The Blind Watchmaker (album)

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The Blind Watchmaker
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Studio album by
Released15 June 2004
RecordedBDA Studio, West Sussex, UK
Genre Experimental, ambient, techno, electro, industrial
Length50:03
Label Glyptique
Producer Bruno De Angelis
Mana ERG chronology
Borderliners The Blind Watchmaker

The Blind Watchmaker is an album by Mana ERG, [1] released on 15 June 2004. It builds on Mana ERG's ideas of coalescing forms of techno, drum 'n' bass, experimental and electronic ambient into a collage of modern music. Produced and recorded by Bruno de Angelis, contributors to the CD include Joe Erber (piano / guitar), Tiberio (guitars), and Lee Stacey (drum loops). Guest contributors who did some electronic arranging for The Blind Watchmaker include Russian composer Artemiy Artemiev and contemporary electronic creator Dieter Moebius (originally with the band Kluster).

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruno De Angelis.

No.TitleLength
1."Bother"4:53
2."Wasps"5:05
3."The Lynx"4:33
4."Cunctis Diebus"5:25
5."Angel of Chaos"5:50
6."Target"5:24
7."Novi Mir"5:35
8."Burning Fields" (Instrumental)4:29
9."Children of the Rubble"5:05
10."[Untitled Track]"3:40

Personnel

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References

  1. "Mana ERG - The Blind Watchmaker Album Reviews". AllMusic.