Shinjuku Thief - The Witch Hunter


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Label: Dorobo
Catalog#: Dorobo 009
Format: CD, Album
Country:Australia
Released:1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Modern Classical, Ambient
Credits: Artwork By - I+T=R
Bass [Bowed] - Milton M.
Composed By, Arranged By, Producer - Darrin Verhagen
Guitar [Loops] - Mark Stafford
Mastered By - François Tétaz
Saxophone [Multiphonics, Textures] - Byron Scullin
Trombone - Charles Tétaz
Trumpet [Textures] - Anthony Norris
Violin - Eryn Tooey
Violin [Harmonics] - Dimitri Kyriakov
Vocals - Hulda Lange
Notes:The second release in the "Witch" trilogy.
Rating: 4.13/5 (16 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

1   Prelude - In The Wake Of Walpurga's Ashes (5:12)
2   A Black Furrow (4:25)
3   Cobwebs And Vinegar (3:01)
4   Shadow Path (3:54)
5   A Swim At Night (4:23)
6   The Second Dream (5:08)
7   Blue Flame (3:54)
8   Smoke And Ice (4:04)
9   Marias' Shirt (2:04)
10   Berserkir (4:54)
11   The Witch Hunter (5:44)
12   Four Ember Weeks Of Ecstatic Sleep (6:21)
User Reviews:
Alastis, Apr 02, 2006

This is a modern classic, no less (just like two other parts of the trilogy). Its also as far removed from mass-produced music as possible. Its all about atmosphere - although mostly vocal-less, title are usually speaking for themselves (Shadow Path, A Swim At Night). In a way its an audio analogue of nicely crafted book written by the likes of Kafka (whose influence of Darrin Verhagen is enormous). So there you have it - an item to treasure and keep, unlike much of todays music.

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