The Men Album

2005 album
The Men Album
Studio album by
Jarboe
ReleasedOctober 17, 2005 (2005-10-17)
Length100:02
LabelAtavistic
ProducerNic Le Ban, Chad Blinman, Iva Davies, William Faith, Kris Force, Chris Griffin, James Izzo, David J, Jarboe, Edward Ka-Spel, Robert Kaechele, Diana Obscura, Lary Seven, David Torn
Jarboe chronology
A Mystery of Faith
(2005)
The Men Album
(2005)
The Conduit
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic(unrated)[1]
Pitchfork Media(4.8/10)[2]

The Men Album is the sixth solo studio album by Jarboe, released on October 17, 2005 by Atavistic Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jarboe

Disc one – Guitars
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Life"6:01
2."Found"3:21
3."To Forget"4:17
4."Reason to Live"5:09
5."Redeemer (Lion)"1:33
6."A Woman's Dreams"7:42
7."Into Feral"1:54
8."Feral Blixa"2:07
9."Feral"8:37
10."Your Virgin Martyr"7:16
Disc two – Rhythms
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Life, Meridiem"5:54
2."Angel David" (Rilke mix)4:04
3."Dark Strong Sauce"0:44
4."Bass Force / Angel Jim" (Low Rider mix)8:36
5."Torn Kiss"2:17
6."Penance"8:41
7."Subtraction"4:53
8."Jarboe Feral (Durga)"1:08
9."When the Sun Rises"2:56
10."Edward Life"12:52

Personnel

Adapted from The Men Album liner notes.[3]

  • Jarboe – lead vocals, keyboards (2.6), production (1.7)
Musicians
  • Nic Le Ban – guitar (1.7, 1.10), vocals (1.10), production (1.10), mixing (1.10)
  • Blixa Bargeld – vocals (1.7, 1.8, 1.9)
  • Blind Michael Bradley – vocals (2.9)
  • Joseph Budenholzer – guitar (1.4, 1.9), engineering (2.8)
  • Chris Connelly – vocals (2.7)
  • Iva Davies – vocals (1.3), guitar (1.3), programming (1.3), production (1.3), mixing (1.3)
  • William Faith – guitar (1.1, 1.9, 2.4), bass guitar (1.1, 1.9), programming (1.1), percussion (1.6), production (1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.4), engineering (1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.4), mixing (1.1, 1.6, 2.4, 2.6), editing (1.9)
  • Kris Force – bass guitar (2.4), production (2.4), engineering (2.4)
  • Percy Howard – vocals (2.1)
  • David J – vocals (2.2), production (2.2), engineering (2.2)
  • Paz Lenchantin – vocals (1.6, 2.4), violin (1.6), bass guitar (1.9)
  • Diana Obscura – vocals (2.9), cello (2.9)
  • Monica Richards – vocals (1.6)
  • Michael Rollings – drums (1.9)
Additional musicians (cont.)
Production and additional personnel
  • Chad Blinman – production (1.2, 2.7), engineering (1.2, 2.7), mixing (1.2, 2.7), programming (1.2)
  • Joe Cassidy – engineering (2.7)
  • Chris Griffin – production (1.9, 1.10), engineering (1.9, 1.10), mixing (1.10), editing (1.9, 1.10)
  • James Izzo – engineering (2.6, 2.7, 2.10), production (2.6), keyboards (2.6)
  • Edward Ka-Spel – production (2.10), engineering (2.10), mixing (2.10)
  • Robert Kaechele – production (2.2), engineering (2.2), programming (2.2)
  • Haroun Serang – engineering (1.8)
  • Lary Seven – production (2.3), engineering (2.3)

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2005 Atavistic CD ALP167

References

  1. ^ "Jarboe: The Men Album > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Byrom, Cory D. (January 18, 2006). "Jarboe: The Men Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ The Men Album (booklet). Jarboe. Chicago, Illinois: Atavistic Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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