The Singers and Harp Players Are Dumb

The Singers and Harp Players Are Dumb
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1999
RecordedJanuary – August 1998
GenreExperimental, avant-garde
LabelHWYL
ProducerSteve Parry, Trevor Stainsby
Hwyl Nofio chronology
The Singers and Harp Players Are Dumb
(1999)
Hymnal
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Maelstrom(8/10)[1]

The Singers and Harp Players Are Dumb is the debut album of Hwyl Nofio.

Track listing

  1. "Black River" – 3:03
  2. "Jerusalem Lane" – 7:58
  3. "Luminous Is An Autumn Sunset" – 6:26
  4. "Gravitate To The Green Hut" – 10:24
  5. "The Song Tide Wanes And Goes" – 5:06
  6. "Angel Tits" – 5:47
  7. "The Singers And Harp Players Are Dumb" – 6:31
  8. "The Somnambulist" – 5:30
  9. "Glass Floor No Door" – 2:55

The album contains an untitled track at the end

Personnel

  • Steve Parry – prepared piano, piano, keyboards, sound inputs, church organ, guitars, e-bow, effects, electric drill, white noise
  • Trevor Stainsby – effects (1, 3), programming (6, 7), drum programming (9)
  • Sandor Szabo – ambimorph guitar (3)
  • Fredrik Søegaard – acoustic guitar (6)
  • Balazs Major – drums (6), percussion (6, 8)
  • The Celestial Male Voice Choir – voices (7)

References

  1. ^ [1] Maelstrom Review