''To Be an Angel Blind, the Crippled Soul Divide'' is the third album by
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 ...
, released four years after ''
The Last Man to Fly''.
This is the first Tear Garden album without
Dwayne Goettel
Dwayne Rudolph Goettel (February 1, 1964August 23, 1995) was a Canadian electronic musician, best known for his work in the industrial music group Skinny Puppy. Starting his career playing for a variety of acts around Edmonton, he joined Skinny P ...
, with his death (and the end of
Skinny Puppy) a year previously. The album tends to carry a less electronic and more somber tone to it overall as
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 ...
and others changed instrumental priorities following Goettel's death and their respective moods reflecting that death. Another member of
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- ...
, Niels Van Hoornblower, appears on this album.
According to Edward Ka-Spel, the album was intended to be called ''To Be an Angel Blind, the Cripple Soul Divide'', but all copies are erroneously titled as "Crippled".
Track listing
#Ascension Day – 6:01
#We the People – 4:49
#In Search of My Rose – 4:28
#Crying from Outside – 7:03
#Psycho 9 – 5:22
#With Wings – 5:38
#Judgement Hour – 6:15
#New Eden – 4:24
#Tasteless – 4:51
#Cyberspider – 3:53
#Malice Through the Looking Glass – 7:52
#Phoenix – 5:30
#The Habit – 5:34
Notes
Personnel:
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
*The Silverman
*Ryan Moore
*Martijn De Kleer
*Niels Van Hoornblower
Guests:
*Peggy Lee
*Aeron Wild
*Mark Spybey
*Tom Anselmi
Produced by
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 ...
and Anthony Valcic.
Engineered by Anthony Valcic at Subconscious.
Mixed by Ken Marshall and Anthony Valcic, assisted by Frankie Verschuuren and Chris Peterson.
References
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1996 albums
The Tear Garden albums
Nettwerk Records albums