Sahara (Orphaned Land album)
Sahara | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 25, 1994 | |||
Recorded | June 1994, "Sigma" studios, Tel Aviv, Israel | |||
Genre | Melodic death-doom Oriental metal Melodic Death Metal | |||
Length | 58:29 77:49 (digipak) | |||
Label | Holy | |||
Producer | Orphaned Land | |||
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Sahara re-release | ||||
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Sahara is the first full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by French label Holy Records. The 2002 digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" and edited cover art. The songs "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo The Beloved's Cry.
Track listing
[edit]- "The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
- "Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
- "Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
- "Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
- "Seasons Unite" – 8:30
- "The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
- "My Requiem" – 8:27
- "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." – 9:10
Digipak bonus tracks
- "Above You All" – 4:57
- "Pits of Despair" – 4:20
- "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" – 10:05
Personnel
[edit]Band members
[edit]- Kobi Farhi – vocals
- Yossi Sasi – lead guitars, oud
- Matti Svatitzki – rhythm guitar
- Uri Zelcha – bass
- Sami Bachar – drums
- Itzik Levi – keyboards, sampler, piano
Guest musicians
[edit]- Hadas Sasi – female vocals
- Albert Dadon – tarbuka
- Abraham Salman – kanun
- "Neve Israel" synagogue – background vocals
- Amira Salah – female "Arab" vocals
- Unknown musician goes by the name "Vovin" – guitars
Production and other
[edit]- Recorded in "Sigma" Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1994
- Produced by Orphaned Land
- Engineered by Tamir Muskat
- Assisted by Gary Gani
- Second assistant engineers: Eran Zira, Yotam Agam
- Mixed by Tamir Muskat, Orphaned Land, Gary Gani and Asaf Bar-Lev
- Executive producer Holy Records, Orphaned Land and Asaf Bar-Lev
- Logo by Uri Zelcha and Kobi Farhi
- Photos by Gil Pasternak
- Cover: The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
External links
[edit]- Sahara at Orphaned Land official site