Symphony No. 2: The Peak of the Sacred

~ Release by Branca featuring Z’EV (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

All the guitars played are Mallet Guitars designed and built specially for Symphony No. 2.
Z'ev additionally played metal instruments of his own design.

Annotation last modified on 2008-01-27 13:29 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1First Movement: Slow Mass
producer:
Lee Ranaldo and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
mixer:
Patrick Derivaz and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
bass guitar:
Jeffrey Glenn
cymbal and membranophone:
Stephan Wischerth
guitar:
Craig Bromberg, Barbara Ess, Sue Hanel, Robert Harrison (Rock producer, songwriter, guitarist from Austin, Texas), Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
guitar and membranophone:
Al Arthur and David Linton (American drummer)
membranophone:
Z’EV (American industrial musician)
conductor:
Glenn Branca
recording of:
First Movement: Slow Mass
composer:
Glenn Branca
part of:
Symphony No. 2
22:45
2Second Movement: Radioactive Poltergeist Kitchen 1955
producer:
Lee Ranaldo and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
mixer:
Patrick Derivaz and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
bass guitar:
Jeffrey Glenn
cymbal and membranophone:
Stephan Wischerth
guitar:
Craig Bromberg, Barbara Ess, Sue Hanel, Robert Harrison (Rock producer, songwriter, guitarist from Austin, Texas), Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
guitar and membranophone:
Al Arthur and David Linton (American drummer)
membranophone:
Z’EV (American industrial musician)
conductor:
Glenn Branca
recording of:
Second Movement: Radioactive Poltergeist Kitchen 1955
composer:
Glenn Branca
part of:
Symphony No. 2
20:19
3Third Movement: Melodrama and Nuclear Physics in the Global Theater
producer:
Lee Ranaldo and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
mixer:
Patrick Derivaz and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
bass guitar:
Jeffrey Glenn
cymbal and membranophone:
Stephan Wischerth
guitar:
Craig Bromberg, Barbara Ess, Sue Hanel, Robert Harrison (Rock producer, songwriter, guitarist from Austin, Texas), Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
guitar and membranophone:
Al Arthur and David Linton (American drummer)
membranophone:
Z’EV (American industrial musician)
conductor:
Glenn Branca
recording of:
Third Movement: Melodrama and Nuclear Physics in the Global Theater
composer:
Glenn Branca
part of:
Symphony No. 2
19:42
4Fourth Movement: Sacred Field
producer:
Lee Ranaldo and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
mixer:
Patrick Derivaz and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
bass guitar:
Jeffrey Glenn
cymbal and membranophone:
Stephan Wischerth
guitar:
Craig Bromberg, Barbara Ess, Sue Hanel, Robert Harrison (Rock producer, songwriter, guitarist from Austin, Texas), Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
guitar and membranophone:
Al Arthur and David Linton (American drummer)
membranophone:
Z’EV (American industrial musician)
conductor:
Glenn Branca
recording of:
Fourth Movement: Sacred Field
composer:
Glenn Branca
part of:
Symphony No. 2
10:44
5Fifth Movement: In the Late 20th Century the Impossible Becomes Possible
producer:
Lee Ranaldo and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
mixer:
Patrick Derivaz and Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
bass guitar:
Jeffrey Glenn
cymbal and membranophone:
Stephan Wischerth
guitar:
Craig Bromberg, Barbara Ess, Sue Hanel, Robert Harrison (Rock producer, songwriter, guitarist from Austin, Texas), Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
guitar and membranophone:
Al Arthur and David Linton (American drummer)
membranophone:
Z’EV (American industrial musician)
conductor:
Glenn Branca
recording of:
Fifth Movement: In the Late 20th Century the Impossible Becomes Possible
composer:
Glenn Branca
part of:
Symphony No. 2
2:30