The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly (album)
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The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly is the debut album
by indie band Le Loup
. It was released on September 11, 2007. It is named after the eponymous artwork by outsider art
ist, James Hampton
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by indie band Le Loup
Le Loup
Le Loup is an American indie band founded in September, 2006, in Washington, D.C. by Sam Simkoff . The band also includes Christian Ervin , Michael Ferguson , Dan Ryan , Robert Sahm and Jim Thomson . Their name is French for "The Wolf"...
. It was released on September 11, 2007. It is named after the eponymous artwork by outsider art
Outsider Art
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut , a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane-asylum inmates.While...
ist, James Hampton
James Hampton (artist)
James Hampton was a janitor who secretly built a large assemblage of religious art from scavenged materials and is considered an outsider artist.-Early life:...
.
Track listing
All songs composed by Sam Simkoff except as noted.- "Canto I" (Bryan Oemler, Simkoff) – 2:38
- "Planes Like Vultures." – 3:04
- "Outside of This Car, the End of the World" – 2:54
- "To the Stars! To the Night!" – 3:14
- "(Storm)" (Christian Ervin) – 2:13
- "We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!" – 3:17
- "Breathing Rapture" – 2:54
- "Look to the West." – 2:51
- "(Howl)" (Ervin, Simkoff) – 1:01
- "Le Loup (Fear Not)" – 4:14
- "Canto XXXIV" (Ervin, Simkoff) – 3:47
- "I Had a Dream I Died." (Ervin, Simkoff) – 7:20
Personnel
- Sam Simkoff – keyboard, banjo
- Christian Ervin – computer
- Michael Ferguson – guitar
- Robert Sahm – drums
- Jim Thomson – guitar