Dolmen Music
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Dolmen Music is an album by American composer and vocalist Meredith Monk recorded in 1980-81 and released on the ECM New Series label.[1]
Hip hop artist DJ Shadow sampled Dolmen Music on the track "Midnight in a Perfect World" from the Endtroducing..... album in 1995.
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| Robert Christgau | A- [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Meredith Monk
- "Gotham Lullaby" - 4:15
- "Travelling" - 6:15
- "The Tale" - 2:47
- "Biography" - 9:24
- "Dolmen Music: Overture and Men's Conclave/Wa-ohs/Rain/Pine Tree Lullaby/Calls/Conclusion" - 23:39
- Recorded at Hometown Studios in New York City in March 1980 (track 5), and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in January 1981 (tracks 1-4)
Personnel
- Meredith Monk — voice, piano
- Collin Walcott — percussion, violin (tracks 1-4)
- Steve Lockwood — piano (track 3)
- Andrea Goodman — voice (track 5)
- Monika Solem — voice (track 5)
- Paul Langland — voice (track 5)
- Robert Een — voice, cello (track 5)
- Julius Eastman — percussion, voice (track 5)
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed September 20, 2011
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Meredith Monk". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.