On September 1, 2023, “The Flenser” label released “The Lamb as Effigy”, the second and final Sprain studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Tim Green.
Personnel:
- Alexander Kent – vocals, guitar, bells, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, banjo, mandolin, piano, organ, glockenspiel, synthesizer, harmonium, singing saw, orchestral chimes, accordion, recorder, gong, samples, engineer, string arrangements, art direction
- Sylvie Simmons – guitar, bugle, bells, recorder
- April Gerloff – bass guitar, synthesizer, bells, engineer
- Clint Dodson – drums, bells, vibraphone, synthesizer
- Ulrich Krieger – saxophones, contrabass clarinet, string arrangements, conductor
- Máté Tulipán – saxophones, cover model, moral support
- Kyle Bates – synthesizer
- Eric Poulin – French horn
- Jayla Tang – violin
- Kris Rahamad – violin
- Joy Yi Saba – viola
- Tal Katz – cello
- Jason Schimmel – engineer
- Tim Green – engineer, oscillator, mixing, patience
- JJ Golden – mastering
- Suzanne Yeremyan – layout, design
- Siyan Ji – photography
- Zengyi Zhao – photography, photo editing
- David Blandeur – cover model
Track listing:
All lyrics by Alexander Kent, all music by Alexander Kent, Sylvie Simmons, April Gerloff and Clint Dodson.
- Man Proposes, God Disposes
- Reiterations
- Privilege of Being
- Margin for Error
- The Commercial Nude
- The Reclining Nude
- We Think So Ill of You
- God, or Whatever You Call It
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