Dolmen Music
Dolmen Music is a 1981 studio album by American composer and vocalist Meredith Monk. Recorded in March 1980 and January 1981, it was released on the ECM New Series label.[3] The recording is Monk's first of 11 recordings with the ECM record label.[4]
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March 1980; January 1981 | |||
| Studio | Hometown Studios, New York City; Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical music | |||
| Length | 46:20 | |||
| Label | ECM New Series | |||
| Producer | Collin Walcott, Manfred Eicher | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
DJ Shadow sampled "Dolmen Music" on the track "Midnight in a Perfect World" from Endtroducing..... (1996).[5]
NME named it as the 42nd best album of 1981.[6] In 2017, NPR placed it at number 147 on its list of the "150 Greatest Albums Made by Women".[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Meredith Monk.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotham Lullaby" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Travelling" | 6:15 |
| 3. | "The Tale" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Biography" | 9:24 |
| 5. | "Dolmen Music: Overture and Men's Conclave/Wa-ohs/Rain/Pine Tree Lullaby/Calls/Conclusion" | 23:39 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
- Meredith Monk — voice, piano
- Collin Walcott — percussion (tracks 1-4), violin (tracks 1-4)
- Steve Lockwood — piano (track 3)
- Andrea Goodman — voice (track 5)
- Monika Solem — voice (track 5)
- Paul Langland — voice (track 5)
- Robert Een — voice (track 5), cello (track 5)
- Julius Eastman — voice (track 5), percussion (track 5)
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References
- Breece, Michael G. "Dolmen Music - Meredith Monk". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- Christgau, Robert. "Meredith Monk". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- "ECM discography". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- Woolfe, Zachary (November 28, 2014). "Meredith Monk Celebrates 50 Years of Work". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 20–01". Pitchfork. September 3, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1981". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women". NPR. July 24, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
External links
- Dolmen Music at Discogs (list of releases)
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