Steve Jansen – Slope
Label: Samadhisound – sound cd ss012, Samadhisound – SOUND CD 0012
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK & US
Released: 22 Oct 2007
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Art Rock, Experimental, Ambient
1. Grip Percussion [Electronic], Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Synthesizer – Steve Jansen Recorded By [Saxophone] – Steve D'Agostino Saxophone – Theo Travis 6:42
2. Sleepyard Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Arranged By [Strings] – Steve Jansen Lyrics By, Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Tim Elsenburg Recorded By [Guitar And Fender Rhodes] – Tim Elsenburg Recorded By [Vocal And Saxophone] – Steve D'Agostino Saxophone – Theo Travis 5:13
3. Cancelled Pieces Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Sampler [Sampled Instruments] – Steve Jansen Guitar – David Sylvian Lyrics By, Vocals – Anja Garbarek Recorded By [Guitar] – David Sylvian Recorded By [Vocal] – John Mallison 3:20
4. December Train Percussion, Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Synthesizer – Steve Jansen 4:14
5. Sow The Salt Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor, Mixed By [Orchestra] – Ingo Frenzel Contractor [Orchestra Contracted By] – Pavel Ailek Drums, Percussion, Piano, Guitar, Synthesizer, Sampler [Sampled Instruments] – Steve Jansen Lyrics By, Vocals, Mandolin, Sampler [Piano, Vibes] – Thomas Feiner Orchestra – Bratislava Movie Orchestra Recorded By [Orchestra] – Ján Machut*, Ladislav Krajãoviã Recorded By [Piano] – Steve D'Agostino Recorded By [Vocal, Mandolin And Samples] – Thomas Feiner 5:49
6. Gap Of Cloud Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer, Sampler [Samples] – Steve Jansen Flute – Theo Travis Recorded By [Flute] – Steve D'Agostino 2:45
7. Playground Martyrs Lyrics By, Vocals – David Sylvian Piano, Synthesizer, Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Arranged By [Strings] – Steve Jansen Recorded By [Piano] – Steve D'Agostino Recorded By [Vocal] – David Sylvian 3:02
8. A Way Of Disappearing Clarinet – Theo Travis Piano, Synthesizer, Sampler [Samples] – Steve Jansen Recorded By [Clarinet] – Steve D'Agostino
Recorded By [Piano] – Steve D'Agostino 1:57
9. Ballad Of A Deadman Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Guitar [Additional], Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Arranged By [Strings] – Steve Jansen
Flute – Theo Travis Lyrics By, Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian Recorded By [David Sylvian Vocal And Guitar] – David Sylvian Recorded By [Flute] – Steve D'Agostino Recorded By [Joan Wasser Vocal, Violin] – Bryce Goggin Vocals, Violin – Joan Wasser 6:25
10. Conversation Over Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Arranged By [Strings] – Steve Jansen Loops [Saxophone] – Theo Travis 5:07
11. Life Moves On Piano [Second Piano Cycle (Walkman Recording Circa 1985)], Synthesizer, Sampler [Samples] – Steve Jansen Piano [Second Piano Cycle] – Alberto Tafuri Recorded By [Second Piano Cycle] – Alberto Tafuri 2:25
12. Playground Martyrs (Reprise) Lyrics By – David Sylvian Recorded By [Piano] – Steve D'Agostino Recorded By [Vocal] – Love Olzon Synthesizer, Piano, Sampler [Sampled Instruments], Arranged By [Strings] – Steve Jansen Vocals – Nina Kinert 3:01
Art Direction – David Sylvian
Artwork [Models] – Dan McPharlin
Design – Chris Bigg (2)
Management – Epiphanyworks Ltd (Japan)., Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Mastered By – Tony Cousins
Photography By – Dan McPharlin
Producer, Arranged By, Engineer, Mixed By, Programmed By [Computer Programming] – Steve Jansen
Recorded By [All Other Instruments And Samples] – Steve Jansen
Written-By – Garbarek* (tracks: 3), Sylvian* (tracks: 7, 9, 12), Jansen*, Feiner* (tracks: 5), Elsenburg* (tracks: 2)
Notes
Dedicated to Jude & Gobi.
Produced, arranged engineered and mixed at 'The Nest' UK and Samadhisound Studios, USA.
Tim Elsenberg vocal, Theo Travis wind instruments and Steve Jansen piano recorded at The Vestry, London, UK. Nina Kinert vocal recorded in Stockholm, Sweden. Anja Garbarek vocal recorded in Oslo, Norway. Thomas Feiner vocal, mandolin and samples recorded at Straysound Studio, Sweden. David Sylvian vocal and guitar recorded at Samadhisound Studios, USA. Joan Wasser vocal and violin recorded at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, USA. Tim Elsenberg guitar and Fender Rhodes recorded at Blue Sky Falls, London, UK. Bratislava Movie Orchestra recorded at Slovak Radio Bratislava Studio 5, Bratislava, Slovakia. Alberto Tafuri piano recorded at residence in Milan, Italy.
Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London, UK.
Steve Jansen managed by Opium [Arts] Ltd.
Issued as a six panel foldout Digipak with four panel double sided 'credits' poster.