The Ghost Sonata (album)

The Ghost Sonata is the seventh studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1991 by LTM Recordings.^[1][2]

The Ghost Sonata
Studio album by Tuxedomoon
Released	1991 (1991)
Recorded	December 1990 (1990-12)
Genre	Chamber music, ambient
Length	43:05
Label	LTM
Producer	Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Ten Years in One Night (Live) (1989) The Ghost Sonata (1991) Solve et Coagula (1991)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Funeral of a Friend"	Peter Dachert, Bruce Geduldig	1:09
2.	"The Ghost Sonata"	Blaine L. Reininger, Steven Brown	5:36
3.	"Catalyst"	Peter Dachert	0:42
4.	"An Affair at the Soiree"	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Bruce Geduldig, Blaine L. Reininger	3:39
5.	"Music Number Two"	Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger	2:56
6.	"A Drowning"	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	2:07
7.	"The Cascade"	Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger	3:02
8.	"A Mystic Death"	Peter Dachert, Bruce Geduldig	2:16
9.	"Basso Pomade (Dogs Lickin' My Heart)"	Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger	2:36
10.	"Licorice Stick Ostinato"	Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger	2:19
11.	"The Laboratory" (Parts 1 & 2)	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	5:08
12.	"Les Odalisques"	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Bruce Geduldig, Blaine L. Reininger	4:10
13.	"An Unsigned Postcard"	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	3:06
14.	"Music Number Two" (Reprise)	Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger	4:19

Personnel

Adapted from The Ghost Sonata liner notes.^[3]

Tuxedomoon Steven Brown Peter Dachert Blaine L. Reininger Additional musicians Gregorio Bardini – flute Graziano Benvenutti – cello Sabrina Franca – violin Marcello Galli – clarinet Graziano Gerboni – clarinet Francesco Guidobaldi – double bass Antonella Lisi – cello Roberto Mori – oboe

Additional musicians (cont.) Christina Ottavi – violin Emanuela Piccini – violin Sandro Rossini – violin Marina Santoro – violin Sandra Steffanini – violin Production and additional personnel Drem Bruinsma – engineering Bruno Donini – engineering Gilles Martin – engineering James Neiss – editing Jerome Sandron – engineering Tuxedomoon – production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1991	LTM	CD, LP	LTM 2303
Belgium	1997	Cramboy	CD	CBoy 1414

References

1. "Tuxedomoon: The Ghost Sonata > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
2. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
3. The Ghost Sonata (booklet). Tuxedomoon. Norfolk, United Kingdom: LTM. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• The Ghost Sonata at Discogs (list of releases)