Patrick Wolf - Lycanthropy

Label:

Tomlab

Catalog#:

tom 37

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Germany

Released:

13 Apr 2004

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

IDM, Synth-pop

Tracklist

1	Prelude	1:32	X
	Recorder - Leo Chadburn
2	Wolf Song	3:28	X
	Double Bass - Prince April Recorder - Leo Chadburn
3	Bloodbeat	3:50	X
4	To The Lighthouse	4:05	X
	Cello - Jo Zeitlin Lute - Matt Jones (11) Recorder - Leo Chadburn
5	Pigeon Song	3:34	X
	Double Bass - Prince April
6	Don't Say No	4:02	X
7	The Childcatcher	4:28	X
	Clarinet [Bass], Recorder - Leo Chadburn
8	Demolition	6:06	X
	Cello - Jo Zeitlin Recorder - Leo Chadburn
9	London	3:54	X
	Backing Vocals - Miss Jo Apps* Strings - Wandsworth Chamber Orchestra, The
10	Paris	4:46	X
11	Peter Pan	1:53	X
	Lute [Theorbo] - Matt Jones (11) Recorder [Bass] - Leo Chadburn
12	Lycanthropy	4:10	X
	Backing Vocals - Bonnie (4) , Jo Apps , Leo Chadburn , Prince April
13	A Boy Like Me	3:29	X
	Handclaps - Wattle And Daub
14	Epilogue	2:08	X
	Double Bass - Prince April

Credits

Harmonium, Clarinet [Broken], Viola, Vocals, Ukulele [Baritone], Electric Piano [Farfisa], Electric Piano [Kawai], Performer [Gunfire], Violin, Accordion, Guitar, Piano, Written-by, Arranged By, Producer, Mixed By, Mastered By - Patrick Wolf
Mixed By, Mastered By - Kristian Robinson

Notes

Mixed and mastered at Island Row Studios.

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Review by techsoul Jul 23, 2008

Patrick Wolf somehow manages to use experimental electronica and harsh, distorted beats as the cornerstone for a wonderfully modern vision of British Folk music. But the electronics aren't just there to sound 'different' or 'avantgarde' - they really 'click' with the traditional instruments and become a bunch of songs you'll remember.

'Lycanthropy' seems to circle around the experience of adolescence when it tells the story of a boy who slightly becomes a wolf. Sung with impressive vocal talent, the lyrics are strange, poetic and mature - I still can't get my head around the fact that Patrick Wolf was only 20 years old when he wrote and recorded this emotional rollercoaster ride, also playing many of the instruments himself! Touching and personal, this album transmits its artists identity with every second. You'll either love it or hate it for that.

As creative and deeply original as Björk when it comes to combine traditional music with modern day electronics, Patrick Wolf is a multi-talented genius to be watched in the future.