Defixiones: Will and Testament
| Defixiones: Will and Testament | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 24 November 2003 | |||
| Recorded | September 2001–June 2002 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 96:32 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Blaise Dupuy, Diamanda Galás | |||
| Diamanda Galás chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[2] |
Defixiones: Will and Testament is a live studio performance album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 24 November 2003 by Mute Records.
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Diamanda Galás, except "Hastayim Yasiyorm" by Udi Hrant and "Άνοιξε" by Yannis Papaioannou
| No. | Title | Words by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dance: Ter Vogormia" | Siamanto (Atom Yarjanian) | 13:02 |
| 2. | "The Dance: The Desert (part one)" | Adunis (Ali Ahmad Said) | 4:11 |
| 3. | "The Dance: The Desert (part two)" | Adunis (Ali Ahmad Said) | 5:31 |
| 4. | "The Dance: Sevda Zinçiri" | Anonymous | 4:20 |
| 5. | "The Dance: Holokaftoma" | Pier Paolo Pasolini | 4:39 |
| 6. | "The Dance: Ter Vogormia (reprise)" | Siamanto (Atom Yarjanian) | 2:29 |
| 7. | "The Eagle of Tkhuma" | Freydon Bet-Abram (Atturaya) | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Orders from the Dead" | Diamanda Galás, Dido Sotiriou | 11:35 |
| No. | Title | Words by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hastayim Yasiyorum" | Udi Hrant | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Σαν πεθάνω στο καράβι" (If I Die on the Boat) | Anonymous | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Je Rame" (I Am Rowing) | Henri Michaux | 9:10 |
| 4. | "Epístola a los Transeúntes" (Epistle to the Transients) | César Vallejo | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Birds of Death" | Galás | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Άνοιξε" (Open Up) | Yannis Papaioannou | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Todesfuge" (Death Fugue) | "Todesfuge" by Paul Celan | 6:14 |
| 8. | "Artémis" | Gérard de Nerval | 5:05 |
| 9. | "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" | Blind Lemon Jefferson | 6:36 |
Personnel[edit]
- Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, arrangement, production
Production and additional personnel
- Blaise Dupuy – production, drum programming
- Rex Ray – design
- Austin Young – photography
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2003 | Mute | CD | STUMM 205 |
References[edit]
- ^ Couture, François. Defixiones: Will and Testament, Orders from the Dead at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Stosuy, Brandon (May 19, 2004). "Diamanda Galás: Defixiones, Will and Testament/La Serpenta Canta". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links[edit]
- Defixiones – Will And Testament at Discogs (list of releases)
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