On the Leopard Altar

by Daniel Lentz

On the Leopard Altar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Icon
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:16
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Californian composer Daniel Lentz utilized extensive live vocal layering and electronic processing on 'On the Leopard Altar'. The recording highlights his distinct, sensuous approach to post-minimalism, employing cascading delays and lush, overlapping choral harmonies to create a deeply hypnotic, pastoral atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: minimalistic

Tracklist

  1. Is it Love (9:04)
  2. Lascaux "Chumash Tombs" (9:20)
  3. On the Leopard Altar "Aztec Altar" (5:19)
  4. Wolf is Dead (10:04)
  5. Requiem (2:27)

Credits

  • Daniel Lentz - primary artist, composed by, synthesizer [moog], programmed by
  • Howie Weinberg - lacquer cut by
  • Arlene Dunlap - synthesizer [moog], instruments [wine glasses]
  • Bradford Ellis - synthesizer [moog], instruments [wine glasses]
  • David Kuehn - synthesizer [moog]
  • Dennis Parnell - voice
  • Jessica Lowe - voice, instruments [wine glasses], lyrics by
  • Paul MacKey - voice

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