L'esprit

For the French magazine, see Esprit (magazine).

L'esprit is the fourth album by In the Nursery, released in 1990 through Wax Trax! Records.

L'esprit
Studio album by In the Nursery
Released	April 1990
Recorded	Slaughterhouse Recording Studios, Great Driffield, East Yorkshire
Genre	Neoclassical Dark Wave, Martial industrial
Length	43:29
Label	Wax Trax!, Third Mind
Producer	Steve Harris, In the Nursery
In the Nursery chronology
Prelude 1983–1985 (1989) L'esprit (1990) Sense (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Alternative Press	Positive

Reception

Mike Shea at Alternative Press remarked that with L'esprit the band successfully improved on the soundtrack-oriented approach of their previous album, Köda, and that "never before has music been able to move me to tears and rip up bad childhood memories."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Klive Humberstone and Nigel Humberstone

No.	Title	Length
1.	"To the Faithful"	4:46
2.	"At First Sight"	4:46
3.	"Sesudient"	4:20
4.	"Azure Wings"	3:03
5.	"Sœurette"	3:28
6.	"Inamorata"	0:54
7.	"Retaliation"	4:42
8.	"Träumerei"	3:51
9.	"Scenes of Childhood"	4:48
10.	"The Pearl"	5:01
11.	"L'esprit"	3:46

CD bonus tracks (The Compulsion 12")

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Reverie"	1:46
13.	"Alluvion"	4:53
14.	"Across the Ruins"	4:01
15.	"To the Faithful (Reprise)"	2:21

1999 CD re-issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Archaic Torso"	3:05
17.	"Blade"	3:37
18.	"Incidental Guilt"	3:42

Personnel

In the Nursery

• Klive Humberstone – instruments
• Nigel Humberstone – instruments
• Q. – percussion
• Dolores Marguerite C – narration

Production and additional personnel

• Chris Bigg – design
• Ruth Chappell – photography
• Steve Harris – production
• In the Nursery – production
• Bill Stephenson – photography

External links

• L'Esprit at Discogs (list of releases)