York (First Exit to Brooklyn)

Summary

York (First Exit to Brooklyn) is an album by The Foetus Symphony Orchestra featuring Lydia Lunch, released in 1997 by Thirsty Ear Recordings. Unlike Foetus's other albums, York is a wholly collaborative work. A "travelogue and exploration of DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass)", York features J. G. Thirlwell as composer and conductor for a group of notable New York City musicians. The musicians, almost all of whom had worked with Thirlwell before, were encouraged to freely improvise on their parts.[2] Lydia Lunch, a regular Thirlwell collaborator, narrates the proceedings.

York (First Exit to Brooklyn)
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 1997
RecordedJuly 18, 1996
VenueThe Anchorage (Brooklyn)
GenreJazz, no wave
Length46:29
LabelThirsty Ear
ProducerJ. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Boil
(1996)
York (First Exit to Brooklyn)
(1997)
Flow
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by J. G. Thirlwell

No.TitleLength
1."Black Adonis"10:26
2."Crumpled City"10:00
3."Puddlin' Doorway"9:07
4."Egomaniacs With Insecurity Problems"10:12
5."Arschficken"6:44
  • "Arschficken" is a version of Wiseblood's "The Fudge Punch."

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ "York (First Exit to Brooklyn)". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Foetus Symphony Orchestra: York". aracnet.com. 30 January 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

External links edit

  • York (First Exit To Brooklyn) at Discogs (list of releases)
  • York at foetus.org