| Verbatim, Flesh and Blood | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January 1998 | |||
| Studio | Kunstencentrum Vooruit (Ghent, Belgium) | |||
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| Length | 45:01 | |||
| Label | Rastascan | |||
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Verbatim, Flesh and Blood is a live album by Bob Ostertag, released in 1998 by Rastascan Records. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
François Couture of AllMusic gave the album four out of five possible stars, saying "quiet passages abound, textures are more refined, dynamics wider, and the whole thing is more pensive and introspective, without being self-absorbed." Couture concluded by saying "this whole project will go down in history as one of the most original artistic propositions of the 1990s." [3]
All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Periwinkle" | 10:20 |
| 2. | "Oxblood" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Smoke" | 7:34 |
| 4. | "Ink" | 9:06 |
| 5. | "Cornflower" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Paris Green" | 2:29 |
| 7. | "Middle Stone" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Lavender" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Ash" | 3:22 |
Adapted from the Verbatim, Flesh and Blood liner notes. [4]
Musicians
Additional musicians
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1998 | Rastascan | CD | BRD 035 |
| 1999 | Seeland | SEELAND 512 |
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