Product Description

'Antony And The Johnsons' is the eponymous debut album fromthe unconventional New York-based combo. With their unique appearance and a sound steeped in bluesy, torchlit noir, theband have created an album that is as endearing as it is avant-garde. Includes the tracks 'Twilight' and 'Hitler In My Heart'.

Track Listing

1. Twilight
2. Cripple and the starfish
3. Hitler in my heart
4. Atrocities
5. River of sorrow
6. Rapture
7. Deeper than love
8. Divine
9. Blue angel

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4125 in Music
• Released on: 2005-08-15
• Number of discs: 1

From the Label
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is the self-titled debut release from the English-born singer on David Tibet's DURTRO label and distributed internationally by World Serpent.

In 1997, Antony assembled the Johnsons orchestra to record and perform material that he had originally developed in late-night cabarets at the Pyramid Club in New York City. He presented a series of concerts with the Johnsons in 1999, mainly at Knitting Factory. Antony is now an artist-in-residence at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, where he is performing twice a month throughout the spring. Additionally, Antony recently sang his song "Rapture" in Steve Buscemi's upcoming film Animal Factory and was featured in TimeOut NY as one of "20 People to Watch in 2000."

As a performer, Antony has been compared to everyone from Brian Ferry and Nina Simone to Klaus Nomi and Lotte Lenya. His songs are alarmingly beautiful, sorrowful, gospel-inspired, and transformative. The instrumentation features piano, strings, drums, bass, flute, sax, clarinet and harp.

"Blessed with an absolutely hypnotic singing voice…" TIMEOUT New York

"ALBUM OF THE MONTH...Antony's debut album has an emotional density that's close to claustrophobic...Jaws will drop...holy, awesome, angelic. I'm in rapture." GAY TIMES LONDON May 2000

"Marvelously decadent… massively melancholy…" NEW YORK PRESS

"Antony sings the darkest shade of the blues" PAPER MAGAZINE

"Part Evel Kneivel and part Maria Callas, Antony plays out with a kind of death-defying bravery the gestures of opening himself to the world...Easily one of the best shows I've seen in years." THE BRAIN

"Every emotion in the planet is in that gorgeous voice." Diamanda Galas

Customer Reviews

A goth Rik Waller on lithium on a washing machine on spin
Oh my god, this is sCare In The Community writ large! He sounds like a mental retard crying in the toilet. I'm sorry, this is wrong.

very interesting - but approach with caution
amount of tracks:9
excellent:6
v.good:0
good:3
fair:0
poor:0

heard so much about this guy that i had to check this out. wasnt expecting much, being as, a)im deeply suspicious of modern music anyway, especially those that win mercury awards, and B) he looks uncanilly like matt lucas from little britain. HOWEVER! i risked a tenner, and im glad i did. amidst the dross around today in the likes of timberlake/beyonce/coldplay/pop idol etc ad nauseum, this is like a breath of fresh air. a lot has been mentioned about his voice but i dont find it that extreme at all. in fact, in terms of tone,technique and delivery, it is so reminiscent of nina simone that this guy could be impersonating her. whether he is doing this consciously or not i dont know, but im pretty sure he must be aware of this fact. the music gives a nod to scott walker at times, but overall the songwriting is very reminiscent of nick cave. in fact, if cave had ever written an album for simone - this would be it. im not quibbling here though, as i think this album works very well and i salute this act. in fact i like it so much i intend to buy the follow up album. it IS an acquired taste, but if you dig simone and cave at their most introspective, and also similar emotive artists such as nick drake and leonard cohen, you will definately enjoy this. the writing and arrangements are very good and the musicianship, whilst sparse and understated, is very nice. for once a genuinely talented act. a liitle gem of an album

Angelic Expression...
I cant stress enuf - this is wonderful music made by a wonderfully creative and daring man. He is alive and full of exciting expressions of his expereince of living.