Camera Obscura (Darkened Chamber) is the name of an experimental avant-garde music album recorded and released by Nico in 1985. It was produced by John Cale. It was Nico's final studio album before her death three years later. Her vocal style is considerably different from her prior records. "Tananore", for instance, strongly hints at Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard. "Das Lied vom einsamen Mädchen" also sounds similar to Dead Can Dance. The jazz tu...
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Camera Obscura (Darkened Chamber) is the name of an experimental avant-garde music album recorded and released by Nico in 1985. It was produced by John Cale. It was Nico's final studio album before her death three years later. Her vocal style is considerably different from her prior records. "Tananore", for instance, strongly hints at Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard. "Das Lied vom einsamen Mädchen" also sounds similar to Dead Can Dance. The jazz tune "My Funny Valentine", by contrast, has a more standard legato vocal style, despite her very deep contralto. Many of the tracks offer a refined version of the new wave gothic rock of her previous album, Drama in Exile.
All tracks written by Nico except where noted.
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