| Defixiones: Will and Testament | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 24 November 2003 | |||
| Recorded | September 2001–June 2002 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 96:32 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Blaise Dupuy, Diamanda Galás | |||
| Diamanda Galás chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [2] |
Defixiones: Will and Testament is a live studio performance album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 24 November 2003 by Mute Records.
Track listing
All music is composed by Diamanda Galás, except "Hastayim Yasiyorm" by Udi Hrant and "Άνοιξε" by Yannis Papaioannou
| No. | Title | Words by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dance: Ter Vogormia" | Siamanto (Atom Yarjanian) | 13:02 |
| 2. | "The Dance: The Desert (part one)" | Adunis (Ali Ahmad Said) | 4:11 |
| 3. | "The Dance: The Desert (part two)" | Adunis (Ali Ahmad Said) | 5:31 |
| 4. | "The Dance: Sevda Zinçiri" | Anonymous | 4:20 |
| 5. | "The Dance: Holokaftoma" | Pier Paolo Pasolini | 4:39 |
| 6. | "The Dance: Ter Vogormia (reprise)" | Siamanto (Atom Yarjanian) | 2:29 |
| 7. | "The Eagle of Tkhuma" | Freydon Bet-Abram (Atturaya) | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Orders from the Dead" | Diamanda Galás, Dido Sotiriou | 11:35 |
| No. | Title | Words by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hastayim Yasiyorum" | Udi Hrant | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Σαν πεθάνω στο καράβι" (If I Die on the Boat) | Anonymous | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Je Rame" (I Am Rowing) | Henri Michaux | 9:10 |
| 4. | "Epístola a los Transeúntes" (Epistle to the Transients) | César Vallejo | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Birds of Death" | Galás | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Άνοιξε" (Open Up) | Yannis Papaioannou | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Todesfuge" (Death Fugue) | " Todesfuge" by Paul Celan | 6:14 |
| 8. | "Artémis" | Gérard de Nerval | 5:05 |
| 9. | "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" | Blind Lemon Jefferson | 6:36 |
Personnel
- Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, arrangement, production
Production and additional personnel
- Blaise Dupuy – production, drum programming
- Rex Ray – design
- Austin Young – photography
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2003 | Mute | CD | STUMM 205 |
References
- ^ Couture, François. Defixiones: Will and Testament, Orders from the Dead at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Stosuy, Brandon (May 19, 2004). "Diamanda Galás: Defixiones, Will and Testament/La Serpenta Canta". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links
- Defixiones – Will And Testament at Discogs (list of releases)
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