The Songs of Langtuhn Hemblu is an album by David Janssen (one half of English avant-garde group duo Renaldo & The Loaf), under the guise of his electronic solo project The Darkening Scale. It was self-released in MP3 format by Janssen in 2008.
The track "Gladsome Vane" was later reworked for the Renaldo & The Loaf album Gurdy Hurding in 2016.
Track listing[]
- Shaker Loops (4:58)
- T For Tuva (3:47)
- Banshee Moron (3:02)
- Desperate Griper (3:50)
- The Aforementioned Lard Rant (2:58)
- Gladsome Vane (3:31)
- Forget Nephritis (4:44)
- Edema Ladylove (2:54)
- Fictive Funk (4:38)
- Black Death (4:40)
- Mandrake Hymn (3:35)
- Balsamic Novelist (3:40)
- A Health Warning (2:59)
Credits[]
- Arranged By – David Janssen
- Music By – David Janssen
Samples[]
- "Shaker Loops": The drone at the beginning is modified from a sample by Sylvie Walder
- "T for Tuva": Features two samples by "djgriffin", two by "dobroide", and "khumi tuvan folk style.aif" by author unknown
- "Desperate Griper": Features samples from Free-Loops.com, and by "anysounds", "dobroide" and "jus"
- "The Aforementioned Lard Rant": Features samples by "genghis attenborough" and "igramul"
- "Gladsome Vane": Features samples by "Syna-Max" (including "woo hoo-ho-hoo.wav")
- "Edema Ladylove": Features samples by "ERH" and "sofie"
- "Fictive Funk": Features samples by "johnnypanic", "[http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=96� hanstimm]" and "digifishmusic"
- "Black Death": Features samples by "studiorat"
- "A Health Warning": Features samples by "acclivity"