| Sun God | |
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| Studio album by Sun God | |
| Released | May 22, 1995 (1995-05-22) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 68:59 |
| Label | Fifth Colvmn/Original Artists |
| Producer |
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| Alternative cover | |
.jpg) German issue | |
Sun God is the debut studio album by Sun God, released on May 22, 1995, by Fifth Colvmn Records and Original Artists Group.
Music
The songs "Ayizan" and "Guede" from Sun God were released on the various artists compilations Life Is Too Short for Boring Music Volume VII and Forced Cranial Removal by EFA and Fifth Colvmn Records. In 1996 the track "Guede", also from the band's debut, was released on Living for Music 2 by Discordia.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
John Bush of AllMusic awarded Sun God three out of five stars, calling it an "album of tribal rhythms and percussion" with "Nigiani's airy vocals and Orpheus's sinister growls complementing each other well." Sonic Boom described it as "a modern day interpretation of what many of the early pagan magick ceremonies might have been in the middle ages" and that "the music inspires meditation, celebration and escape from the constraints of society on its listeners."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Marcus Giltjes, Patricia Nigiani and Rodney Orpheus
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Legba" | 8:39 |
| 2. | "Oya" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Ayizan" | 5:25 |
| 4. | "Damballah & Ayida Wedo" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Simbi" | 8:34 |
| 6. | "Guede" | 6:56 |
| 7. | "Agwe" | 8:07 |
| 8. | "Gran Ibo" | 7:34 |
| 9. | "Erzulie" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "The Ancestors" | 8:20 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Sun God liner notes.
Sun God
- Marcus Giltjes – instruments, production
- Patricia Nigiani – vocals, instruments, production
- Rodney Orpheus – vocals, instruments, production
Additional performers
- Emily Brayshaw – viola
- Tom Crowe – Gnostic chanting
- Carolina Gross – flute
Production and design
- Axel Ermes – assistant production
- Jürgen Jansen – assistant production
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1995 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63192 |
| Germany | Original Artists Group | EFA 01351 |
References
- Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Vol. 7, no. 2. p. 171. ISBN 9781575980188. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Sun God". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Finkler, Ed (January 1996). "Interview with Rodney Orpheus of Sungod". Sonic Boom. Vol. 4, no. 2. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Dean Miles, Larry (1996). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal" (PDF). Black Monday. No. 1. p. 3. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Vol. Winter 1996–1997. p. 218. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (October 1995). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal". Sonic Boom. Vol. 3, no. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Living for Music 2 (booklet). Various artists. An Liffersmühle, Willich: Discordia. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Bush, John. "Sun God: Sun God > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (July 1995). "Sun God: Sun God". Sonic Boom. Vol. 3, no. 4. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Sun God (booklet). Sun God. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records/Original Artists Group. 1995.
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