Ten international singer-songwriters have each been commissioned by Artangel to write and record a song inspired by one of the ten biblical plagues. Following the original biblical order of the plagues, Plague Songs opens with Klashnekoff’s menacing Blood, via King Creosote’s bewitching Relate the Tale (Frogs) and Brian Eno and Robert Wyatt’s insistent Flies, Laurie Anderson’s mournful The Fifth Plague (Death of Livestock) and Imogen Heap’s mesmeric Glittering Cloud (Locusts) to Scott Walker’s evocation of Darkness and Rufus Wainwright’s tragic Katonah (Death of The Firstborn).

Klashnekoff : Blood [Plague of Blood]
King Creosote : Relate The Tale [Plague of Frogs]
Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) : The Meaning of Lice [Plague of Lice]
Brian Eno & Robert Wyatt : Flies [Plague of Flies]
Laurie Anderson : The Fifth Plague [Death of Livestock]
Cody ChesnuTT : Boils [Plague of Boils]
The Tiger Lillies : Hailstones [Plague of Hail]
Imogen Heap : Glittering Cloud [Plague of Locusts]
Scott Walker : Darkness [Plague of Darkness]
Rufus Wainwright : Katonah [Death of The Firstborn]
Exodus - Plague Songs is a CD produced by Artangel and 4AD and available in Margate on Exodus Day from Exodus HQ, the Library and the Outfitters Gallery on 30 September. Plague Songs is on general release from 2 October through selected music retailers, www.4ad.com and www.artangel.org.uk.


http://www.themargateexodus.org.uk/plagueSongs.php

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Well, it was no Goodburger.

can't wait to hear the stephin merritt and the rufus wainwright

<-- i need that smiley back.
i need this album, methinks.

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I CARRIED A WATERMELON

i love rufus wainwright. this will be cool

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The greatest asset they all have is themselves. And yet does anybody promote that to them? Does anybody tell them that they are the greatest asset they have? Or are they steered to idol worship? Are they moved, are they motivated, are they inspired to look at the president or any politician as their only salvation? If they are, it's just a shame.

I am in total agreement petals. It goes on the gift list.

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Well, it was no Goodburger.