Antony and the Johnsons (album)
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Antony and the Johnsons is the debut album by Antony and the Johnsons
, released in 1998.
's label Durtro
. Antony and the Johnsons was reissued by Secretly Canadian
in 2000 and 2004 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2004/12/antony_the_john_1.html.
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Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...
, released in 1998.
Releases
Originally, the album was released in 1998 on David TibetDavid Tibet
David Tibet is a British poet and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only full-time member. He had earlier collaborated with Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo...
's label Durtro
Durtro
Durtro was a British independent record label, established by the British poet, singer, songwriter, and visual artist David Tibet in 1988, to publish his own work, and that of fellow friends and musicians. It was replaced by one of Tibet's earlier labels, Coptic Cat, in 2010.Nearly every release...
. Antony and the Johnsons was reissued by Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
in 2000 and 2004 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2004/12/antony_the_john_1.html.
Track listing
All songs written by Antony HegartyAntony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.-Early life:...
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- "Twilight" – 3:49
- "Cripple and the StarfishCripple and the Starfish"Cripple and the Starfish" is a song written by Antony Hegarty and performed by Antony and the Johnsons, a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. It first appeared as a split single with a song from the group Current 93 and was soon thereafter released on Antony and the Johnsons, the...
" – 4:11 - "Hitler in My Heart" – 3:32
- "Atrocities" – 3:53
- "River of Sorrow" – 4:03
- "Rapture" – 3:57
- "Deeper Than Love" – 4:40
- "Divine" – 3:13
- "Blue Angel" – 3:35
Personnel
- Bass - François Gehin
- Cello - Vicky Leavitt
- Clarinet - William BasinskiWilliam BasinskiWilliam Basinski is a United States avant-garde composer of ambient music via tape music and process music. Basinski is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist...
- Clarinet, Saxophone - Barb Morrison
- Drums - Todd Cohen
- Engineer - Alan Douches , Erika Larsen , Rich Lamb , Roger Fife , Steve Regina
- Flute - Mariana Davenport
- Guitar [Effects] - Charles Neiland
- Harp - Baby DeeBaby DeeBaby Dee is an American performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio.-Early career:In the 1970s, Baby Dee began her musical career as a street performer, but soon decided to take work as an organist at a Catholic church in the Bronx...
- Mastered By - Denis Blackham
- Mixed By - Hahn RoweHahn RoweHahn Rowe is an internationally renowned violinist, guitarist, composer, and record producer involved in a wide-range of projects. Originally a violinist and guitarist with New York City dream-poppers Hugo Largo, Rowe became a session player in the New York scene.As a musician, he has played on...
(tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9) - Producer - Antony HegartyAntony HegartyAntony Hegarty is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.-Early life:...
- Violin - Cady Finlayson , Liz Maranville
- Voice, Piano - Antony HegartyAntony HegartyAntony Hegarty is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.-Early life:...