Desertshore

Desertshore is the name of the third solo avante-garde album with neoclassical elements, recorded and released by Nico in 1970. It was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. The back and front covers feature stills from the film La cicatrice interieure by Philippe Garrel, which starred Nico, Garrel and Ari Boulogne. A few of the songs from the album were included on the soundtrack of the film. All tracks written by Nico Industrial music group Thr... more

Desertshore is the name of the third solo avante-garde album with neoclassical elements, recorded and released by Nico in 1970. It was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. The back and front covers feature stills from the film La cicatrice interieure by Philippe Garrel, which starred Nico, Garrel and Ari Boulogne. A few of the songs from the album were included on the soundtrack of the film. All tracks written by Nico Industrial music group Throbbing Gristle went into the studio to record a reinterpretation of Desertshore for a 2008 release. The studio session was made open to the public and the entirety of the 3 day, 12 hours session was recorded and given a limited press, released as The Desertshore Installation. Sónar 2010 presents its image - a journey to the end of the world along the Way of St. James. They used this song for the soundtrack to their teaser trailer. For the first time in its history, Sónar, the International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, will be... less