''World Diary'' is the debut solo album by American bass guitarist

Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (since 1 ...

. Recorded largely with portable digital devices in casual settings like hotel rooms or apartments as Levin toured the world in Peter Gabriel's band, the album is mostly a series of duets or trios.

Track listing

:''All songs composed by Levin and his respective collaborators'' # "Chasms" (5:21) # "The Train" (4:44) # "We Stand in Sapphire Silence" (5:45) # "Smoke (0:49) # "Etude in the Key of Guildford" (3:13) # "Espresso & the Bed of Nails" (4:46) # "Mingled Roots" (3:49) # "Nyatiti" (4:19) # "Jewels" (3:48) # "La Tristesse Amoureuse de la Nuit" (4:58) # "Heat" (6:33) # "I Cry to the Dolphined Sea" (5:41) # "The Sound of Goodbye" (3:14)

Personnel

* Tony Levin: bass guitar, Chapman stick and electric upright bass (all songs); espresso machine sample (6) *

L. Shankar Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer. Early life, family and education Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current- ...

: electric violin and vocals (1) *

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and vocals, (2, 8) *

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: train sample (2) * Brian Yamakoshi:

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(3,13) *

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: drums (3, 12) * Bendik: saxophones (4, 12) *

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: electronic drums (5, 9) *

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: percussion: (6, 11) * Levon Minassian: doudouk (7, 10) *

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: drums (10)

References

{{Authority control 1995 debut albums Tony Levin albums