Life Is Full of Possibilities

Life Is Full of Possibilities is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research.[14]

Life Is Full of Possibilities
Studio album by Dntel
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Dying Songs (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Glitch[1][2] IDM[3] indie electronic[4]
Length	54:45
Label	Plug Research
Dntel chronology
Something Always Goes Wrong (2000) Life Is Full of Possibilities (2001) Dumb Luck (2007)
Singles from Life Is Full of Possibilities
"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" Released: August 6, 2002

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Muzik	4/5[8]
NME	7/10[9]
Pitchfork	9.3/10[10]
PopMatters	8/10[11]
Spin	7/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes	5/5[13]
Uncut	[1]

"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, was released as a single on August 6, 2002.[15] Dntel would later collaborate with Gibbard again for an entire album, Give Up, released under the name The Postal Service.[4] The track "Life Is Full of Possibilities" includes a repeating sample of Bloop, a sound of undetermined origin.[16]

A two-disc remastered deluxe edition of Life Is Full of Possibilities was released on October 24, 2011 by Sub Pop,[17] which featured four additional songs not included on the initial release, along with remixed versions of other songs from the album.

Track listing

All music is composed by Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Umbrella" (lyrics by Dntel)	4:43
2.	"Anywhere Anyone" (lyrics by Josh Melnick and Mia Doi Todd)	4:37
3.	"Pillowcase"	3:30
4.	"Fear of Corners"	5:26
5.	"Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think" (lyrics by Dntel and Meredith Figurine)	5:43
6.	"Life Is Full of Possibilities"	6:30
7.	"Why I'm So Unhappy" (lyrics by Rachel Haden and Brian McMahan)	7:00
8.	"Fireworks"	6:48
9.	"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" (lyrics by Ben Gibbard)	5:45
10.	"Last Songs"	4:43
Total length:		54:45

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" (Safety Scissors Spilled My Drink mix)	4:13
2.	"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" (Barbara Morgenstern remix)	4:06
3.	"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" (Superpitcher Kompakt remix)	7:08
4.	"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" (Lali Puna remix)	3:41
5.	"Your Hill"	5:38
6.	"This Is How It Will Be All Over"	4:55
7.	"Anywhere Anyone" (Nobody remix)	6:42
8.	"Umbrella" (version 1)	4:46
9.	"Footprints"	6:01
10.	"Last Songs" (vocal version)	4:23
11.	"Sorry_"	5:41
12.	"Anywhere Anyone" (Silent Servant & Regis Sandwell District mix)	5:10
13.	"Anywhere Anyone" (Pearson Sound Beatless Reduction)	6:03
Total length:		68:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]

Musicians

• Dntel – music
• Meredith Figurine – vocals on "Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think"
• Ben Gibbard – vocals on "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan"
• Chris Gunst – vocals on "Umbrella"
• Rachel Haden – vocals on "Why I'm So Unhappy"
• Paul Larson – guitar on "Last Songs"
• Brian McMahan – guitar on "Why I'm So Unhappy"
• Mia Doi Todd – vocals on "Anywhere Anyone"

Additional personnel

• Low Culture – design
• Brian Tamborello – photography
• D. Zelonky – mastering

References

1. "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities". Uncut. No. 55. December 2001. p. 106.
2. Deusner, Stephen M. (August 18, 2011). "Unplanned Revisions: Dntel, 'Life is Full of Possibilities,' at Red Palace". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
3. "10 Essential IDM Albums". Treble. May 31, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
4. Simpson, Paul. "Dntel". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
5. "Reviews for Life Is Full Of Possibilities by Dntel". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
6. DiGravina, Tim. "Life Is Full of Possibilities – Dntel". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
7. Wyse, Pascal (December 21, 2001). "Dntel: Life is Full of Possibilities (Plug Research)". The Guardian. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
8. Gardner, Neil (December 2001). "DNTEL: Life Is Full of Possibilities". Muzik. No. 79. p. 65.
9. "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities". NME. January 5, 2002. p. 29.
10. Cooper, Paul (November 15, 2001). "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
11. Cober-Lake, Justin (November 10, 2011). "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities (Deluxe Edition)". PopMatters. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
12. Powell, Mike (October 24, 2011). "Dntel, 'Life Is Full of Possibilities' (Sub Pop)". Spin. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
13. Mr P. "Dntel – Life Is Full of Possibilities". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
14. "pr32". Plug Research. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
15. "Upcoming". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 72 no. 6. July 29, 2002. pp. 32–33. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
16. "Strange and mysterious sounds from the earth". Noise Addicts. August 22, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
17. "Life Is Full of Possibilities (Deluxe)". Sub Pop. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
18. Life Is Full of Possibilities (liner notes). Dntel. Plug Research. 2001. PR32CD.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Life Is Full of Possibilities at Discogs (list of releases)