''Desolate'' is the second

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by Alien Faktor, released in 1995 by

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Reception

A critic for ''Sonic Boom'' praised ''Desolate'' appreciated the musical diversity of the album and said "each track depicts a single discrete scene but listened to as a whole the listener can begin to appreciate the full effect of the experience."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Desolate'' liner notes. Alien Faktor * Tom Muschitz –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, programming,

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, recording, mixing, mastering Additional musicians * Peter Balestrieri –

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

(3) * Lars Hansen –

and programming (5), * Leif Hansen – programming (5) * Mike Hunsberger – guitar (6, 7),

sampler Sampler may refer to: * Sampler (signal), a digital signal processing device that converts a continuous signal to a discrete signal * Sampler (needlework), a handstitched piece of embroidery used to demonstrate skill in needlework * Sampler (surna ...

(2) * Dan Kucza – guitar (1) * Karl J. Paloucek – fretless bass (1) * Terry Reed (as Warlock) – vocals and arrangements (3) * Bill Stace –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(7) Production and design * Daniel Streng –

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Release history

References

External links

''Desolate''
at

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