Released August 1, 2000 | Length 53:36 Release date 1 August 2000 | |
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Almost Human(2000) Banned on Vulcan(2001) Similar Voltaire albums, Dark cabaret albums |
Voltaire out of reach with lyrics
Almost Human is the second studio album by Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire, released on August 1, 2000 through Projekt Records.
Contents
- Voltaire out of reach with lyrics
- Voltaire almost human with lyrics
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
According to Voltaire on his official website, the album is intended to convey a "look at life from the perspective of Lucifer"; thus being, most of the album's tracks deal with existentialism, the human condition and the existence of God, in Voltaire's usual tongue-in-cheek humorous way. Also present in the album are covers of the traditional songs "El Barquito de Nuez" and "Ringo no Uta" – the first one was composed by famous Mexican songwriter Francisco Gabilondo Soler, while the second one was composed by Hachiro Sato and Manjome Tadashi for the 1945 film Soyokaze. They are fully sung in Spanish and Japanese, respectively.
The song "Almost Human" is a song from the perspective of Lucifer, and "Feathery Wings" from the perspective of the Angel of Death. "Anastasia" references the fate of Russian princess Anastasia Nikolayevna.
Voltaire originally wrote the track "The Night" in 1988; a more deathrock-inflected version of it would appear on his 2014 album Raised by Bats.
The track "Alchemy Mondays" is a tribute to the eponymous goth event which used to take place at the famous, now-defunct music club CBGB, in Manhattan. Musician Myke Hideous of Misfits and The Bronx Casket Co. fame is also mentioned on the song's lyrics.
Voltaire almost human with lyrics
Track listing
All tracks written by Voltaire, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke and George Grant, except for "Ringo no Uta" by Hachiro Sato and Manjome Tadashi and "El Barquito de Nuez" by Francisco Gabilondo Soler.
Personnel
Songs
1Out of Reach4:23
2Dunce5:17
3Feathery Wings5:06