Black Earth (Bohren & der Club of Gore album)

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Black Earth
Black earth cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released28 October 2002
Genre Jazz, dark ambient
Length70:55
Label Wonder
Ipecac
Producer Morten Gass
Bohren & der Club of Gore chronology
Sunset Mission
(2000)
Black Earth
(2002)
Geisterfaust
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dusted Magazine(favorable) [2]
PopMatters (very favorable) [3]

Black Earth is the fourth album by the jazz/ambient band Bohren & der Club of Gore. Black Earth was re-released on the American label Ipecac Recordings in 2004, increasing the band's exposure in the United States. The record has been re-released in 2016 by PIAS Recordings.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Bohren & der Club of Gore.

  1. "Midnight Black Earth" – 8:45
  2. "Crimson Ways" – 6:39
  3. "Maximum Black" – 7:38
  4. "Vigilante Crusade" – 7:30
  5. "Destroying Angels" – 7:10
  6. "Grave Wisdom" – 6:32
  7. "Constant Fear" – 6:27
  8. "Skeletal Remains" – 7:58
  9. "The Art of Coffins" – 12:04

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Black Earth review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7th, 2019.
  2. Hart, Otis. "Black Earth review". Dusted Magazine. July 1st, 2003. Retrieved July 15th, 2007.
  3. Begrand, Adrien. "Black Earth review". PopMatters. June 24th, 2004. Retrieved December 7th, 2019.