthumously in 2003, which described Knapp's experience with anorexia and women's struggles with addiction. "Richard and Vanessa in the Box" was originally commissioned by Nicole Peisl for the Daghdha dance company. "Exemptive", the instrumental opening track on Brokaw's previous album, Canaris, appears in electric form with vocals under the title "Exemption" on ''Gambler's Ecstasy''. Guest musicians include David Michael Curry from Empty House Cooperative, Howard Draper from Shearwater, and John Herndon and Douglas McCombs both from Tortoise. The cover artwork is a photograph of composer and visual artist Paul Rucker's piece ''Convenient Truth'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Paul Tucker - Works - ''Four Score'' )〕 part of the artist's multimedia project ''Four Scores'' which had previously featured on the cover of Grantmakers in the Arts' periodical publication ''GIA Reader'', Vol. 23, No. 1 (Winter 2012).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ''GIA Reader'', Vol. 23, No. 1 (Winter 2012) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gambler's Ecstasy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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