NunSexMonkRock
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NunSexMonkRock is the first solo album by punk
singer-songwriter
Nina Hagen
after the two albums she made with the Nina Hagen Band.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
after the two albums she made with the Nina Hagen Band.
Track listing
All tracks written by Nina Hagen, except where indicated.- "Antiworld" (Hagen, Paul RoesslerPaul RoesslerPaul Roessler was a prominent member of the L.A. punk scene during the late 1970s and '80s. He played keyboards in bands such as The Screamers, Twisted Roots, 45 Grave, Nervous Gender, SAUPG, Geza X and the Mommymen, Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Nina Hagen and The Deadbeats...
) 4:41 - "Smack Jack" (Ferdie Karmelk) 5:17
- "Taitschi-Tarot" (Hagen, Roessler) 2:06
- "Dread Love" (Hagen, Karmelk) 4:07
- "Future Is Now" 2:55
- "Born In Xixax" 2:55
- "Iki Maska" 5:09
- "Dr. Art" (Hagen, Karl Rucker) 4:50
- "Cosma Shiva" 3:19
- "UFO" (Hagen, Rucker) 4:53
Personnel
- Nina Hagen - vocals, synthesizer, guitar
- Chris SpeddingChris SpeddingChris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...
- guitar - Paul ShafferPaul ShafferPaul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM is a Canadian musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian, and composer who has been David Letterman's sidekick since 1982.-Early years:...
- synthesizer - Karl Rucker - synthesizer, bass
- Allan SchwartzbergAllan SchwartzbergAllan Schwartzberg is a famous studio musician drummer, most of whose recordings were made in the 1970s. He has played on hits such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He has played with KISS, James Brown and Peter Gabriel as well...
- drums - Don Wershba - overdubs
- Axel Gath - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Paul RoesslerPaul RoesslerPaul Roessler was a prominent member of the L.A. punk scene during the late 1970s and '80s. He played keyboards in bands such as The Screamers, Twisted Roots, 45 Grave, Nervous Gender, SAUPG, Geza X and the Mommymen, Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Nina Hagen and The Deadbeats...
- synthesizer, piano
Production
- Produced by Mike Thorn
- Engineers: Mike Ewasko
- Mixing: Harvey Goldberg
- Mastering: Jack Skinner