This Desert

This Desert is the debut extended play (EP) by American electronic music duo The Hundred in the Hands. It was released on May 17, 2010 by Warp.[4] In an interview with Spinner, band member Jason Friedman said, "As we finished the EP and album, we saw that we had two different sounds. The EP is more washed-out with reverb and delays, and the album is crisper and more immediate, like 'Dresden.'"[5] Two songs from the EP, "Tom Tom" and "Sleepwalkers", were included as bonus tracks on the iTunes edition of the duo's eponymous debut album.[6]

This Desert
EP by The Hundred in the Hands
Released	May 17, 2010
Genre	Synthpop indie pop indie rock dream pop post-punk revival
Length	22:32
Label	Warp
Producer	Eric Broucek The Hundred in the Hands Jacques Renault
The Hundred in the Hands chronology
This Desert (2010) The Hundred in the Hands (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[2]
PopMatters	8/10[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Building in L.O.V.E."	THITH	3:28
2.	"Tom Tom"	THITH Jacques Renault	3:40
3.	"Ghosts"	THITH	3:50
4.	"Sleepwalkers"	Eric Broucek THITH	3:54
5.	"In to It"	THITH	4:05
6.	"It's Only Everything"	THITH	3:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of This Desert.[7]

The Hundred in the Hands

• The Hundred in the Hands – production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6); additional engineering (track 4)
• Eleanore Everdell – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
• Jason Friedman – bass, beats production, guitar, programming

Additional personnel

• Alex Aldi – engineering (track 2); assistant engineering (track 3)
• Eric Broucek – additional engineering (tracks 1, 5, 6); additional programming (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–6); engineering, production (track 4)
• William Kuehn – live drums (tracks 1, 4)
• Keith McColl – executive producer
• Jacques Renault – additional programming, production (track 2)
• Vito Roccoforte – live drums (track 5)
• Noel Summerville – mastering
• Chris Zane – engineering (track 2); additional engineering, mixing (track 3)

References

1. Phares, Heather. "This Desert – The Hundred in the Hands". AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
2. Ashman, Neil (May 14, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hand – This Desert". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
3. Hart, Ron (September 3, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hands: This Desert EP". PopMatters. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
4. "Discography". thehundredinthehands.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
5. Lipshutz, Jason S. (May 24, 2010). "The Hundred in the Hands Get 'Crisper' on Debut LP". Spinner. AOL. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
6. "The Hundred In the Hands (Bonus Track Version) by The Hundred In the Hands". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
7. This Desert (CD liner notes). The Hundred in the Hands. Warp. 2010. WAP293CD.CS1 maint: others (link)