''From the Caves of the Iron Mountain'' is a music album by

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and

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released in 1997 on Papa Bear Records. The album was recorded inside the

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in the

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, New York by

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using a binaural microphone setup. The recording technique makes the album very enjoyable when listening with headphones. The instruments featured on this album include

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, NS electric upright bass, various

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and East Indian flute instruments, a range of

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s and even a short passage of

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played by Jerry Marotta.

Track listing

# "Approaching the Cavern" - 1:26 # "Man Walking from A to B" - 3:40 # "In the Caves of the Iron Mountain" - 3:35 # "Drumming on Water" - 3:30 # "Devil's Kitchen" - 3:50 # "Shakers in Five" - 3:54 # "Glass Beads" - 3:26 # "Joyous Lake" - 2:35 # "Catskill Gallery" - 8:06 # "Shepherd's song" - 3:37 # "Catacombs" - 4:17 # "Magic Meadow" - 3:44 # "The Widow Jane Mine" - 3:11 # "Squeeze Box" - 1:02 {{DEFAULTSORT:From The Caves Of The Iron Mountain 1997 albums