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SAHARA BLUE is an album inspired by the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud. Personnel includes: Hector Zazou (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, samples, electronics); Anneli Drecker, Gerard Depardieu, John Cale, Dominique Dalcan, Barbara Gogan, Sussan Deihim, Samy Birnbach, Khaled, Malka Spigel, Ketema Mekonn, Richard Bohringer (vocals); Mr. X (vocals, guitar, walkie talkie); Lisa Gerrard (vocals, yang ch'in); Brendan Perry (vocals, synthesizer, bodhran, darbuka, percussion, tin whistle); Daniel Manzanas (acoustic guitar); Kenji Jammer (guitar, programming); Vincent Kenis (guitar, bass); David Sylvian, Kent Condon (guitar); Denis Moulin (guitar, percussion); Nabil Khalidi (oud); Elizabeth Valetti (harp, background vocals); Renault Pion (bass flute, clarinet, saxophone); Christian Lechevretel (trumpet, trombone, organ, keyboards); Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano); Bill Laswell (bass, percussion). Engineers include: Oz Fritz, Jean-Loup Morette, Gilles Martin. Personnel: Hector Zazou (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, electronics, sampler); Mr. X, David Sylvian (vocals, guitar); Brendan Perry (vocals, tin whistle, synthesizer, bodhran, percussion); Lisa Gerrard (vocals, yang-chin); Richard Bohringer, Gérard Depardieu, John Cale, Malka Spigel, Anneli Marian Drecker, Samy Birnbach, Sussan Deyhim, Barbara Gogan (vocals); Dominique Dalcan (chant); Denis Moulin (guitar, percussion); Kent Condon, Vincent Kenis, Kenji Jammer (guitar); Daniel Manzanas (acoustic guitar); Nabil Khalidi (oud); Renaud Pion (bass flute, clarinet, saxophone); Christian Lechevretel (trumpet, trombone, organ); Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano); Guy Sigsworth (keyboards); Lightwave (synthesizer, electronic percussion); Kerry Hopwood (midi, programming); Keith LeBlanc, Steve Shehan (percussion); Matt Stein (programming, loops). Audio Mixers: Giles Martin; Hector Zazou ; Paul Conboy. Recording information: Daylight & Jet Studios, Brussels, Belgium; Greenpoint Studio, NY; Studio Darout, Paris, France. Photographer: Maria Dawlat. Translator: Paul Schmidt. Unknown Contributor Roles: Khaled; Dominique Dalcan; Yuka Fujii; John Cale; Lightwave; Lisa Gerrard; Malka Spigel; Nabil Khalidi; Vincent Kenis. Arrangers: Hector Zazou ; Christian Lechevretel. On SAHARA BLUE, mercurial composer Hector Zazou has assembled an all-star cast of players from various electronic and experimental fields for a set that's simply universal in scope. Participants include percussionist Steve Shehan, Dead Can Dance duo Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, journeyman bassist and producer Bill Laswell, Samy Birnbach, electronic duo Lightwave, actor Gerard Depardieu, Tim Simenon, David Sylvian, and a gaggle of others. Structurally, SAHARA BLUE is all over the proverbial map. Spoken word dialogues reverberate over gentle ambient atmospherics and glacial guitar ("First Evening"), crunchy tech-hop ("I'll Strangle You"), tribal pop-funk ("Youth"), and gentle, world-pop lullabies ("Black Stream"). It's a deliciously eclectic stew, magnificently composed and
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