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The Plague (mode20)

by Neely Bruce

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Eight Ghosts - 49 03:40
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Eight Ghosts - 38 01:30
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Eight Ghosts - 25 02:59
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Eight Ghosts - 58 01:23
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Eight Ghosts - 39 (Marilyn Monroe) 04:52
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Eight Ghosts - 21 02:25
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Eight Ghosts - 28 02:14
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Eight Ghosts - 28 02:02
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The Dream of the Other Dreamers 07:30
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The Plague - I: Johnny Boccaccio Reports On The Plague 01:55
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The Plague - Song: "The Doctor's Art" 03:10
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The Plague - Revelation 00:48
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The Plague - II: The Persecution Of The Jews 02:12
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The Plague - III. The Song Of The Flagellants 02:30
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The Plague - IV. The Bonfires of Clement VI 02:45
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The Plague - V. Dance Music 03:01
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The Plague - VI. Madrigals 03:19
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The Plague - VII. Chemical Pollution 03:01
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The Plague - VIII. The Plague Spreads 04:48
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The Plague - IX. The Canticle Of Habakkuk 03:29
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The Plague - X. Hamburger Poem 01:31
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The Plague - XI. The Causes of the Plague 05:06

about

England's Electric Phoenix is one of the world's premier vocal ensembles, experts in contemporary music, extended vocal techniques and pioneers in incorporating electronics with their live performances. This debut recording of music by Neely Bruce combines new music with madrigals, with a dose of rock, rhythm & blues and jazz in a way that is characteristically American, reflecting Bruce's fascination with American music and literature.

The Plague is a rock opera in which Bruce makes his "...protest against the politics of the 1980s, and the total self-centeredness that spread over the era like a plague." The instrumentalists include ex-Soft Machine drummer John Marshall. The Dream of the Other Dreamers, to a text by Walt Whitman finds Bruce in a traditional choral style, while Eights Ghosts to a text by Michael McClure utilizes extended techniques and electronics.

Composer supervised recordings.

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released February 6, 1991

Electric Phoenix, voices & elecronics
Neely Bruce, electric piano (The Plague)
Ray Russell, electric guitar (The Plague)
John Marshall, drums (The Plague)

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