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The Forest

David Byrne

1991 · Electronic

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The Forest by David Byrne

The Forest is a Classical album by David Byrne, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.

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The Forest is an instrumental album by recording artist David Byrne, and released in 1991. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originally used in a Robert Wilson directed theatre piece with the same name. The Forest premiered at the Theater der Freien Volksbuhne, Berlin in 1988. The above last.fm track listing is incomplete. The entire contents of the album released by Luaka Bop, June 1991, include: 1. "Ur" – 13:08 2. "Kish" - 5:47 3. "Dura Europus" - 3:27 4. "Samara" - 5:40 5. "Nineveh" - 3:34 6. "Ava" - 12:14 7. "Machu Picchu" - 3:14 8. "Tula" - 4:20 9. "Teotihuacan" - 2:37 10. "Asuka" - 7:33 All tracks composed by David Byrne. Released: June 1991 Recorded : 1990-91 Genre: Classical Length: 61:34 Label: Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. Records/Sire.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Ur13:07
  2. 2Kish5:50
  3. 3Dura Europus3:27
  4. 4Samara5:40
  5. 5Nineveh3:34
  6. 6Ava12:15
  7. 7Machu Picchu3:13
  8. 8Tula4:19
  9. 9Teotihuacan2:37
  10. 10Asuka7:33

Sound DNA

  • Classical
  • Modern & Contemporary
  • synthetic
  • meditative
  • cinematic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded at Entourage Studios, N. Hollywood.
Also Recorded at Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin.
Additional Recording and Mixing at The Bakery Recording Studios, N. Hollywood.
Similar to The Forest (US 1991) (opens in a new tab) but has ARC in Matrix
Some of this music was originally heard in THE FOREST, a theatre piece By Robert Wilson and David Byrne. Directed by Robert Wilson. Premiered at the Theater der Freien Volksbuhne, Berlin in 1988.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alan BroadbentPIANO
  • Alan EstesPERCUSSION
  • Alan KaplanTROMBONE
  • Bernie DreselPERCUSSION
  • Bill NewVOCALS
  • Bobbi PageVOCALS
  • Camilla HoitengaFLUTE
  • Christian PittiusORGAN, CELESTA PIANO PIANO, ORGAN, CELESTA
  • Dan NeufeldVIOLIN
  • David ByrneVOCALS
  • David ShambanCELLO
  • Don MarkeseBASS CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET, BASS CLARINET
  • Dorle SommerVIOLA
  • Eric LambergerCLARINET
  • Ernie CarlsonTROMBONE
  • Frieder SteinleTRUMPET
  • Ghislain HerveBASS CLARINET
  • Helmut MenzlerCELLO

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