The Forest (album)
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The Forest is an instrumental album by recording artist David Byrne
, and released in 1991. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originally used in a Robert Wilson
directed theatre piece with the same name. The Forest premiered at the Theater der Freien Volksbühne, West Berlin
in 1988.
David Byrne
David Byrne may refer to:*David Byrne , musician and former Talking Heads frontman**David Byrne , his eponymous album*David Byrne , Irish footballer*David Byrne , English footballer...
, and released in 1991. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originally used in a Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson (director)
Robert Wilson is an American avant-garde stage director and playwright who has been called "[America]'s — or even the world's — foremost vanguard 'theater artist'". Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video...
directed theatre piece with the same name. The Forest premiered at the Theater der Freien Volksbühne, West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
in 1988.
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Byrne:- "Ur" – 13:08
- "Kish" – 5:47
- "Dura Europus" – 3:27
- "Samara" – 5:40
- "Nineveh" – 3:34
- "Ava" – 12:14
- "Machu Picchu" – 3:14
- "Tula" – 4:20
- "Teotihuacan" – 2:37
- "Asuka" – 7:33
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 1991 | Luaka Bop Luaka Bop Luaka Bop is a world music-oriented record label established by David Byrne, former guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer of the art rock/new wave band Talking Heads. It has been a wholly independent label since leaving V2 in 2006. Previous distribution relationships included Warner and Virgin... /Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
CD | 26584 |
| Cassette tape | 4-26584 | |||
| 2005 | Sire Sire Records Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a... |
CD | ? |