Saint of the Pit

Saint of the Pit
Saint of the Pit
Studio album by Diamanda Galás
Released	17 November 1986
Recorded	Dave Hunt Studios, London, England; Informusik Studios, San Francisco and OTR Studios, Belmont, California, United States;
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	36:25
Label	Mute
Producer	Diamanda Galás; Gareth Jones;
Diamanda Galás chronology

Saint of the Pit is the fourth album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on 17 November 1986 by record label Mute.

Content

Saint of the Pit is the second instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic.^{[citation needed]} In this instalment, she focuses on musical settings of poems by French Decadents.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Trouser Press	favorable^[1]

Trouser Press wrote "Galás' astonishingly varied singing styles and the hypnotic effect of the record's three claustrophobic, obsessive pieces makes Saint of the Pit a powerful document of suffering."^[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Diamanda Galás

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"La treizième revient" (The Thirteenth Returns)		5:03
2.	"Εξελόυμε" (Deliver Me)	Diamanda Galás	7:18
3.	"L'Héautontimorouménos" (The Self-Tormentor)	Charles Baudelaire	6:48

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Artémis"	Gérard de Nerval	5:01
2.	"Cris d'aveugle" (Blind Man's Cry)	Tristan Corbière	12:15

Personnel

Musicians

F. M. Einheit – drums (B2), chains (A1)
Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, producer

Production and additional personnel

Gareth Jones – production
Paul Kendall – recording (A1)

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[3]	26

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1986	Mute	LP	STUMM 33
United States	1986	Mute Ltd.	LP	71418

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Diamanda Galás". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Olewnick, Brian. "Saint of the Pit". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

Saint of the Pit at Discogs (list of releases)

[Trouser_Press-1] Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Diamanda Galás". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

[allmusic-2] Olewnick, Brian. "Saint of the Pit". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

[3] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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