Sacrilegium is the third album by the rock

Rock music

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 band Devil Doll

Devil Doll (band)

Devil Doll is an Italian-Slovenian experimental rock band formed in 1987 by the mysterious "Mr. Doctor". The band has gained a cult following, taking influences from gothic rock, classical and slavonic folk music, and fronted by the sprechgesang of Mr. Doctor himself. Devil Doll albums were all...

, released on May 1992 on Hurdy Gurdy Records.
A concept created by Mr. Doctor

Mr. Doctor

Mr. Doctor is the leader of and creative drive behind the experimental rock band Devil Doll.For 20 years, from forming the band in 1987, he kept his identity a secret – revealing little more than that he was born in Slovenia, of Italian extraction, and lived in Venice...

, Sacrilegium is the first album by Devil Doll recorded as a single lineup, located in Ljubljana

Ljubljana

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Track listing

Lyrics and music by Mr. Doctor, musical contribution by Francesco Carta and Michel Fantini Jesurum, arranged by Devil Doll.

1. "Sacrilegium" - 49:16
   • "Sacrilegium" - 43:30
   • Silence - 43:31 - 47:38 (4:09)
   • "The Funeral" - 47:39 - 49:16 (1:38)

Album info

"Sacrilegium" ends at 43:30 followed by silence until 47:38 at which point a hidden track entitled "The Funeral" begins. It is an audio sample of a priest reading a eulogy and subsequent sounds of someone shoveling dirt into a grave. After this fades, Mr. Doctor's voice can be heard playing in reverse. He speaks for about 20 seconds and the track comes to an end.

When reversed, the words Mr. Doctor appears to be saying are as follows:

Even angels cry if a heron refuses to fly and prefer to creep among worms

A part played with the accordion (starting aprox. 13:51) is actually a traditional Slovenian song "Vsi so venci bejli".

Line up

• Mr. Doctor
  Mr. Doctor
  Mr. Doctor is the leader of and creative drive behind the experimental rock band Devil Doll.For 20 years, from forming the band in 1987, he kept his identity a secret – revealing little more than that he was born in Slovenia, of Italian extraction, and lived in Venice...
  
   - vocals
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• Francesco Carta - piano
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• Davor Klaric - keyboards
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• Roberto Dani - drums
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  , percussion
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• Bor Zuljan - guitar
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  , bass
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• Sasha Olenjuk - violin
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• Damir Kamidoullin - cello
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• Michel Fantini Jesurum - organ
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Guests

• Paolo Zizich - backing vocals
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   and duet "Talk talk" with Mr. Doctor
• Mattej Kovacic - accordion
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• The "Devil Chorus" conducted by Marian Bunic and formed by:
  • Marian Bunic
  • Polona Sever
  • Beti Strencan
  • Breda Bunic
  • Gregor Oblak
  • Jure Strencan
  • Boris Kurent
  • Mojca Sojer