Big Mess is Danny Elfman’s sprawling, unpredictable return to solo work, first released in 2021 and later expanded into this deluxe 4xLP edition. Split across original compositions, remixes, and reimagined versions, the album is both a visceral outburst and a dense sonic experiment. Elfman confronts aging, politics, and existential dread with jagged guitars, orchestral swells, and industrial chaos.

Discs 1 and 2 form the core album—unfiltered and theatrical. Discs 3 and 4 dive into the experimental, with remixes by HEALTH, Xiu Xiu, Machine Girl, Squarepusher, and more, offering distorted reflections of Elfman’s original intensity. For fans of both his film work and avant-garde rock, Big Mess is an uncompromising and deeply personal double-album experience.

Tracklist:

Disc 1
Side A:
A1. Sorry
A2. True
A3. In Time
A4. Everybody Loves You

Side B:
B1. Dance With The Lemurs
B2. Serious Ground
B3. Choose Your Side
B4. We Belong

Disc 2
Side C:
C1. Happy
C2. Just A Human
C3. Devil Take Away
C4. Love In The Time Of Covid
C5. Native Intelligence

Side D:
D1. Better Times
D2. Cruel Compensation
D3. Kick Me
D4. Get Over It
D5. Insects

Disc 3 – Remixes
Side A:
A1. We Belong (Rafiq Bhatia Remix)
A2. Serious Ground (Xiu Xiu Remix)
A3. Happy (33EMYBW Remix)
A4. Insects (Machine Girl Insecticidal Tendencies Remix)
A5. In Time (HEALTH Remix)

Side B:
B1. Kick Me (Zach Hill Remix)
B2. Sorry (Kid606 Remix)
B3. Everybody Loves You (Boris Remix)
B4. We Belong (Squarepusher Remix)

Disc 4 – Bonus Remixes & Vocal Features
Side C:
C1. Kick Me (Zach Hill Remix V2 – Zach Plays Drums)
C2. Insects (Debugged & Refucked Machine Girl Remix)
C3. Insects (Stu Brooks Remix)
C4. In Time (It All Falls Down – clipping. Remix)

Side D:
D1. True
D2. Native Intelligence
D3. Kick Me
D4. In Time
D5. We Belong