L'esprit is the fourth album by In the Nursery, released in 1990 through Wax Trax! Records.

L'esprit
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1990
RecordedSlaughterhouse Recording Studios, Great Driffield, East Yorkshire
GenreNeoclassical Dark Wave, Martial industrial
Length43:29
LabelWax Trax!, Third Mind
ProducerSteve Harris, In the Nursery
In the Nursery chronology
Prelude 1983–1985
(1989)
L'esprit
(1990)
Sense
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative PressPositive[2]

Reception

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Mike Shea at Alternative Press remarked that with L'esprit the band successfully improved on the soundtrack-oriented approach of their previous album, Köda, and that "never before has music been able to move me to tears and rip up bad childhood memories."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Klive Humberstone and Nigel Humberstone

No.TitleLength
1."To the Faithful"4:46
2."At First Sight"4:46
3."Sesudient"4:20
4."Azure Wings"3:03
5."Sœurette"3:28
6."Inamorata"0:54
7."Retaliation"4:42
8."Träumerei"3:51
9."Scenes of Childhood"4:48
10."The Pearl"5:01
11."L'esprit"3:46
CD bonus tracks (The Compulsion 12")
No.TitleLength
12."Reverie"1:46
13."Alluvion"4:53
14."Across the Ruins"4:01
15."To the Faithful (Reprise)"2:21
1999 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Archaic Torso"3:05
17."Blade"3:37
18."Incidental Guilt"3:42

Personnel

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In the Nursery
Production and additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "L' Esprit". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Shea, Michael (1990). "In The Nursery: L'esprit". Alternative Press. 5 (30). Cleveland, OH: Alternative Press International Publications: 62–63.
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