A Kind of Alchemy is the second studio album from the alternative/progressive rock band byron. Released on 23 October 2009 at The Silver Church Club in Bucharest.[1] It contains two singles, "Diggin' a Hole" and "King Of Clowns".[2]
A Kind Of Alchemy contains blues, progressive and funk influences. Dan Byron said that "the mood is nocturnal, rather intimate, sometimes playful or even exuberant", and the album as a whole deals with the "process of creation, ranging from madness to zen".[3] One part of the album has an extra sensitivity, another part is more aggressive, with a clear rhythm section.[4]
Original release
All songs written by Dan Byron except as indicated.| Title | Music |
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| 1. | "The Night" | Dan Byron | 5:34 |
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| 2. | "Zeitgeist" | Dan Byron | 4:38 |
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| 3. | "Diggin' a Hole" | Dan Byron | 3:02 |
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| 4. | "War" | Dan Byron | 5:10 |
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| 5. | "A Little Bit Deranged" | Dan Byron | 3:37 |
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| 6. | "I Don't Want To Entertain You" | Dan Byron | 3:48 |
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| 7. | "A Poem Without an End" | Dan Byron | 7:44 |
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| 8. | "King Of Clowns" | Dan Byron | 4:56 |
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| 9. | "The Song That Never Was" | 6fingers | 3:23 |
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| 10. | "Sirens" | Dan Byron | 3:51 |
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| 11. | "Vitruvian Man" | Dan Byron | 3:52 |
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| 12. | "The Alchemist" | Dan Byron | 4:09 |
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| 13. | "Blinded By Sunshine" | Dan Byron | 4:13 |
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| 14. | "A Peaceful Mind" | Dan Byron | 4:53 |
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| Total length: | 63:10 |
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- byron
- Additional musicians
- René Popescu - violin
- Ana Ghiţă - violin
- Alexandra Toader - viola
- Alexandru Gorneanu - cello
- Petre Ionuţescu - trumpet
- Jane D. - backing vocals on "A Little Bit Deranged"
- Lu Cozma - backing vocals on "War"
- Production
- Produced by byron and A&A Records
- Mixed and mastered by Victor Panfilov at Real Sound & Vision
