Turtle Dreams
Turtle Dreams is an album by American composer and vocalist Meredith Monk recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM New Series label.[1] A choreographed version of the work premiered at the Plexus Club in Chelsea, New York[2] and a film version, directed by Ping Chong, was broadcast the same year on WGBH television in Boston, Massachusetts. [3]
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical music | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | ECM New Series | |||
| Producer | Collin Walcott and Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with Ted Mills calling it "A daring display of vocal gymnastics and a journey back to childhood when all sounds were wondrous".[4]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Meredith Monk
- "Turtle Dreams (Waltz)" - 17:52
- "View 1" - 10:13
- "Engine Steps" - 2:03
- "Ester's Song" - 1:14
- "View 2" - 6:02
- Recorded in New York City (tracks 1 & 2), at Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith in New York (track 3), and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany (track 4 & 5)
Personnel
- Meredith Monk — voice, piano, synthesizer, organ
- Collin Walcott — didgeridoo (tracks 2-5), organ (track 1)
- Julius Eastman — organ (track 1)
- Steve Lockwood — organ (track 1)
- Andrea Goodman — voice (track 1)
- Paul Langland — voice (track 1)
- Robert Een — voice (track 1)
References
- ECM discography accessed September 20, 2011
- https://www.afterall.org/online/meredith.monkperception.as.content#.XVgUsIWfIcg
- http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_272C618289CC4A028CB4D42D94DA167B
- Mills, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2011
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