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1991 live album by Diamanda Galás
Plague Mass Released 1 April 1991 (1991-04-01 ) Recorded 12 October – 13 October 1990 (1990-10-13 ) Studio Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York, United States Genre Avant-garde Length 72 :52 Label Mute Producer
Blaise Dupuy
Kurt Munkacsi
Plague Mass is a live album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás . It was recorded on October 12 and 13, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine , New York City and released on April 1, 1991 by record label Mute .
Content [ edit ]
AllMusic described the performance as a "heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists."[1]
Reception [ edit ]
Trouser Press described it as "sepulchral, breathtakingly dramatic and, in the best possible sense, appalling".[3]
It was placed on Terrorizer 's list of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".[4]
Track listing [ edit ]
Title 1. "There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral" 13:13 2. "This Is The Law of the Plague" 11:44 3. "I Wake Up and I See the Face of The Devil" 5:59 4. "Confessional (Give Me Sodomy or Give Me Death)" 4:17 5. "How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon the Wicked?" 8:37 6. "Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death" 5:54 7. "Consecration" 3:44 8. "Sono L'Antichristo" 3:09 9. "Cris D'Aveugle (Blind Man's Cry)" 10:00 10. "Let My People Go " 6:05
Personnel [ edit ]
Diamanda Galás – vocals
David Linton - percussion
Kurt Munkacsi – production
Blaise Dupuy – production
Rory Johnson – executive production
Release history [ edit ]
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
United Kingdom
1991
Mute
CD , LP
STUMM 83
United States
Mute
CD, CS
9-61043
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Studio albums Collaborative albums Live albums Compilations