Absinthe (album)
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| Studio album by Naked City | ||
| Released | December 1993 | |
| Recorded | December 1992 | |
| Genre | ambient, noise | |
| Length | 47:00 | |
| Label | Avant | |
| Producer(s) | John Zorn | |
Absinthe is the final recording from the band Naked City. Unlike the band's other genre-mixing releases, the music on Absinthe is consistently in an ambient and noise style.
The titles of many of its tracks refer to the works of Paul Verlaine, Charles Baudelaire and other figures in the fin de siècle Decadent movement, and to the drink after which the album is named.
The album's cover and liner notes feature photographs by the German Surrealist Hans Bellmer.
[edit] Track listing
- "Val de Travers" – 6:19
- "Une Correspondance" – 5:09
- "La Feé Verte" – 5:12
- "Fleurs du Mal" – 4:06
- "Artemisia Absinthium" – 4:31
- "Notre Dame de L'Oubli (for Olivier Messiaen)" – 4:48
- "Verlaine: Part I: Un Midi Moins Dix" – 4:24
- "Verlaine: Part II: La Bleue" – 6:01
- "...Rend Fou" – 6:03
[edit] Musicians
- John Zorn - alto sax
- Bill Frisell - guitar
- Wayne Horvitz - keyboards
- Fred Frith - bass
- Joey Baron - drums
[edit] Liner Notes
- All music by John Zorn
- Published by Theatre of Musical Optics, BMI
- Produced by John Zorn
- Executive Producer: Disk Union
- Recorded at Electric Lady, NYC December 1992
- Mixed at Platinum Island, NYC January 1993
- Engineered by Joe Ferla
- Assistant Engineer: Hoover Le
- Mastered by Scott Hull
- Cover photo: Hans Bellmer "Les Jeux de la Poupée"
- Design: Tomoyo T.L. (Karath=Razar)
- Photo typesetting: Lisa Wells
- Special thanks to: Fujieda Mamoru, Giacinto Scelsi, Mick Harris
