Anthems From the Pleasure Park
by Backworld
- Type: Album
- Released: 1999
- Label: World Serpent
- Country: United States
- Length: 55:16
- Community rating: 3.76/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Founded by Joseph Budenholzer, Backworld specializes in a delicate, deeply melancholic strain of neofolk heavily tinged with psychedelic undertones. 'Anthems From the Pleasure Park' utilizes ethereal vocal arrangements and intricate acoustic guitars to create a soothing, deeply spiritual listening experience.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, acoustic, male-vocals, atmospheric, storytelling
Tracklist
- Of Seven Things (2:33)
- Leaves Of Autumn (3:44)
- Pleasure Park (3:32)
- Flowers Of Passion (4:09)
- The Devil's Plaything (4:10)
- Sirens Of Titan (4:04)
- Destroying Angel (2:33)
- Lake Of Ice (3:19)
- After The Fall (4:14)
- Magick Is Love (4:31)
- In The Beginning Was The End (3:58)
- The Shadow Of Eden (4:59)
- The Naked Soul (3:56)
- Bed Of Stone (5:28)
Credits
- Backworld - primary artist
- Julia Kent - cello, written-by [written with]
- Harbingerhouse - cover
- Laura Cromwell - drums [snare]
- Joseph Budenholzer - music by, lyrics by, performer
- Connie Petruk - vocals, written-by [written with]
- Laura Kraber - vocals, violin
- Holly Troy - dulcimer, written-by [written with]
- Annabel Lee - Violin
- Alexandra Rodriguez - Vocals
- Paul Geluso - Bass
- Laura Rogers - Flute, Recorder
- Michael Moynihan - Bodhr谩n
- Greg Shakar - Clarinet, Cello, Written-By [Written With]
- William Blake - Words By
- Jen Gilleran - Tabla
- Phil Puleo - Dulcimer, Written-By [Written With]
- Jarboe - Vocals
- Mechthild Of Magdeburg - Words By
- Birgit Staudt - Accordion