''I and I Shall Descend'' is the fourth studio album by

Aurora Sutra ''Aurora Sutra'' was a German dark wave band that was formed in Hamburg by Patricia Nigiani and Peter Spilles, both members of Project Pitchfork. They began recording under the name Aurora, but added the "Sutra" after the release of their debut ...

, released on March 30, 1998 by Sound Factory.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from ''I and I Shall Descend'' liner notes. Aurora Sutra * Carsten Klatte (as Lacasa Del Cid) – programming, production, vocals (1, 2, 7), double bass (1, 4, 8), tom tom (1, 4, 9), electric guitar (1, 5),

bagpipes Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, No ...

(2, 4),

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(3, 5), acoustic guitar (4, 5), tambourine (5, 9),

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

(5, 10),

chanter The chanter is the part of the bagpipe upon which the player creates the melody. It consists of a number of finger-holes, and in its simpler forms looks similar to a recorder. On more elaborate bagpipes, such as the Northumbrian bagpipes or the ...

(3), sitar (3), tabla (3), gong (3), EBow (5),

djembe A djembe or jembe ( ; from Maninka language, Malinke ''jembe'' , N'Ko script, N'Ko: ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe ...

(5), tin whistle (8) Saz (9), Bongos (9),

Cymbal A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs soun ...

(9), electric guitar (10), piano (10) * Patricia Nigiani – lead vocals, production * Friedrich Paravicini – violoncello (2, 8), double bass (2) Production and design * Axel Ermes – production, bells (10) * Marcus Eschke – photography * Ralf Fleischhauer – mastering * Hauke Harms – production * Ulrike Rank – design

Release history

References

External links

''I and I Shall Descend''
at Discogs (list of releases)
''I and I Shall Descend''
at

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