The Divine Punishment is the third album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on June 30, 1986 by record label Mute.
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| Released | June 30, 1986 | |||
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| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Dave Hunt | |||
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Content edit
The Divine Punishment is the first instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. In this instalment, she focuses on interpretations of Old Testament scripture.[1]
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic has retrospectively praised the album, describing it as "compelling but brutal. An ugly, brooding masterpiece."[2]
Track listing edit
All music is composed by Diamanda Galás
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Deliver Me From Mine Enemies" (I. This Is the Law of the Plague/II. Deliver Me From Mine Enemies/ III. We Shall not Accept Your Quarantine/IV. Εξελόυμε/V. Γιατί, Ό Θεός?/VI. Psalm 22) | 19:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Free Among the Dead" (I. Psalm 88/II. Lamentations/III. Sono L'Antichristo) | 13:32 |
Personnel edit
- Production and additional personnel
- T.J. Eng – photography
- Frank Harris – engineering (B1)
- Naut Humon – engineering (B1)
- Dave Hunt – production, engineering (A1), mixing (B1)
- Richard Zvonar – engineering (B1)
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 1986 | Mute | LP | stumm 27 |
| United States | Mute | 71417 |
References edit
- ^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Dougan, John. "Divine Punishment". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
External links edit
- The Divine Punishment at Discogs (list of releases)