If Power Asks Why - 2012 Danish panoptikon label 9-track LP

2012 Danish Panoptikon LP - 9-tracks - new Martin Hall songs performed by the mezzo-soprano Andrea Pellegrini and the classical pianist Tanja Zapolski.

"The production is based on a series of piano-based hybrid lieder, a collection of songs all characterized by a high degree of sombre drama... The songs are probably best described as passionate objections against the cultural imperatives of our times and culture and in particular the standardised parameters of desire. All in all the album contains some of Martin Hall's most exuberant lyrical work ever."*

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Dead Horses On A Beach 5:32
2 Rather Quotable Than Honest 3:36
3 MILFS, Cum And Schopenhauer 4:07
4 A Garboesque Leaning 4:21
5 Feeling Like A God 4:11

Side 2:
1 The Stench Of Your Pity 5:00
2 Hope Is A Lack Of Information 5:29
3 Notes On Self-destruction 4:26
4 If Power Asks Why 5:40

Credits:
Martin Hall - music box, tapes and details
Andrea Pellegrini - mezzo-soprano
Tanja Zapolski - piano
Alexander Zapolski - 1st violin
Anja Zelianodjevo - 2nd violin
Grigoriy Khodos - viola
Mette Spang-Hanssen - cello
Ida Bach Jensen - double-bass and strings
Thea Vesti Pedersen - acoustic guitar
Eskild Skovbakke - Winding percussion, harmonium and percussive piano
Johnny Stage - electric guitar, mandolin, autoharp and sitar
Ketil Duckert - trumpet and flugelhorn
Hans Nybo - bassoon

Technical Credits:
Martin Hall - production
Jørgen Bo Behrensdorff - Engineer
Johnny Stage - Engineer, Mix, Mastering

Artwork:
Kenneth Schultz - Cover Design
Robin Skjoldborg - Photography