Possessed
by Balanescu Quartet
- Type: Album
- Released: 1993
- Label: Mute
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:09:32
- Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Breaking radically from classical traditions, the avant-garde string ensemble gained widespread notoriety with this crossover release. 'Possessed' brilliantly reimagines early electronic music鈥攎ost notably featuring dynamic, acoustic string covers of several Kraftwerk compositions.
Genres
Descriptors: repetitive, acoustic, instrumental, chamber, strings, minimal, cover
Tracklist
- Robots (8:42)
- Model (3:44)
- Autobahn (6:22)
- Computer Love (6:20)
- Pocket Calculator (3:49)
- Possessed (16:54)
- Want Me (7:42)
- No Time Before Time (11:01)
- Hanging Upside-Down (4:55)
Credits
- Caroline Dale - cello
- Bill Hawkes - viola
- Alexander Balanescu - violin, vocals, written-by
- Hutter / Bartoff / Schneider - written by
- Florian Schneider - written-by
- Karl Bartos - written-by
- Ralf H眉tter - written-by
- Hutter / Bartoff / Schultz - written by
- The Balanescu Quartet - Primary Artist
- Steve Arg眉elles - Drums, Percussion
- Miranda Sex Garden - Vocals
- David Byrne - Written-By