Compil. US 1996 on Crank Automotive label
Electronic (Noise, Experimental)
Tracks 1 and 10 previously unreleased. Tracks 2, 5 and 8 taken from the lathe-cut single Three Dances in Honour of Sabbatai Sevi, the Apostate Messiah. Tracks 3, 4, 6 and 9 taken from the cassette From A Soundtrack to the 'Anabase' of St. John Perse. Track 7 taken from the cassette The Eightness Of Adam Qadmon. Recorded By Bruce Russell at the Temple of Music, the Wharf Hotel, Dunedin (track 1), and the Empire Hotel, Dunedin (track 10), January 1994 - January 1995.
![]() | A Handful Of Dust , album by |
![]() | Bruce Russell g, guitar, violin, percussion, organ, percussion, kazoo, read by |
![]() | Peter Stapleton dr, percussion |
![]() | Alastair Galbraith g, voc, vn, *1965 NZ violin, synth, guitar |
![]() | Kate Russell , percussion |
![]() | Saint-John Perse , 1887-1975 FR text by |
Bruce Russell recorded by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | A Preface To The Hieroglyphic Monad Of Dr. John Dee | A Handful Of Dust | 14:48 | |
2 | The First Dance In Honour Of The Sabbatai Sevi | A Handful Of Dust | 4:22 | |
3 | His Heart Savage And Buzzing, Like A Swarm Of Black Flies | A Handful Of Dust | 1:31 | |
4 | Roses And Bitumen, Gift Of Song | A Handful Of Dust | 4:24 | |
5 | The Second Dance In Honour Of The Sabbatai Sevi | A Handful Of Dust | 2:28 | |
6 | This World Has More Beauty Than A Ram's Skin Painted Red | A Handful Of Dust | 6:40 | |
7 | The Oneness Of Adam Qadmon | A Handful Of Dust | 15:34 | |
8 | The Third Dance In Honour Of The Sabbatai Sevi | A Handful Of Dust | 2:30 | |
9 | And The Sun Is Not Named, But His Power Is Amongst Us | A Handful Of Dust | 6:54 | |
10 | A Single Eye All Light | A Handful Of Dust | 10:17 |