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Madra (album)

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Released
  
August 6, 1991

Length
  
39:33

Madra (1991)
  
Iris (1992)

Release date
  
6 August 1991

Genre
  
A cappella

Recorded
  
March 1991

Producer
  
Tony Faulkner

Artist
  
Miranda Sex Garden

Label
  
Mute Records

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Similar
  
Suspiria, Fairytales of Slavery, Carnival of Souls

Madra is the debut album of Miranda Sex Garden. It stands apart from their later works in that it is entirely a cappella and the songs are all English madrigals. The entire album was recorded over the course of two days in March 1991.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Seek Sweet Content" – 2:18
  2. "While Joyful Springtime Lasteth" – 1:15
  3. "Though Philomela Lost Her Love" – 0:40
  4. "Go Wailing Accents" – 1:46
  5. "Gush Forth My Tears" – 2:15
  6. "Fly Not So Fast" – 1:20
  7. "The Nightingale" – 1:04
  8. "Lady Those Eyes" – 1:26
  9. "Though My Carriage Be But Careless" – 1:10
  10. "All Creatures Now Are Merry Minded" – 1:40
  11. "Full Fathom Five" – 1:04
  12. "See Amaryllis Shamed" – 2:06
  13. "It Was a Lover and His Lass" – 2:17
  14. "Those Sweet Delightful Lilies" – 2:15
  15. "Ah, Look Upon Those Eyes" – 2:28
  16. "If It Be Love" – 1:15
  17. "Away, Thou Shalt Not Love Me" – 1:15
  18. "How Merrily We Live" – 0:59
  19. "Sweet Kate" – 1:20
  20. "This Love is but a Wanton Fit" – 0:40
  21. "Sure There is No God of Love" – 2:16
  22. "See Mine Own Sweet Jewel" – 1:05
  23. "When First I Saw Thee" – 0:39
  24. "The Silver Swan" – 1:19
  25. "Sweet Honey Sucking Bees" – 3:26

Vocalists

  • Katharine Blake
  • Kelly McCusker
  • Jocelyn West

    • Songs

    1Seek Sweet Content2:19
    2While Joyful Springtime Lasteth1:16
    3Though Philomela Lost Her Love0:41

    References

    Madra (album) Wikipedia
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