L'esprit
L'esprit is the fourth album by In the Nursery, released in 1990 through Wax Trax! Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Slaughterhouse Recording Studios, Great Driffield, East Yorkshire | |||
| Genre | Neoclassical Dark Wave, Martial industrial | |||
| Length | 43:29 | |||
| Label | Wax Trax!, Third Mind | |||
| Producer | Steve Harris, In the Nursery | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | Positive[2] |
Reception
Mike Shea at Alternative Press remarked that with L'esprit the band successfully improved on the soundtrack-oriented approach of their previous album, Koda, and that "never before has music been able to move me to tears and rip up bad childhood memories."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Klive Humberstone and Nigel Humberstone
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To the Faithful" | 4:46 |
| 2. | "At First Sight" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Sesudient" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Azure Wings" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Sœurette" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Inamorata" | 0:54 |
| 7. | "Retaliation" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Träumerei" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Scenes of Childhood" | 4:48 |
| 10. | "The Pearl" | 5:01 |
| 11. | "L'esprit" | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Reverie" | 1:46 |
| 13. | "Alluvion" | 4:53 |
| 14. | "Across the Ruins" | 4:01 |
| 15. | "To the Faithful (Reprise)" | 2:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Archaic Torso" | 3:05 |
| 17. | "Blade" | 3:37 |
| 18. | "Incidental Guilt" | 3:42 |
Personnel
- In the Nursery
- Klive Humberstone – instruments
- Nigel Humberstone – instruments
- Q. – percussion
- Dolores Marguerite C – narration
- Production and additional personnel
- Chris Bigg – design
- Ruth Chappell – photography
- Steve Harris – production
- In the Nursery – production
- Bill Stephenson – photography
References
- Raggett, Ned. "L' Esprit". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- Shea, Michael (1990). "In The Nursery: L'esprit". Alternative Press. Cleveland, OH: Alternative Press International Publications. 5 (30): 62–63.
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