Nosferatu

by Hugh Cornwell & Robert Williams

Nosferatu cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 October 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 35:26
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A collaboration between The Stranglers' frontman and Captain Beefheart's drummer, this record offers a bleak, rhythmic exploration of post-punk and zolo. Dedicated to the classic vampire film, the compositions are characterized by jagged guitar lines, prominent percussion, and a macabre, cinematic atmosphere. It stands as a dark, experimental detour that bridges the gap between punk aggression and art-rock eccentricity.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, eccentric, percussive, experimental, minimal, atmospheric, dissonant, synth, melodic, horror, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Nosferatu (1:47)
  2. Losers In A Lost Land (4:28)
  3. White Room (3:55)
  4. Irate Caterpillars (5:02)
  5. Rythmic Itch (2:21)
  6. Wired (3:09)
  7. Big Bug (3:52)
  8. Mothra (2:59)
  9. Wrong Way Round (5:00)
  10. Puppets (2:50)

Credits

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau - cover [front]
  • Porky - lacquer cut by
  • Mark Mothersbaugh - written-by, lyrics by, synthesizer [prophet], vocals
  • Ian Underwood - synthesizer [yamaha], saxophone [soprano], synthesizer [moog]
  • David Walldroop - guitar [rhythm], guitar [solo]
  • Jack Bruce - written-by
  • Pete Brown - written-by
  • Bob Mothersbaugh - guitar, backing vocals

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