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KriegspielCello [Twelve Piece Strings] – Helen Rathbone, Ivan Hussey, Vicky MatthewsOndes Martenot – Thomas BlochViola [Twelve Piece Strings] – Emma Owens, Fiona Leggat, Lucy MorganViolin [Twelve Piece Strings] – Debs White, Gillon Cameron, Louisa Aldridge, Sarah Button, Stephen Hussey, Victoria Sutherland |
0:47
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Hard TimesBalalaika, Ukulele [Baritone Ukulele], Electronics – Patrick WolfCello – Tim WellsChoir [Gospel Choir] – Aaron Sokell, Amy Stead, Chinique Blackwood, Jenny LaTouche, Patsy McKay, Waleed Isaacs*Conductor [Gospel Choir] – Fiona Brice, Patrick Wolf, Patsy McKayGuitar – Thomas White Ondes Martenot – Thomas BlochViolin – Victoria Sutherland |
3:33
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OblivionBass Guitar – Nick HawardCello – Tim WellsLead Guitar – Thomas White Narrator – Tilda SwintonProgrammed By – Jonathan ShakhovskoyViola, Electronics, Other [Moog Opus 3] – Patrick WolfViolin – Victoria Sutherland |
3:24
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The BachelorFiddle, Vocals – Eliza CarthyGrand Piano, Instruments [Moog Opus 3] – Patrick Wolf |
3:13
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DamarisCello [Twelve Piece Strings] – Helen Rathbone, Ivan Hussey, Vicky MatthewsElectronics, Organ [Church Organ] – Patrick WolfFiddle – Eliza CarthyViola [Twelve Piece Strings] – Emma Owens, Fiona Leggat, Lucy MorganViolin [Twelve Piece Strings] – Debs White, Gillon Cameron, Louisa Aldridge, Sarah Button, Stephen Hussey, Victoria SutherlandWhistle [Irish Whistle] – Rose Marie |
5:28
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ThicketsBass Clarinet – Derek AppsDouble Bass – Nick HawardNarrator – Tilda SwintonUkulele [Baritone Ukulele], Piano, Harmonium [Farsifa Harmonium] – Patrick WolfVocals [Soprano Choral Vocals] – Jo AppsWhistle [Irish Whistle] – Rose Marie |
4:08
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Count Of CasualtyCello – Tim WellsChoir [Gospel Choir] – Aaron Sokell, Amy Stead, Chinique Blackwood, Jenny LaTouche, Patsy McKay, Waleed Isaacs*Conductor [Gospel Choir] – Fiona Brice, Patrick Wolf, Patsy McKayOndes Martenot, Instruments [Cristal Baschet] – Thomas BlochProgrammed By [Atari St], Programmed By [Kantale] – Patrick WolfSaw – David CoulterViolin – Victoria Sutherland |
5:03
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Who Will?Choir [Gospel Choir] – Aaron Sokell, Amy Stead, Chinique Blackwood, Jenny LaTouche, Patsy McKay, Waleed Isaacs*Co-producer, Synthesizer, Programmed By – Matthew HerbertConductor [Gospel Choir] – Fiona Brice, Patrick Wolf, Patsy McKayOrgan [Church Organ] – Patrick WolfViolin – Victoria Sutherland |
3:31
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VultureWritten-By, Co-producer, Electronics, Programmed By, Instruments [Synthesis] – Alec Empire |
3:22
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BlackdownDouble Bass – Nick HawardFiddle – Eliza CarthyGrand Piano, Organ [Church Organ] – Patrick WolfSpoons – Imelda AppsWhistle [Irish Whistle] – Rose Marie |
5:21
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The Sun Is Often OutCello [Twelve Piece Strings] – Helen Rathbone, Ivan Hussey, Vicky MatthewsChoir [Gospel Choir] – Aaron Sokell, Amy Stead, Chinique Blackwood, Jenny LaTouche, Patsy McKay, Waleed Isaacs*Conductor [Gospel Choir] – Fiona Brice, Patrick Wolf, Patsy McKayViola [Peregrine Solo Viola] – Patrick WolfViola [Twelve Piece Strings] – Emma Owens, Fiona Leggat, Lucy MorganViolin [Twelve Piece Strings] – Debs White, Gillon Cameron, Louisa Aldridge, Sarah Button, Stephen Hussey, Victoria Sutherland |
3:33
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TheseusBalalaika – Patrick WolfCello [Twelve Piece Strings] – Helen Rathbone, Ivan Hussey, Vicky MatthewsDouble Bass – Nick HawardDulcimer [Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer] – Patrick WolfNarrator – Tilda SwintonSitar – BishiViola [Twelve Piece Strings] – Emma Owens, Fiona Leggat, Lucy MorganViolin [Twelve Piece Strings] – Debs White, Gillon Cameron, Louisa Aldridge, Sarah Button, Stephen Hussey, Victoria Sutherland |
4:40
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BattleGuitar – Alec EmpireWritten-By, Co-producer, Bass, Electronics, Programmed By, Other [Synthesis] – Alec Empire |
3:07
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The MessengerAlto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Derek AppsDouble Bass – Nick HawardGlass Harmonica – Thomas BlochHarmonium, Electronics, Organ [Church Organ] – Patrick WolfVocals [Soprano Choral Vocals] – Jo Apps |
3:39
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The album was recorded between 2008-2009 at the following studios: Parkgate Studios (Battle, Hastings); Olympic Studios (Barnes, London), The Hellish Vortex (Prenzlauberg, Berlin) Studio de La Reine (Paris), Assault and Battery Studios (London), The Dairy (Brixton, London), Bankside Lofts (SE1, London), Ken Thomas’s House (Arford), and The Fritzl Dungeon (Curtain Road, London). Church Organ recorded on location at St. George’s Church, Brede, Sussex.
Mixed at Chairworks Studios, Castleford; Music Box, London, and The Yard, London, and was mastered at Abbey Road by Geoff Pesche.
The Bachelor song lyrics are adapted from a traditional Appalachian poem entitled 'The Turtle Dove'.
Published by Chrysalis Music/Digital Hardcore Music 2009 under exclusive license to Nylon Records