Odin (Julian Cope album)

Odin is an ambient music album by Julian Cope, released in 1999. It is Cope's third album of ambient music and his fifteenth solo album overall.

Odin
Studio album by
Released1999
GenreAmbient
Length73:45
LabelHead Heritage
ProducerThighpaulsandra
Julian Cope chronology
Rite²
(1997)
Odin
(1999)
An Audience With the Cope 2000/2001
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[2]

The album is a 73-minute-long vocal drone piece interwoven with Mellotron[3] and is referred to by Cope as “a simultaneously-synthesized parallel-harmonic Breathing Meditation.”[4] It was recorded in one take, as Cope explained, "The preparation of the studio took six hours, but the performance was entirely live like a concert and without overdubs."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Julian Cope

No.TitleLength
1."Breath Of Odin"73:45

Personnel

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  • Julian Cope – vocals, mellotron, keyboards
  • Thighpaulsandra – producer, recorded by (credited as Cliff Cheerio)[6]
  • Lisa Bennett – artwork, design

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. "Julian Cope Biography". The Great Rock Bible. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ^ Ellis, Warren. "Julian Cope’s ODIN". warrenellis.com. Retrieved on 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "The S.P.A.C.E.R.O.C.K.E.R.’s Guide to Julian Cope" (Aural Innovations magazine #23, April 2003)
  5. ^ "Elegant Chaos: A Conversation With Julian Cope". Steel for Brains. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Thighpaulsandra". Brainwashed.com. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.
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