''The Last Man to Fly'' is
The Tear Garden
The Tear Garden is a psychedelic/experimental/electronic band, formed by Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy in 1985 after Key served as a sound engineer on tour in Canada for Ka-Spel. An EP, ''The Tear Gard ...
's second full release, released five years after the first. The album was the product of a single five hour long recording session.
A single title "Romulus and Venus" was released and was well received by critics.
This time
cEvin Key
Kevin William Crompton (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as cEvin Key, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. He is best known as a member of the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded in 1982 wi ...
's bandmate
D. Rudolph Goettel from
Skinny Puppy became a permanent member of The Tear Garden. Also joining the band were The Silverman, Ryan Moore, and Martijn de Kleer from
Edward Ka-Spel
Edward Sharp, better known by his stage name Edward Ka-Spel, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, born in London on 23 January 1954, to a family with East Anglia connections. He is best known for his work with the band The Legendary Pi ...
's own
The Legendary Pink Dots
The Legendary Pink Dots (LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980. In 1984, the band moved to Amsterdam, playing with rotating musicians and having, as core members, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Edward Ka- ...
, expanding the band from simply being an Edward and cEvin duo (with guests), as the previous release was.
Accompanying this release was their second
EP, ''Sheila Liked the Rodeo''.
Track listing
#"Hyperform" – 5:12
#"The Running Man" – 8:22
#"Turn Me On, Dead Man" – 6:37
#"Romulus and Venus" – 6:08
#"The Great Lie" – 4:49
#"Empathy with the Devil" – 7:52
#"Circles in the Sand" – 3:27
#"Love Notes & Carnations" – 5:19
#"A Ship Named 'Despair'" – 3:41
#"White Coats and Haloes" – 2:19
#"Isis Veiled" – 3:22
#"Last Post" – 8:58
#"3-D Technicolour Scrambled Egg / Trip Down the Hell-Hole (with Canary)" – 7:09
Notes
Personnel:
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cEvin Key
Kevin William Crompton (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as cEvin Key, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. He is best known as a member of the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded in 1982 wi ...
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Edward Ka-Spel
Edward Sharp, better known by his stage name Edward Ka-Spel, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, born in London on 23 January 1954, to a family with East Anglia connections. He is best known for his work with the band The Legendary Pi ...
*
Dwayne Rudolph Goettel
*The Silverman
*Ryan Moore
*Martijn De Kleer
*
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer, mixer, songwriter and musician. The former member of bands Skinny Puppy and Jakalope started his recording career in Vancouver working as an engineer at Mushroom Studios. He has been described by ...
Engineered by Ken Marshall at Mushroom in August 1991.
Edited by Anthony Valcic.
References
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1992 albums
The Tear Garden albums
Nettwerk Records albums