The Litanies of Satan
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The Litanies of Satan is the debut album of avant-garde
performer Diamanda Galás
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Side B:
The vinyl in some issues are oppositely labeled.
"The Litanies of Satan" (from the poem by Charles Baudelaire
) devotes itself to the emeraldine perversity of the life struggle in Hell. for solo voice, tape, and electronics.
"Wild Women with Steak-Knives" (from the tragedy-grotesque by D. Galas – "Eyes Without Blood") is a cold examination of unrepentant monomania, the devoration instinct, for which the naive notion of filial mercy will only cock a vestigial grin. for solo scream.
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
performer Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás is an American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter.Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", with her three and a half octave vocal range. She often screams, hisses and growls...
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Track listing
Side A:- "The Litanies of Satan" – 17:48
Side B:
- "Wild Women with Steak-Knives (The Homicidal Love Song for Solo Scream)" – 12:04
The vinyl in some issues are oppositely labeled.
Album Notes
These liner notes appear in the original vinyl release of the album:"The Litanies of Satan" (from the poem by Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. His most famous work, Les Fleurs du mal expresses the changing nature of beauty in modern, industrializing Paris during the nineteenth century...
) devotes itself to the emeraldine perversity of the life struggle in Hell. for solo voice, tape, and electronics.
"Wild Women with Steak-Knives" (from the tragedy-grotesque by D. Galas – "Eyes Without Blood") is a cold examination of unrepentant monomania, the devoration instinct, for which the naive notion of filial mercy will only cock a vestigial grin. for solo scream.
Personnel
- Diamanda GalásDiamanda GalásDiamanda Galás is an American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter.Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", with her three and a half octave vocal range. She often screams, hisses and growls...
– Vocals - Dave Hunt – Music Production; Sound Engineer for "The Litanies of Satan"
- Dick O'Dell – Executive Producer
- Richard Zvonar – Sound Engineer for "Wild Women with Steak-Knives"
- Durane Rene Begault – Assistant Sound Engineer for "Wild Women with Steak-Knives"
- Will Gullette – Cover Photo
- Kent Strother – Environment
- Martyn Lambert – Sleeve Layout