Phantom Moon

Infobox Album |
Name = Phantom Moon
Type = Album
Artist = Duncan Sheik


Released = February 27, 2001
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Acoustic
Length =
Label = Nonesuch Records
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:idjc7ia3g7dr link]
*Entertainment Weekly (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,280098,00.html link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/duncansheik/albums/album/158612/review/5941587/phantom_moon link]
Last album = "Humming"
(1998)
This album = "Phantom Moon"
(2001)
Next album = "Daylight"
(2003)

"Phantom Moon" is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik. Released via Elektra Records' Nonesuch Records imprint, the album was a collaboration between Sheik, who provided the stark instrumentation, and poet/playwright Steven Sater, who wrote the lyrics for the album. The album is considered a tribute of sorts to Nick Drake and his album "Pink Moon". The album features contributions from the London Session Orchestra, and from guitarist Bill Frisell.

This album is notable in part for its instrumentation. Bill Frisell provides the sole electric guitar part; the rest of the album was played on acoustic guitars, pianos, and strings. Also, percussion is very spare and only appears on a few songs. These instrumentation choices help create a mood of contemplation and spirituality that supports the lyrical content.

Track listing

# "The Wilderness" (Prelude) - 1:24
# "Longing Town" - 3:27
# "Mr. Chess" - 2:38
# "The Winds That Blow" - 3:04
# "Mouth On Fire" - 5:37
# "Sad Stephen's Song" - 6:28
# "Time And Good Fortune" - 4:43
# "Far Away" - 4:32
# "This Is How My Heart Heard" - 4:13
# "A Mirror In The Heart" - 4:08
# "Lo And Behold" - 5:13
# "Requiescat" - 3:58
# "The Wilderness" - 4:24