Site Anubis is an album by Paul Schütze and Phantom City, released in 1996 through Big Cat Records. It is a concept album in which urban catastrophe is caused by an 800-foot statue of the Egyptian god Anubis.[2]
| Site Anubis | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Schütze and Phantom City | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Wolff 2.8.1 Studio, Basel, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, electronic | |||
| Length | 59:30 | |||
| Label | Big Cat UK | |||
| Producer | Paul Schütze | |||
| Paul Schütze chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Background and recording
editThough the album credits all songs as being written by Paul Schütze, Schütze has said that "None of it was written - it was all improvised."[2] The album was recorded through dubbing parts played by musicians who never met in person; bassist Bill Laswell played over Schütze's electronics in New York, then passed the results to drummer Dirk Wachtelaer in Brussels, who recorded his parts and then passed the music on to the next performer.[2]
Several of the album's musicians united for live performances, which are documented on Shiva Recoil: Live/Unlive (1997).
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Paul Schütze
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Future Nights" | 12:23 |
| 2. | "An Early Mutation" | 7:25 |
| 3. | "Blue Like Petrol" | 7:15 |
| 4. | "The Big God Blows In" | 7:03 |
| 5. | "Ten Acre Ghost" | 6:30 |
| 6. | "Eight Legs Out of Limbo" | 12:34 |
| 7. | "Inflammable Shadow (aka Vermilion Sands II)" | 6:27 |
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Raoul Björkenheim – guitar
- Alex Buess – bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet on "An Early Mutation", "Blue Like Petrol" and "Ten Acre Ghost"; additional engineering and mixing
- Lol Coxhill – soprano saxophone on "Eight Legs Out of Limbo" and "Inflammable Shadow"
- Julian Priester – trombone on "The Big God Blows In" and "Eight Legs Out of Limbo"
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar
- Paul Schütze – keyboards, tape, sampler, production, engineering, mixing, design
- Dirk Wachtelaer – drums
- Production and additional personnel
- Denis Blackham – mastering
- Anne-Louise Falsone – design
- Andrew Hulme – engineering
- Tsunehisa Kimura – photography
References
edit- ^ Tilland, William. "Site Anubis". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. p. 344. ISBN 0 7043 8036 6.