{"product_id":"winston-tong-miserere","title":"Winston Tong - Miserere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiserere\u003c\/i\u003e is a soundtrack album by Winston Tong, the cult performance artist who made his name as a member of experimental group Tuxedomoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe score was composed in 1985 for a modern ballet staged by Belgian choreographer Pierre Droulers, based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. \u003ci\u003eMiserere\u003c\/i\u003e translates as 'have mercy', or 'have pity'. The lyrics were written by Tong, and the music a collaboration with Persian-born dancer and vocalist Sussan Deyhim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiserere\u003c\/i\u003e employs voices alone, and no instruments at all. The effect is both eerie and seductive, and always hypnotic. Closer in tone to Tong's meditative cycle \u003ci\u003eLike the Others\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) than his polished pop album \u003ci\u003eTheoretically Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eMiserere\u003c\/i\u003e is now revealed as a major work, which for many years was thought to have been lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CD booklet includes Tong's poetic texts for \u003ci\u003eMiserere\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as images from the stage performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Prologue\u003cbr\u003e2. Orpheo Walks\u003cbr\u003e3. Vicious Circle\u003cbr\u003e4. Song\u003cbr\u003e5. Lovers\u003cbr\u003e6. Soliloquy\u003cbr\u003e7. Metropolises\u003cbr\u003e8. Cobalt Room\u003cbr\u003e9. In Turning\u003cbr\u003e10. Penumbra\u003cbr\u003e11. Egypt\u003cbr\u003e12. The Way to Me\u003cbr\u003e13. Burdens of Passion\u003cbr\u003e14. Beyond\u003cbr\u003e15. Miserere\u003cbr\u003e16. Compassion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LTM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67995584725268,"sku":"LTM2368","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/41emXU1c8oL.jpg?v=1793922249","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/winston-tong-miserere","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}