Diazepam Nights - Dirtbox

Release Date Friday October 18, 2024

TRACKS

1. Dirtbox — 5:50
2. Ghosts — 2:30
3. Lift Up Our Wings 1994 — 6:31
4. Lift Up Our Wings 1994 Instrumental — 6:31

All tracks previously unreleased

CREDITS

Produced by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Dirtbox
Jack Curtis Dubowsky: Vocals, synths
Eric A. Kahn: Electric Bass
Bernie West: Drums

Ghosts
Jack Curtis Dubowsky: Synthesizers, Piano, Drum Programming
(Roland JX-3P and Kawaii R-100 synchronized with FSK, IIRC)

Lift Up Our Wings 1994
Jack Curtis Dubowsky: Electric Bass, Grand Piano, Vocals
Jory Kahn: Acoustic Guitar
Mark Hanson: Trumpet
Pat Harte: Drums
Matthew Buff: French Horn
Arranged by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Dirtbox, Ghosts ©1989 Jack Curtis Dubowsky / De Stijl Music (BMI)
Lift Up Our Wings ©1989, 1994 Jack Curtis Dubowsky / De Stijl Music (BMI)

ABOUT

This release compiles four unreleased Diazepam Nights rarities.

"Dirtbox" pays homage to the legendary underground Los Angeles nightclub of the late 80s. This dark but upbeat dance number was tracked in the same recording session as "It's My World," but didn't fit with the eponymous album's thematic vision.

"Ghosts" was an early recording that possibly predates anything on the album.

"Lift Up Our Wings 1994" and its instrumental mix are updated arrangements of the original album tracks, overdubbed (expanding to 48 tracks) and remixed in 1994 with live drums and an arrangement for French horns.