Defixiones: Will and Testament

Defixiones: Will and Testament is a live studio performance album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 24 November 2003 by Mute Records.

Defixiones: Will and Testament
Live album by
Released24 November 2003 (2003-11-24)
RecordedSeptember 2001 (2001-09)–June 2002 (2002-06)
GenreAvant-garde
Length96:32
LabelMute
ProducerBlaise Dupuy, Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás chronology
Malediction and Prayer
(1998)
Defixiones: Will and Testament
(2003)
La serpenta canta
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.5/10[2]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Diamanda Galás, except "Hastayim Yasiyorm" by Udi Hrant and "Άνοιξε" by Yannis Papaioannou

Disc one
No.TitleWords byLength
1."The Dance: Ter Vogormia"Siamanto (Atom Yarjanian)13:02
2."The Dance: The Desert (part one)"Adunis (Ali Ahmad Said)4:11
3."The Dance: The Desert (part two)"Adunis (Ali Ahmad Said)5:31
4."The Dance: Sevda Zinçiri"Anonymous4:20
5."The Dance: Holokaftoma"Pier Paolo Pasolini4:39
6."The Dance: Ter Vogormia (reprise)"Siamanto (Atom Yarjanian)2:29
7."The Eagle of Tkhuma"Freydon Bet-Abram (Atturaya)2:47
8."Orders from the Dead"Diamanda Galás, Dido Sotiriou11:35
Disc two
No.TitleWords byLength
1."Hastayim Yasiyorum"Udi Hrant4:20
2."Σαν πεθάνω στο καράβι" (If I Die on the Boat)Anonymous2:37
3."Je Rame" (I Am Rowing)Henri Michaux9:10
4."Epístola a los Transeúntes" (Epistle to the Transients)César Vallejo5:33
5."Birds of Death"Galás5:08
6."Άνοιξε" (Open Up)Yannis Papaioannou3:14
7."Todesfuge" (Death Fugue)"Todesfuge" by Paul Celan6:14
8."Artémis"Gérard de Nerval5:05
9."See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"Blind Lemon Jefferson6:36

Personnel

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  • Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, arrangement, production

Production and additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 2003 Mute CD STUMM 205

References

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  1. ^ Couture, François. Defixiones: Will and Testament, Orders from the Dead at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (May 19, 2004). "Diamanda Galás: Defixiones, Will and Testament/La Serpenta Canta". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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