Anatomy of a Poet

1994 studio album by In the Nursery
Anatomy of a Poet
Studio album by
In the Nursery
ReleasedJune 1994
RecordedAXIS, Sheffield
GenreElectronica
LabelThird Mind, ITN Corporation
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AllMusic[1]

Anatomy of a Poet (released June 1994) is the eighth studio album from the British electronica duo In the Nursery. It includes several tracks featuring samples of author Colin Wilson reading his favourite poetry. The album was released on CD only.

Track listing

All tracks by Klive and Nigel Humberstone except where noted

  1. "Bombed" – 5:50
  2. "Anatomy of a Poet" – 4:34
  3. "In Perpetuum" – 4:49
  4. "Motive" – 3:37
  5. "Hallucinations?" (dream world mix) – 4:36
  6. "Blue Lovers" – 5:47
  7. "Paper Desert" – 5:11
  8. "Byzantium" – 3:24
  9. "Seventh Seal" (Scott Engel) – 5:02
  10. "The Golden Journey" – 4:32
  11. "Touched with Fire" – 1:58
  12. "Hallucinations? (The Tower III)" ("corp012" re-release) – 3:10
  13. "November Trees" ("corp012" re-release) – 1:48
  14. "Hallucinations? (A Sense of Reality)" ("corp012" re-release) – 8:10

Samples

The following poetry features on the album. It was selected and read by Colin Wilson and recorded on location, Gorran Haven, Cornwall in December 1993.

  • "Anatomy of a Poet" includes reading from "Cynara" by Ernest Dowson
  • "Motive", includes reading from "The Harlot's House" by Oscar Wilde
  • "Byzantium" includes reading from "(Sailing to) Byzantium" by W. B. Yeats
  • "The Golden Journey" includes reading from "The Golden Journey to Samarkand" by James Elroy Flecker

Personnel

  • John Crossley – Remastering
  • Jill Crowther – Oboe
  • Dominike Duplaa – Design
  • Stephen Harris – Producer
  • In the Nursery – Producer
  • Dolores C. Marguerite – Vocals
  • Mark Murphy – Guitar
  • Pete Stewart – Assistant Engineer
  • Colin Wilson – Narrator, Engineer

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review

External links

  • Anatomy of a Poet on band's website
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Releases
  • When Cherished Dreams Come True (1983, mini-album)
  • Sonority (1985, EP)
  • Temper (1985, EP)
  • Twins (1986)
  • Trinity (1987, EP)
  • Stormhorse (1987)
  • Compulsion (1988, EP)
  • Prelude 1983–1985 (1988)
  • Köda (1988)
  • Counterpoint (1989)
  • L'esprit (1990)
  • Sesudient (1990, EP)
  • Sense (1991)
  • Duality (1992)
  • An Ambush of Ghosts (1993, soundtrack)
  • Anatomy of a Poet (1994)
  • Scatter (1995)
  • Deco (1996)
  • The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1996, soundtrack)
  • Asphalt (1997, soundtrack)
  • Lingua (1998)
  • Man with a Movie Camera (1999, soundtrack)
  • Groundloop (2000)
  • Exhibit (2000)
  • Hindle Wakes (2001, soundtrack)
  • Engel (2001)
  • Praxis (2003)
  • A Page of Madness (2004, soundtrack)
  • Electric Edwardians (2005, soundtrack)
  • Era (2007)
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc (2008, soundtrack)
  • Aubade (2010, a collection of recordings from 1983–1985)
  • Blind Sound (2011)
  • The Calling (2013)
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (2015, soundtrack)
  • 1961 (2017)
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman (2019, soundtrack)
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