Soulcraft

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Soulcraft
Thessalonians - Soulcraft.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1993 (1993-10) [1]
Recorded1990 (1990) – 1992 (1992)
StudioPoolside Studios
(San Francisco, California)
Genre
Length57:12
Label Silent
Producer Kim Cascone
Thessalonians chronology
The Black Field
(1989)
Soulcraft
(1993)
Solaristics
(2005)

Soulcraft the debut studio album of Thessalonians, released in October 1993 by Silent. [2] [3] The album has been described as musically stunning and groundbreaking. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Kim Cascone, Don Falcone, David James, Larry Thrasher, Doug Murdock and Paul Neyrinck, except for Soulcraft, which was written by Cascone. The lyrics for Be Here Now were written by Falcone.

No.TitleLength
1."Absolute Equinox"9:37
2."Astronaut Voices"5:08
3."Shellac"5:35
4."Liquid Legs"8:14
5."Serious Ancient Rhythm" (Blood Red Crescent Moon Mix)6:37
6."Poverty and Solitude"5:33
7."Be Here Now" (Red Devil Mix)4:54
8."Soulcraft" (Astral Mix)6:35
9."Be Here Now" (707 Mix)4:59

Personnel

Adapted from the Soulcraft liner notes. [6]

Thessalonians

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1993Silent CD SR9334

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References

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