The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra

The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra is a chamber-pop band located in Toronto that formed in 2005.[1]

Truth in the Dark
Truth In The Dark
Studio album by
The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra
ReleasedJanuary 4, 2008 (2008-01-04)[2]
GenreAlternative/Pop
The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra chronology
Truth In The Dark
(2008)		 The Torture Memos
(2010)

Truth In The Dark is the first studio album by Canadian pop-alternative group The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra. The album was released in December 2007 physically, and was released to iTunes on January 4, 2008.[3]

Reception

The album received positive reviews, praising lead singer Kristin Mueller-Heaslip's "fraught, full-throttle operatic vocals", and pianist Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip’s "unique and uncompromised" compositions and arrangements.[4]

Track listing
Truth In The Dark[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Impostor"Karl Mohr1:51
2."Driving Me Backwards"Brian Eno5:07
3."Truth in the Dark"Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip3:14
4."I Didn’t Sleep"Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip2:34
5."Recurrents"Ian Revell3:51
6."Elevator"Karl Mohr4:13
7."Comet"Wire2:59
8."Blue Bolero"Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip3:41
9."Let’s Fall in Love"M."B".Kaler4:07
10."I’ll Try"Geoff Marshall4:05
11."The Death of Arafat"Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip4:29
12."Lost In The Stars"Kurt Weill2:49
The Torture Memos
Studio album by
The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra
ReleasedDecember 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)[6]
GenreAlternative/Pop
The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra chronology
Truth In The Dark
(2007)		 The Torture Memos
(2009)

The Torture Memos

The Torture Memos is the second studio album by Canadian pop-alternative group The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra. The album was released to iTunes and CD Baby on December 1, 2009.[7] The album in its entirety was first performed live at the Tranzac Club in Toronto, Ontario on June 6, 2009, and the video footage of the performance was released to the band's official YouTube channel.[8] Additionally, a music video for the song 'Good Faith' was released. The video is a stop-motion animation film, and was shot by Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip.[9]

Background

Unlike the band's first album, their sophomore record is written as a concept album, revolving around a series of documents produced by the United States’ Office of Legal Council between 2002 and 2005. The text in the lyrics is taken directly from these documents.[10][11] With their release in the spring of 2009, the Torture Memos have provoked some extremely difficult questions about individual and collective responsibility, citizens’ right to know about and influence the actions their government is undertaking "on their behalf", and the moral limits of what defines decent, necessary, or acceptable behavior. These documents, their authors, and the administration that fostered their work have been condemned by the international community, the press, and organizations concerned with human rights for having committed and condoned torture. Currently, the new Obama administration has refused to prosecute anyone involved.

Track listing
The Torture Memos[12]
No.TitleLength
1."You Have Asked Us To Address"2:40
2."The Interrogators Remove The Hood"2:40
3."This Sensation Is Based Upon A Deeply Rooted Physiological Response"3:50
4."The Ultimate Question Is"1:55
5."Technique"3:11
6."Medical Personnel Are On The Scene"2:34
7."Drawing Distinctions Between Gradations Of Pain Is Not An Easy Task"2:29
8."Good Faith"3:50
9."Self Defense"2:38
10."Authority"2:12
11."Please Let Us Know If We May Be Of Further Assistance"3:46
gollark: Perhaps we can somehow make Karma install potatOS...
gollark: `term.setTextColor(colors.green)`
gollark: This sounds like one of your friends.
gollark: Anyway, if you are on the traffic light blacklist, these traffic lights will act marginally more annoying toward you.
gollark: Oh, you're here to mess up krist?

References
  1. Terauds, John (2007-08-23). "Parkdale orchestra rages against mainstream". The Star. Toronto.
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/truth-in-the-dark/id309523221
  3. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/parkdalero
  4. http://parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com/who/
  5. http://parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com/truth-in-the-dark/
  6. "iTunes – Music – The Torture Memos by The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  7. "The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra | The Torture Memos". CD Baby. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  8. "The Torture Memos (live)". YouTube. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  9. "The Torture Memos: Good Faith (8/11)". YouTube. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  10. "American Civil Liberties Union : Key Issues". Aclu.org. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  11. Webmaster, The (2010-02-10). "John Yoo authored song Lyrics for "The Torture Memos" music performed by the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra". Fire John Yoo!. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  12. "The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra | The Torture Memos". CD Baby. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
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