Thirteen Masks

Thirteen Masks
Studio album by Jarboe
Released	1991
Recorded	New York and Atlanta
Genre	Experimental rock, post-punk
Length	57:42
Label	Hyperium
Producer	Michael Gira, Jarboe, Roli Mosimann, Mark Richardson, Lary Seven, Clinton Steele, J. G. Thirlwell
Jarboe chronology
Thirteen Masks (1991) Beautiful People Ltd (1993)

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AllMusic	[1]

Thirteen Masks is the solo debut record of Jarboe, released in 1991 through Hyperium. The album featured Swans members Michael Gira and Norman Westberg and Tony Maimone of Pere Ubu.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jarboe, except "In an Open Sea", "I Got a Gun" and "A Man of Hate" by Michael Gira, all music composed by Jarboe.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Listen"	4:21
2.	"Red"	5:14
3.	"A Man of Hate"	3:56
4.	"The Believers"	4:01
5.	"The Lonely Voyeur"	4:18
6.	"The Never-Deserting Shadow"	3:40
7.	"Wooden Idols"	2:28
8.	"In an Open Sea"	4:41
9.	""Shotgun Road (Redemption)"	3:57
10.	"I Got a Gun"	4:45
11.	"Of Ancient Memory (The Oblivion Seekers)"	4:21
12.	"A Man of Hate"	3:48
13.	"Freedom"	4:07
14.	"Cries (For Spider)"	4:46

2004 remastered CD
No.	Title	Length
15.	"We Are the Prophecy"	6:51
16.	"St. John"	6:03
17.	"Surrender"	8:34

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Gira – electronics, bass guitar and production (3, 6, 8, 10, 13), mastering
• Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, electronics, percussion, production (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Tony Maimone – bass guitar (8)
• Lary Seven – instruments, production and engineering (1, 5, 9)
• Clinton Steele – guitar (6, 8, 11, 12, 14), production (12)
• J. G. Thirlwell – sampler, programming, arrangement and production (2)
• Norman Westberg – guitar (10)

Production

• Bryce Goggin – mastering, engineering (2)
• Donald Hassler – engineering (7)
• Steve McAllister – engineering (4)
• Roli Mosimann – drum programming and production (6, 8, 10, 13)
• Mark Richardson – production (3), engineering (11, 12, 14)
• Al Smith – engineering (6, 8)
• Wharton Tiers – engineering (10, 13)

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Thirteen Masks". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2013.

External links

• Thirteen Masks at Discogs (list of releases)