Key | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | July 1970 | –January 1971 at Gary Weis's loft, Santa Monica and Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, California|||
Genre | Modern classical, minimalism | |||
Length | 36:42 | |||
Label | Increase (original release) Lovely Music, Ltd. (reissue) | |||
Producer | Collin Walcott | |||
Meredith Monk chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10[2] |
Key is the debut album of Meredith Monk, released in 1971 through Increase Records. In 2017, Tompkins Square re-released Key for Record Store Day.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Meredith Monk
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Porch" | 2:14 |
2. | "Under Street" | 4:18 |
3. | "What Does It Mean?" | 3:56 |
4. | "Vision" | 1:16 |
5. | "Fat Stream" | 7:25 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Vision" | 2:02 |
2. | "Do You Be?" | 4:11 |
3. | "Vision" | 0:35 |
4. | "Change" | 3:44 |
5. | "Dungeon" | 6:51 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Lanny Harrison – vocals
- Dick Higgins – vocals
- Meredith Monk – vocals, Jew's harp, electronic organ
- Mark Monstermaker – vocals
- Daniel Ira Sverdlik – vocals
- Collin Walcott – Mr̥daṅgaṃ, vocals, production
- Production
- Tom Clack – engineering
- Paul Gruwell – art direction
- John Horton – engineering, mixing
- Peter Moore – photography
- Daniel Nagrin – engineering
- Peter Pilafian – engineering
References
External links