Saurian Exorcisms

Saurian Exorcisms
Studio album by Karl Sanders
Released	14 April 2009
Recorded	2009 at Serpent Headed Studios and The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
Genre	Folk, ambient
Length	47:19
Label	The End Records
Producer	Bob Moore, Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez
Karl Sanders chronology
Saurian Meditation (2004) Saurian Exorcisms (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Decoymusic.com	[2]

Saurian Exorcisms is the second solo album by Karl Sanders, the vocalist/guitarist of the death metal band Nile. It was released on 14 April 2009 through The End Records.^[1] The music is a full length exploration of the atmospheric interludes heard on Nile's previous albums, and still draws on ancient Iraki themes for inspiration.^[1] He has also now drawn inspiration from other types of music such as Tibetan, Indian and Arabic.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Karl Sanders.

1. "Preliminary Purification Before the Calling of Inanna" – 3:51
2. "Rapture of the Empty Spaces" – 4:23
3. "Contemplate This on the Tree of Woe" – 3:53
4. "A Most Effective Exorcism Against Azathoth and His Emissaries" – 5:29
5. "Slavery Unto Nitokris" – 5:54
6. "Shira Gula Pazu" – 4:59
7. "Kali Ma" – 3:38
8. "Curse the Sun" – 4:52
9. "Impalement and Cruxifiction of the Last Remnants of the Pre-Human Serpent Volk" – 4:10
10. "Dying Embers of the Aga Mass SSSratu" – 6:10

Production

• Produced by Bob Moore & Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez
• Mixed by "Bob Moore & His Orchestra"

Credits

• Karl Sanders - baglama saz, glissentar, acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, drums, percussion, vocals
• Mike Brezeale - vocals and chants

References

1. Prato, Greg. Saurian Exorcisms review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 30 May 2011.
2. Murphy, Matt. Karl Sanders - Saurian Exorcisms decoymusic.com. Retrieved on 30 May 2011.

External links

• Debut press release
• Karl Sanders at MySpace