On June 3, 1991, “Kuckuck Schallplatten” label released “Arrow of Time / The Cycle of Time”, the tenth Peter Michael Hamel album. It was recorded in May 1991, at the “Moyes Hall” of the “Slovak Philharmonic” in Bratislava, Slovakia, and was produced by Karol Kopernicky and Eckart Rahn.
On October 22, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Slope”, the debut Steve Jansen album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Vestry” in London, “Straysound Studio” in Sweden, Samadhisound Studios, “Trout Recording” in Brooklyn, “Blue Sky Falls” in London, “Slovak Radio” in Bratislava, “Studio 5” in Bratislava, and was produced by Steve Jensen.
Personnel:
Steve Jansen – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, sampled instruments, synth, piano, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing
David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, art direction
Theo Travis – sax, flute, clarinet
Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, electric piano
Anja Garbarek – vocals
Thomas Feiner – vocals, mandolin, sampler
Bratislava Movie Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ingo Frenzel
Joan Wasser – vocals, violin
Alberto Tafuri – piano
Nina Kinert – vocals
Steve D’Agostino, David Sylvian, Tim Elsenburg, John Mallison, Ján Machut and Ladislav Krajãoviã, Bryce Goggin, Alberto Tafuri, Love Olzon – recording
Ingo Frenzel – mixing
Tony Cousins – mastering
Chris Bigg – design
Dan McPharlin – models created and photographed
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Jensen, except where noted.
Grip
Sleepyard – Steve Jansen, Tim Elsenburg
Cancelled Pieces – Steve Jansen, Anja Garbarek
December Train
Sow the Salt – Steve Jansen, Thomas Feiner
Gap of Cloud
Playground Martyrs – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
A Way of Disappearing
Ballad of a Deadman – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
Conversation Over
Life Moves On
Playground Martyrs (reprise) – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian