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The Divine Punishment
''The Divine Punishment'' is the third album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on June 30, 1986 by record label Mute Records, Mute. Content ''The Divine Punishment'' is the first instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. In this instalment, she focuses on interpretations of Old Testament scripture. Reception AllMusic has retrospectively praised the album, describing it as "compelling but brutal. An ugly, brooding masterpiece." Track listing Personnel *Diamanda Galás – Singing, vocals, record producer, co-producer ;Production and additional personnel *T.J. Eng – photography *Frank Harris – Audio engineering, engineering (B1) *Naut Humon – engineering (B1) *Dave Hunt – record producer, production, engineering (A1), Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing (B1) *Richard Zvonar – engineering (B1) Release history References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, visual artist, and soprano. She has campaigned for AIDS education and the rights of the infected. Galás's commitment to addressing social issues and her involvement in collective action has made her concentrate on themes such as HIV/AIDS, AIDS, mental illness, despair, loss of dignity, political injustice, historical revisionism, and war crimes. Galás has attracted the attention of the press particularly for her voice – a soprano sfogato – and written accounts that describe her work as original and thought-provoking refer to her as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", an "aesthetic revolutionary", "a mourner for the world's victims" and "an envoy of risk, honesty and commitment". As a composer, pianist, organist and performance artist, Galás has presented mainly her own work, but her live performances have also included works by other musicians, such as the avant-garde composers Ia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
