Defixiones: Will and Testament

Defixiones: Will and Testament
Live album by Diamanda Galás
Released	24 November 2003
Recorded	September 2001–June 2002
Genre	Experimental, dark ambient, blues
Length	96:32
Label	Mute
Producer	Blaise Dupuy, Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás chronology
Malediction and Prayer (1998) Defixiones: Will and Testament (2003) La serpenta canta (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)[2]

Defixiones: Will and Testament is a live performance album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 24 November 2003 by Mute Records.

Track listing

All music composed by Diamanda Galás.

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Dance: Ter Vogormia"	13:02
2.	"The Dance: The Desert" (part one)	4:11
3.	"The Dance: The Desert" (part two)	5:31
4.	"The Dance: Sevda Zinçiri"	4:20
5.	"The Dance: Holokaftoma"	4:39
6.	"The Dance: Ter Vogormia" (reprise)	2:29
7.	"The Eagle of Tkhuma"	2:47
8.	"Orders From the Dead"	11:35

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hastayim Yasiyorum"	4:20
2.	"Σαν πεθάνω στο καράβι"	2:37
3.	"Je Rame"	9:10
4.	"Epístola a los Transeúntes"	5:33
5.	"Birds of Death"	5:08
6.	"Άνοιξε"	3:14
7.	"Todesfuge"	6:14
8.	"Artémis"	5:05
9.	"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"	6:36

Personnel

• Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, arrangement, production

Production and additional personnel

• Blaise Dupuy – production, drum programming
• Rex Ray – design
• Austin Young – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2003	Mute	CD	STUMM 205

References

1. Couture, François. "Defixiones: Will and Testament, Orders from the Dead". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
2. Stosuy, Brandon (May 19, 2004). "Diamanda Galás: Defixiones, Will and Testament/La Serpenta Canta". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

• Defixiones - Will And Testament at Discogs (list of releases)