Friction (Phideaux Xavier album)

Friction is the debut album by psychedelic progressive gothic rock composer Phideaux Xavier. It was released in 1993. It is not, however, considered as an official album by him. [1]

Friction
Studio album by Phideaux
Released	1993
Recorded	The Lair and Context Studios, NYC
Genre	Arthouse Rock Synth Pop
Length	76:46
Label	Bloodfish Music
Producer	Phideaux Xavier
Phideaux chronology
Friction (1993) Fiendish (2003)

Tracks

1. "Arise" (01:33)
2. "Love of a Million Doves" (05:30)
3. "Secret" (04:16)
4. "The Odyssey" (04:36)
5. "Lights Camera Friction" (05:13)
6. "Ashes" (0:34)
7. "The Life" (03:55)
8. "Resurrection Pact" (03:43)
9. "Inspecting the Spoils" (04:00)
10. "Aquamarine" (04:05)
11. "Zarathustra 2000" (02:25)
12. "Living (On the Petals)" (04:22)
13. "All Seeing Eye" (03:58)
14. "Claw the Land" (05:31)
15. "Azrael" (02:18)
16. "Bridge" (0:55)
17. "If We Will" (03:51)
18. "Menace" (0:42)
19. "Letters to the Tiger" (02:53)
20. "Tell Me" (05:04)
21. "Wake Up Little Beauties" (04:50)
22. (unlisted) (02:19)

Personnel

• Phideaux Xavier / guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
• Patrick Arena / vocals
• Rob Costin / vocals
• Valerie Gracious / vocals
• Grant King / vocals
• Dan Martin / vocals
• Rick Robertson / vocals
• Will Guterman / keyboards, vocals
• David Lewis / keyboards
• R. Weis / samples
• Anne DeWann / flute, vocals
• David Doris / soprano sax
• Ariel Farber / violin, vocals
• Dawn Buckholz / cello
• Sam Fenster / bass, vocals
• Linda Ruttan / bass, vocals
• Molly Ruttan / drums
• Michael Newman / drums
• Christopher Ballant / spoken word
• Michael Zener Gottlieb / spoken word
• Ian Scott Horst / spoken word
• Cayte Jablow / spoken word
• Michael Kowalewsk / spoken word

References

1. Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine