Inner Sanctum

by Pet Shop Boys

Inner Sanctum cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 April 2019
  • Label: x2
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:43:57
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: David Woolley, film technician, Christina Chads, Rupert Style, Christina Hizon, Simon Tellier, Afrika Green, Angela Becker

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Documenting their four-night residency at London's Royal Opera House, 'Inner Sanctum' offers an immersive dive into the Pet Shop Boys' catalog. The live release emphasizes the driving, club-oriented electronic arrangements of their 'Super' era, juxtaposing the high-culture venue with an intense, laser-filled synth-pop spectacle.

Genres

Descriptors: Live, Theatrical, spectacle, Club

Tracklist

  1. Inner Sanctum - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (4:35)
  2. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (2:51)
  3. The Pop Kids / In The Night / Burn - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (11:11)
  4. Love is a Bourgeois Construct - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (6:43)
  5. New York City Boy - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (3:40)
  6. Se A Vida 茅 (That's The Way Life Is) - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (4:16)
  7. Love Comes Quickly - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (5:38)
  8. Love Etc. - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (3:48)
  9. The Dictator Decides / Inside A Dream - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (9:20)
  10. West End Girls - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (5:10)
  11. Home And Dry / The Enigma - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (7:38)
  12. Vocal / The Sodom and Gomorrah Show - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (8:56)
  13. It's a Sin - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (5:43)
  14. Left To My Own Devices - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (5:25)
  15. Heart / Go West - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (7:59)
  16. Domino Dancing - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (4:52)
  17. Always On My Mind - Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (4:16)
  18. The Pop Kids - Reprise / Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018 (1:45)

Credits

  • Becki Howell - choreography [assistant]
  • Lynne Page - directed by [stage direction], choreography
  • David Barnard - film director
  • Christina Hizon - keyboards, violin, vocals
  • Simon Tellier - keyboards, vocals, electronic drums [electronic percussion]
  • Robert Allsopp - make-up [masks], hair [headpieces]
  • Pete Gleadall - music director [musical director], programmed by [programmer]
  • Andy Crookston - tour manager

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