| Sacrificial Cake | ||||
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| Released | June 9, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Plastikville Studios, East Village, New York | |||
| Length | 60:44 | |||
| Label | Alternative Tentacles | |||
| Producer | Jarboe | |||
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| NME |   [2] |
Sacrificial Cake is the second studio album by Jarboe. It was released in 1995 through Alternative Tentacles. [3]
All tracks are written by Jarboe, except "My Buried Child" by Michael Gira.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lavender Girl" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Ode to V" | 7:26 |
| 3. | "Shimmer" (instrumental) | 2:16 |
| 4. | "My Buried Child" | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Not Logical" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Spiral Staircase" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Yum-Yab" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Surgical Saviour" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Caché Toi" | 0:26 |
| 10. | "Tragic Seed" | 2:13 |
| 11. | "Troll Lullaby" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Deflowered" | 3:41 |
| 13. | "The Body Lover" | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Shimmer" | 3:18 |
| 15. | "Act III" | 1:46 |
| 16. | "Troll" | 8:45 |
| Total length: | 60:44 | |
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