Saint of the Pit
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Saint of the Pit is the fourth full-length album by avant-garde
performer Diamanda Galás
, and the second installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. In this installment, she focuses on musical settings of poems by French Decadents.
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...
, and the second installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. In this installment, she focuses on musical settings of poems by French Decadents.
Track listing
Personnel
- F. M. EinheitF. M. EinheitFrank-Martin Strauß, better known as F.M. Einheit and also known as Mufti, is an industrial and electronic musician from Germany....
- Drums (Side 2, Track 2), Chains (Side 1, Track 2) - 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, Organ, Synthesizer, Producer - Gareth JonesGareth JonesGareth Jones may refer to:* Gareth Stedman Jones , British historian* Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones...
- Producer - Paul Kendall - Recording (Side 1, Track 1)