{"product_id":"danielson-trying-hartz-cd","title":"Trying Hartz CD","description":"A double-disc restrospective of highlights from the first ten years, including rare and previously unreleased material!  There is nothing in Christian or secular music quite like the songs of freak-folk auteur Daniel Smith.  His band Danielson (a.k.a. Danielson Famile) has earned a cult following by filtering Bible-inspired themes through an idiosyncratic matrix of angular melodies, jarring rhythms, and childlike lyrics.  \u003cem\u003eTrying Hartz\u003c\/em\u003e combines studio tracks from the band's first decade (1994-04) with a smattering of live recordings, delineating (if not clarifying) Smith intentions as a musical provocateur.  Glockenspiels, tinny keyboards and stripped-down drums give tracks like \u003ci\u003eFlip Flop Flim Flam, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanx to Noah,\u003c\/i\u003e and  \u003ci\u003eA No No\u003c\/i\u003e the feel of a children's pageant gone berserk.  Certain concerns emerge from the obscurity - \u003ci\u003eCutest Lil' Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e is a warning against temptation, for instance.  Occasionally, Danielson moves beyond its herky-jerky sound towards something more accessible, as in the softly ruminative \u003ci\u003eFetch the Compass Kids.\u003c\/i\u003e  Smith and his cohorts are downright entertaning on the participatory live number \u003ci\u003eDon't You Be the Judge.\u003c\/i\u003e  The prevailing mood, though, is somewhere between giddy and disturbing, making \u003cem\u003eTrying Hartz\u003c\/em\u003e an experience not for the tender-eared or narrow-minded. - itunes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: November 11, 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Label: Secretly Canadian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 656605018027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Discs: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Danielson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23772232961,"sku":"Danielson (5)","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1398\/5745\/files\/Danielson_Trying_Hartz_CD.jpg?v=1762796373","url":"https:\/\/colliderecords.live\/products\/danielson-trying-hartz-cd","provider":"Collide Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}