''The Half-Life of Desire'' is an album by the Either/Orchestra recorded in 1989, with one track from 1988, and released by the Accurate Records label the following year. Either/Orchestra Discography
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Reception

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's Brian Olewnick called it "Either/Orchestra's finest, most accomplished release" and said: "Beautifully recorded by legendary engineer Rudy van Gelder, the band is extraordinarily tight and vibrant, showing none of the muddy quality that would sully some of their later work ... Quite a journey, resulting in arguably the best of this unusual band's release. Very highly recommended".

Track listing

# "Strange Meridian" (Russ Gershon) – 8:28 # "Premonitions" (Curtis Hasselbring) – 5:29 # "The Half-Life of Desire" (Gershon) – 5:30 # "He Who Hesitates" (Hasselbring) – 7:54 # "

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Personnel

* Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, arranger *John Carlson, Tom Halter – trumpet, flugelhorn * Curtis Hasselbring, Russell Jewell – trombone *Douglas Yates – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone *Charlie Kohlhase – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone *

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– piano, organ, DX7 *John Dirac – electric guitar, arranger *Mike Rivard – bass *

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– vocals, guitar, arranger (track 5) *Robb Rawlings – alto saxophone (track 5) *Dave Finucane – bass clarinet (track 5) *Kenny Freundlich – piano, synthesizer (track 5)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Half-Life of Desire, The Either/Orchestra albums 1990 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio