Sun God is the debut studio album by Sun God, released on May 22, 1995, by Fifth Colvmn Records and Original Artists Group.[2][3]

Sun God
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 1995 (1995-05-22)[1]
Genre
Length68:59
LabelFifth Colvmn/Original Artists
Producer
Alternative cover
German issue
German issue

Music

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The songs "Ayizan" and "Guede" from Sun God were released on the various artists compilations Life Is Too Short for Boring Music Volume VII and Forced Cranial Removal by EFA and Fifth Colvmn Records.[4][5][6] In 1996 the track "Guede", also from the band's debut, was released on Living for Music 2 by Discordia.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]

John Bush of AllMusic awarded Sun God three out of five stars, calling it an "album of tribal rhythms and percussion" with "Nigiani's airy vocals and Orpheus's sinister growls complementing each other well."[8] Sonic Boom described it as "a modern day interpretation of what many of the early pagan magick ceremonies might have been in the middle ages" and that "the music inspires meditation, celebration and escape from the constraints of society on its listeners."[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Marcus Giltjes, Patricia Nigiani and Rodney Orpheus

No.TitleLength
1."Legba"8:39
2."Oya"5:19
3."Ayizan"5:25
4."Damballah & Ayida Wedo"5:16
5."Simbi"8:34
6."Guede"6:56
7."Agwe"8:07
8."Gran Ibo"7:34
9."Erzulie"4:50
10."The Ancestors"8:20

Personnel

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Adapted from the Sun God liner notes.[10]

Sun God

Additional performers

  • Emily Brayshaw – viola
  • Tom Crowe – Gnostic chanting
  • Carolina Gross – flute

Production and design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Fifth Colvmn CD 9868-63192
Germany Original Artists Group EFA 01351

References

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  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Vol. 7, no. 2. p. 171. ISBN 9781575980188. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sun God". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Finkler, Ed (January 1996). "Interview with Rodney Orpheus of Sungod". Sonic Boom. Vol. 4, no. 2. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Dean Miles, Larry (1996). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal" (PDF). Black Monday. No. 1. p. 3. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Vol. Winter 1996–1997. p. 218. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Christian, Chris (October 1995). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal". Sonic Boom. Vol. 3, no. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Living for Music 2 (booklet). Various artists. An Liffersmühle, Willich: Discordia. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b Bush, John. "Sun God: Sun God > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Christian, Chris (July 1995). "Sun God: Sun God". Sonic Boom. Vol. 3, no. 4. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Sun God (booklet). Sun God. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records/Original Artists Group. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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