Mercy (Meredith Monk album)

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Released October 29, 2002 mercy (2002) Impermanence (2008) Release date 29 October 2002 Label ECM Records		Length 57:16 Artist Meredith Monk Producer Meredith Monk Genre Minimal music

Recorded March 19–20, 2002 at Sorcerer Sound, New York Similar Impermanence, Key, Volcano Songs, Do You Be, Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts

Meredith monk braid 1 and leaping song

mercy is the eleventh album by Meredith Monk, released on October 29, 2002 through ECM New Series.

Meredith monk vocal ensemble help from mercy

Personnel

Musicians

Allison Easter – vocals (1)

Theo Bleckmann – vocals (1-4, 6, 8, 9, 11-14)

Katie Geissinger – vocals (1-4, 8, 9, 11-14)

Ching Gonzalez – vocals (1-4, 8, 9, 11-14)

Bohdan Hilash – A clarinet (1), soprano clarinet (1, 10), bass clarinet (9, 13), E♭ clarinet (13), contrabass clarinet (13)

John Hollenbeck – bells (1, 9), xylophone (1, 11), vibraphone (1, 6, 12, 13), marimba (1, 2, 6, 13, 11, 14), piano (3), vocals (4), cymbals (5, 7, 9), melodica (8, 10), percussion (9), cowbell (11), gong (11), bass drum (13), percussion (13), triangle (13)

Meredith Monk – vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8-14), production

Allison Sniffin – viola (1), vocals (1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 13), piano (1, 6, 8-11, 14), synthesizer (3), violin (7)

Production

Tom Bogdan – production

Ann Hamilton – cover art

Ulrike Körner – design

Scott Lehrer – engineering, mixing

Dieter Rehm – design