Desertshore
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| Studio album by Nico | |||||
| Released | 1970 | ||||
| Recorded | Sound Techniques Ltd., London; Studios Davout, Paris; 1970 | ||||
| Genre | Avante-Garde Folk | ||||
| Length | 28:51 | ||||
| Label | Reprise Records | ||||
| Producer | John Cale / Joe Boyd | ||||
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Desertshore is the name of a gothic-folk album with neoclassical and avant-garde elements, recorded and released by Nico in 1970. It was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd.
The back and front covers features stills from the film La cicatrice interiere by Philippe Garrel, which starred Nico, Garrel and Ari Boulogne. Several of the songs from this LP are included on the soundtrack of the film.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Nico
- "Janitor of Lunacy" - 4:01
- "The Falconer" - 5:39
- "My Only Child" - 3:27
- "Le Petit Chevalier" - 1:12
- "Abschied" - 3:02
- "Afraid" - 3:27
- "Mütterlein" - 4:38
- "All That Is My Own" - 3:54
[edit] Personnel
- Nico: vocals, harmonium, harpsichord, prompter
- John Cale: all other instruments except trumpet
- John Cale, Adam Miller and Annagh Wood: harmony voices
- Ari Boulogne: vocals on "Le Petit Chevalier"
[edit] Throbbing Gristle Cover
Industrial music group Throbbing Gristle went into the studio to record a reinterpretation of Desertshore for a 2008 release. The studio session was made open to the public and the entirety of the 3 day, 12 hours session was recorded and given a limited press, released as The Desertshore Installation.
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