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Diamanda Galas
Malediction And Prayer
Mute UK CD $34 2LP $32
Asphodel US CD $25 LP $tba

due May. New collection of songs performed live (piano and voice). A slightly more intense mix and performance (96/97) than the last one. Partially mixed at Naut Human's studio in San Francisco, and now released on his label in the US.
1. Phil Och's "Iron Lady"
2. "The Thrill Is Gone"
3. The Supremes' "My World Is Empty"
4. Baudelaire's "Abel & Cain"
5. Son House's "Death Letter"
6. Pasolini "Supplica A Mi Madre"
7. Willie Dixon's "Insane Asylum"
8. Miguel Mixco's "Si La Muerte"
9. Johnny Cash's "25 Minutes To Go"
10. "Kiegome"
11. Mahalia Jackson's "I Want To Live The Life I Sing About"
12. "Gloomy Sunday"

She'll be in Toronto April 25th. She's still working on Insecta for a 1999 release. In the fall she'll be working with Kronos Quartet on a piece with a text by French poet Henri Michaux. And she'll be part of Hal Wilner's next project based around the Marquis De Sade! Look for my interview with her in the paper version of April's Exclaim.

Wim Mertens
In 3 Or 4 Days
Crepescule Bel CDEP $12

due soon. "3 non-lp tracks."

Wim Mertens
Integer Valor
Crepescule Bel CD $35

due soon. "new orchestral compositions"