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  Nights Bright Colors is the recording project of Asheville, NC based musician Jason Smith. Together with producer/engineer Matthew Mauney and a rotating cast of supporting players (from bands Scrappy Hamilton, Greenwich Mean, and The Spoonbenders), Smith has, for the past five years, been involved in recording the hospital concept, a series of four independent, interrelated CDs that loosely tell the story of "The Patient".
Starting in 2000, the first album true space adventures is a melodically skewered exploration of schizophrenia and addiction. Musical points of reference might include The Pixies, Pinback, and Elephant 6. The next year Late night by Lamplight was released. A much more intimate collection of acoustic material augmented by banjo, cello, sparse piano, and tape manipulation, the album represents The Patient's first night in the hospital. In 2003, the first part of Love in the Asylum was completed and a compilation CD all the happiness there is (combining tracks from all three albums) was released to critical success (see website). For the entire next year, Smith worked exclusively on the coma, an instrumental/ambient album employing traditional orchestral instruments and subtle electronic manipulation. The end of 2005 saw the completion of the companion piece to Love in the Asylum and the conclusion of the entire concept. The two parts are presented here as a double album. Plans to re-issue the other material and a regional tour are in the works, and should be available in stores and through the website in early 2006. The band's work can be heard on WNCW, WUAG, and is featured in the film Sinkhole from Shoreline Entertainment.   |
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1. a nice dependency 2. iamaflyingsaucer 3. through stars & satellites 4. nocturne #2 5. beautiful disguise 6. another lens 7. the visitor 8. lightsleeper 9. rain 10. adrift against the lines 11. parry the wind 12. good things Part 2 13. the perfect medcation 14. sing 15. storms 16. winter island 17. outro 18. nocturn #1 19. the reaction 20. liar's tears 21. summershade 22. the final seconds Right-click on a song above and choose "save as" to download.  03.30.2006 - Broadways (Asheville, NC)
04.14.2006 - Gourmet Perks (Asheville, NC) 
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