Brief Episodes of Joy

Brief Episodes of Joy is the sixteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.

Brief Episodes of Joy
Studio album by Arthur Loves Plastic
Released	28 January 2008
Genre	Electronica
Length	40:54
Label	Machine Heart Music
Producer	Bev Stanton
Arthur Loves Plastic album chronology
Beneath the Watchful Eyes (2007) Brief Episodes of Joy (2008) King Shag (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Collected Sounds	favorable [1]
Dead Earnest	favorable [2]

Awards

Brief Episodes of Joy won the 2008 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category.[3] In the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Brief Episodes of Joy was nominated in the Electronica Album category, while the track "Unbelievable (Techno Squirrels remixed by ALP)" was nominated in the Electronica Song category.[4][5]

Release notes

"Lisa Moscatiello lends her vocals to this brooding release that explores the depths between twilight and sunrise."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bev Stanton, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Want You"	3:09
2.	"SOL"	3:17
3.	"IZE"	2:54
4.	"Naked"	3:07
5.	"Lesbian Gang"	2:27
6.	"Love Me Right"	3:39
7.	"Friendly Fire"	2:58
8.	"It's Never Gonna Stop"	3:09
9.	"Looking for a Prince"	2:29
10.	"Time Marches On"	2:31
11.	"Black Cloud"	2:39
12.	"Smile"	2:41
13.	"Unbelievable" (Techno Squirrels remixed by ALP)	5:54
Total length:		40:54

The track "Time Marches On" is also known as "Killer Bees".

Personnel

• Produced by Bev Stanton in the Flamingo Room and at Sligo House, Silver Spring, MD.

Additional musicians

• Lisa Moscatiello - Vocals (1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12)
• Lisa Moscatiello - Guitar (2, 4, 8)
• Cystem - Guitar Loops (3, 9, 11, 12) ^*
• Jon Nazdin - Bass (5)
• Robbie Magruder - Drums (10, 11)

^* Remixed for The Tapegerm Collective

Samples

• Dialogue from "Nights of Love in Lesbos", a reading of The Songs of Bilitis by Pierre Louÿs (4)

References

1. Stjärnell, Anna Maria. "Review: Brief Episodes of Joy". Collected Sounds. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
2. Garibaldi, Andy. "Review: Brief Episodes of Joy". Dead Earnest. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
3. "23rd Annual Wammies - Nominees & Winners". Washington Area Music Awards. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
4. "2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Album Nominees". Just Plain Folks Music Organization. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
5. "2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Song Nominees". Just Plain Folks Music Organization. Retrieved 2 March 2011.