The Drama of Exile

by Nico

The Drama of Exile cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1983
  • Label: Aura
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 40:01
  • Community rating: 3.25/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally recorded in 1981 but plagued by intense legal disputes and theft of the master tapes, this project was entirely re-recorded for this slightly altered release. 'The Drama of Exile' steps away from the bleak, harmonium-driven dirges of the former Velvet Underground chanteuse's 1970s output, embracing jagged post-punk rhythms and Middle Eastern melodic scales. The tense, chaotic production vividly reflects the severe personal and chemical turbulence that characterized her itinerant lifestyle during this period.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. One More Chance (4:14)
  2. The Sphinx (4:01)
  3. Saeta (3:30)
  4. Genghis Khan (3:35)
  5. Heroes (5:42)
  6. Henry Hudson (3:47)
  7. 60/40 (4:36)
  8. Orly Flight (2:50)
  9. Vegas (3:30)
  10. I'm Waiting For The Man (4:16)

Credits

  • Nico - primary artist, written-by
  • Steve Cordona - drums
  • Mahamad Hadi - lead guitar, bouzouki, performer [simisha], backing vocals, piano
  • Andy Clark - organ, piano, synthesizer
  • J.J. Johnson - percussion, trumpet
  • Gary Barnacle - saxophone, drums
  • Thierry Matioszek - violin [electric], backing vocals
  • Brian Eno - written-by

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