- York (First Exit to Brooklyn)
Infobox Album | Name = York (First Exit to Brooklyn)
Type =Album
Artist =The Foetus Symphony Orchestra
Released =March 11 ,1997
Recorded = The Anchorage,Brooklyn (July 18 ,1996 )
Genre =Jazz ,No Wave
Length = 46:29
Label =Thirsty Ear
Producer =J. G. Thirlwell
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:v7j20r5at489 link]
*Sonic-Boom.com (ambiguous) [http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/foetus-2.html link]
*"The Wire" (unfavorable) [http://foetus.org/text/wire164.html text at foetus.org]
Last album = "Null/Void "
(1996)
This album = "York (First Exit to Brooklyn)"
(1997)
Next album = "Flow"
(2001) |"York (First Exit to Brooklyn)" is an album by
The Foetus Symphony Orchestra featuringLydia Lunch , released in 1997 byThirsty Ear . "York" isBig Cat Records #ABB148XCD.As opposed to every other Foetus album, "York" is a wholly collaborative work. A "travelogue and exploration of
DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass)" [http://foetus.org/discog/york.html] , "York" featuresJ. G. Thirlwell as composer and conductor for a group of notableNew York City musicians. The musicians, almost all of which had worked with Thirlwell previously, were encouraged to freelyimprovise on their parts. Lydia Lunch, a regular Thirlwell collaborator, narrates the proceedings.Track listing
#"Black Adonis" – 10:26
#"Crumpled City" – 10:00
#"Puddlin' Doorway" – 9:07
#"Egomaniacs with Insecurity Problems" – 10:12
#"Arschficken" – 6:44*"Arschficken" is a version of
Wiseblood 's "The Fudge Punch."Personnel
*
J. G. Thirlwell - vocals, conch shell,tin whistle , Master of Disaster
*Brian Emrich - Bass,e-bow , bass synth
*Steve Bernstein -Trumpet , slide trumpet
*David Ouimet -Trombone
*Marcus Rojas -Tuba ,didgeridoo
*Oren Bloedow -Guitar , electricoud
*Kurt Wolf - Guitar
*Vinnie Signorelli - drums
*Lydia Lunch -Narrator Production
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J. G. Thirlwell - Production, design
*Rob "Rok" Sutton - Engineering
*Mark Droescher - RenderingExternal links
* [http://foetus.org/discog/york.html "York"] at foetus.org
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