Scapegoat

by Ensemble Nimbus

Scapegoat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: Prophone
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 49:04
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A challenging and incredibly dense offering from the Swedish avant-garde rock collective. Combining the aggressive dissonance of Rock in Opposition with complex, modern classical arrangements, the group utilizes prominent violin, marimba, and angular electric guitar to navigate tightly composed, challenging time signatures.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, improvisation, complex, intricate, polyrhythmic, progressive, orchestral, conceptual, theatrical, suite

Tracklist

  1. Burning Arrows (8:48)
  2. Three Figures (5:30)
  3. Empty Chairs (2:39)
  4. Algrebra Of Needs (3:43)
  5. Useless Passion (3:43)
  6. Offering (7:22)
  7. The Cross Of Infamy (1:55)
  8. Trial By Error (4:42)
  9. Middle Of The Moment (1:59)
  10. Wooden Tuxedo (5:17)
  11. Epigram (3:26)

Credits

  • Ensemble Nimbus - primary artist
  • Lars Bj枚rk - clarinet, bass clarinet, effects [altered clarinet], loops, written-by
  • Bert Johnny Nilsson - painting [original painting by]
  • Kirk Chilton - viola, violin, voice, written-by
  • Tomas Bodin - keyboards [keyboard], written-by
  • Almkvist, Bj枚rk, Bodin, Bruniusson - written by
  • Stomu Imazawa - bass, written-by
  • Almkvist, Bj枚rk, Bruniusson, Imazawa - written by

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