Songs From Cities of Decay

by Lach'n Jonsson

Songs From Cities of Decay cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Bauta
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 46:16
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating firmly within the Scandinavian Rock in Opposition scene, the Swedish composer crafts deeply unsettling, surreal arrangements. 'Songs From Cities of Decay' navigates dark, theatrical themes through complex instrumentation and heavily fractured, unconventional time signatures.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, progressive, uncommon-time-signatures, melodic, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. Han S氓g ... = He Saw ... (3:33)
  2. Stad = City (3:37)
  3. Song Of The Rats (2:38)
  4. Askvaelsen = Creature Of Ashes (2:16)
  5. Ur Tr盲sken Och Skogarna = Out Of The Swamps And Forests (2:52)
  6. Vindens S氓ng = The Song Of The Wind (2:42)
  7. Livsk盲nslan = The Feeling Of Life (1:47)
  8. Tomma Bakg氓rdar = Empty Backyards (2:41)
  9. Monument = Monuments (Del A-G) (24:10)

Credits

  • G枚ran Littorin - artwork [bilder: koppargrafik, mezzotint]
  • Birgitta Trotzig - text by [texter]

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