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The
first days of the year 1979 the album Anno Demoni was released by
the label MR (Musik Research) in limited edition. Ritualism, mistery, extreme
theology, dark feelings. It's the logical evolution of the erlier album
Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex (1974) with use of electronic
fused to the acoustics. Electronic organ, electronic violin, acoustic guitar,
acoustic piano, celebrative voices.
The work consists of excerpts composed between 1969 and 1974, plus
new material. It can be defined as a collection of unpublished excerpts
performed and recorded between 1974 and 1978 with the contribution of the
revived Tiring ("Ego Sum Qui Sum" - "Jacula the witch" still with an organ
even though electronic, in conalderation of the impossibility to move a pipe
organ), with Albert Goodman at the percussion instruments and the electronic
toms who died right after their Brno concert.
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| The Anno Demoni album was very far from the commercial taste, and a step back to their first album Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex (1974). In between, both editions of their second album, Zora (1977 / 78), had had commercial interest. Much of this album was recorded live in a castle's two small recording studios in Milan, much because at that time (1975), the band where unable to find record companies to finace them. The following year, after much composing and meditations, Antonio Bartoccetti and Norton returned to the castle with a small crowd of followers and recorded Ego Sum Qui Sum. "Soul Satan" and the track "Anno Demoni" where both componisions Bartoccetti did when he was in the military in 1973, and where recorded in 1975 and 1978. Anno Demoni consists of six excerpts and is considered by the critics one of the most particular works of the band Antonius Rex. The LP collection is released in the year 1979 in 500 copies (three hundred of which where sold in bulk at sky-high prices to an art merchant of Venice). The limited 1992 re-release LP in 500 copies where hand numbered and signed by the Rex himself! Black Widow's 2001 cd release has gatefold cover with insert and two bonus tracks from the old 7" Invisible Force single. |
| Tracks: 1. Gloriae Manus (7.50) 2. Jacula The Witch (2.48) 3. Anno Demoni (12.00) 4. Soul Satan (5.42) 5. Missanigra (4.55) 6. Ego Sum Qui Sum (7.44) (No lyrics yet)
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Band Members:
Antonio Bartoccetti - Music, guitar, bass, vocals Doris Norton - Music, vocal, piano, synth Albert Goodman - Drums Charles Tiring - Electr. organ Colin Coldweis - Electr. violin --- Mixed by Colin Coldweis in 1979
Designed by Travers 1979 Produced by Musik Research 1979 Original LP master: 1979 M.R. (P) & (C) 1979 Musik Research |
| Release info: Released by Musik Research 1979 - Anno Demoni (LP) (AR LP 00-499) Also released: Musik Research 1992 - Anno Demoni (LP) (AR LP 00-499) Reissued on by Mellow Records in 1992 (Creditted as Jacula, not Antonius Rex - Anno Demoni (CD) (MMP 118) Black Widow in 2001 - Anno Demoni (CD) (BWR 058) |
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