Graphite (album)

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Graphite
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 26, 1999 (Poland)
RecordedMarch 1999 at Q-Sound studio, Poland
GenreGothic rock
Length66:28
LabelMetal Mind Productions
ProducerAnja Orthodox, Krzysztof Najman, Tomasz Dziubiński
Closterkeller chronology
Cyan
(1996)
Graphite
(1999)
Nero
(2003)
Singles from Graphite
  1. "Na krawędzi/Ate"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Czas komety"
    Released: 1999
Graphite (english version)
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 2003 (United States)
RecordedEnglish vocals recorded on December, 2002
GenreGothic rock
Length65:34
LabelPitchfork Promotions, Metal Mind Productions
ProducerJacek Gawłowski, Anja Orthodox, Krzysztof Najman

Graphite is the sixth studio album by Polish gothic rock band Closterkeller. It was released on April 26, 1999 in Poland through Metal Mind Productions.[1][2] The album was recorded at Q-Sound studio in March 1999.[2] The cover art was created by Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz and fotos by Edward Wosk and Marcin Wegner.[2][3] English version of album was released on March 12, 2003 in United States through Pitchfork Promotions.[2]

Graphite is considered to be one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock.[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Ate"4:05
2."Na krawędzi"4:21
3."Syrenka"3:29
4."Perła"7:12
5."Inny obszar"5:14
6."Sztuka ambicji"3:42
7."Ewa i Adam"4:49
8."Dwa dni"3:46
9."Zaklęta w marmur"4:34
10."Czas komety"3:56
11."Rozbijacz symboli"4:11
12."Miłość za pieniądze"3:33
13."Fortepian"5:15
14."Graphite"7:01

Track listing (english release)[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Athe"4:05
2."Somewhere inbetween"4:21
3."The mermaid"3:29
4."A pearl"7:12
5."The secret place"5:14
6."The ego game"3:42
7."Eve and Adam"4:49
8."Two days"3:46
9."Marble-enchanted"4:34
10."The reign of the comet"3:56
11."The symbol shatterer"4:11
12."Love for money"3:33
13."The piano"5:15
14."Graphite"7:01

Personnel[edit]

Music - Closterkeller.

Music videos[edit]

  • "Na krawędzi" (1999)
  • "Czas komety" (1999)

Release history[edit]

Original release[edit]

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
1999 Metal Mind Productions CD Poland Yes Original CD release
2002 Metal Mind Productions CD Poland Yes Box with Pastel album

English release[edit]

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
2003 Pitchfork Promotions,
Metal Mind Productions
CD United States,
Poland
No Original CD release

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Closterkeller on AlterNation website". October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Official Closterkeller website". August 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "Closterkeller on Archiwum Polskiego Rocka". 2009-09-16.
  4. ^ Babula, Jordan. Brzykcy, Paweł. Dąbrowski, Paweł. Gajewski, Marcin. Filipowski, Robert. Kirmuć, Michał. Koziczyński, Bartosz. Królikowska, Wiktoria. Królikowski, Wiesław. Kszczotek, Grzegorz. Machała, Wojciech. Pawlak, Marcin. Świrkowicz, Marek. Weiss, Wiesław. 50 na 50: najważniejsze płyty polskiego rocka (pl). Teraz Rock 4(50)/2007. ISSN 1730-394X