Birds of Passage
by Bel Canto
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 February 1990
- Label: Crammed Discs
- Country: Norway
- Length: 47:39
- Community rating: 3.41/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Luc van Lieshout, Michel Delory, Nils Johansen, Geir Jenssen, Jeannot Gillis, Anneli Drecker, Gilles Martin, Claudine Steenackers, Marc Hollander
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Emerging from the icy landscapes of Troms酶, the Norwegian trio crafted an immaculate blend of crystalline dream pop and synth-driven ethereal wave. Anneli Drecker's soaring, multi-lingual vocals anchor the lush, heavily atmospheric electronic production.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, aquatic, shimmering, spacious, delicate
Tracklist
- Look3 (4:34)
- Dewy Fields (4:03)
- Continuum (4:35)
- The Suffering (4:06)
- The Glassmaker (4:28)
- Picnic on the Moon (4:40)
- Intravenous (3:18)
- Oyster (3:06)
- Birds of Passage (5:26)
- A Shoulder to the Wheel (4:18)
- Time Without End (5:00)
Credits
- Nils Johansen - bass, guitar, programmed by, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals
- Claudine Steenackers - cello
- Michel Delory - drums, guitar
- Luc van Lieshout - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Geir Jenssen - keyboards, programmed by, piano, drum machine [tr-808], artwork [cover picture]
- Anneli Drecker - vocals, keyboards, piano
- Jeannot Gillis - violin, viola, arranged by [strings]
- Bel Canto - Primary Artist