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1. Introduction
Nicky Skopelitis: voice
music by Automaton
2. Zeus, King of the Universe
Peter Lamborn Wilson: voice
music by Anton Fier
3. Hera, Queen of the Universe
Lori Carson: voice
music by Anton Fier
4. Hermes, The Messenger God
Umar Bin Hassan: voice
music by Material
5. Apollo, The Sun God
Abiodun Oyewole: voice
music by Material
6. Athena, The Goddess of Wisdom
Suzanne Vega: voice
music by Cypher 7
Jeff Bova: keyboards, sounds
Alex Haas: keyboards, sounds
7. Pan, The Playful God of the Country
Wallace Shawn: voice
music by Bill Laswell
8. Hades, The God of the Underworld
Iggy Pop: voice
music by Painkiller
John Zorn: saxophones, vocals
Bill Laswell: bass, samples
Mick Harris: drums, vocals, samples
9. Aphrodite, The Goddess of Love
Lady Kier: voice
music by Divination
10. Eros, Aphrodite's Son
Likkle Jerr: voioce
music by Automaton
11. Vulcan, The God of Inventions and Metal
Abiodun Oyewole: voice
music by Jaron Lanier
12. Poseidon, The God of the Ocean & Amphitrite
Viggo Mortensen: voice
music by Buckethead
Viggo Mortensen: effects
Buckethead: guitars
13. Mars, The God of War
voice: Lemmy
music based on Orgazmatron by Moterhead
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar
14. Artemis, The Goddess of the Hunt
Amina Claudine Myers: voice
Liu Sola: vocals
15. Cassandra, The Unheeded Prophet
Nicole Blackman: voice
music by Divination
16. Dionysis, The God of Spirits
George Clinton: voice
music by Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell
17 Prometheus, Brought Fire to Man
Ira Cohen: voice
music by Automaton
produced by Bill Laswell
location recordings:
Robert Musso, Bill Laswell, Layng Martine, Janet Rienstra
recorded at:
Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY engineering: Robert Musso
Shelter Island Sound, CA engineering: Steve Addabbo
KCRW, Santa Monica, CA engineering: Liza Richardson
KUER, Salt Lake City, Utah engineering: Larry Holt
Studio 56, Los Angeles, CA engineering: Len Del Rio
mixed & mastered at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY
engineering: Robert Musso
assistant: Layng Martine
artwork photo by Ira Cohen
design by Yoko Yamabe @ Randesign
All text from 'Classical Myths That Live Today' by Frances E. Sabin,
unless otherwise indicated.
#7 is a reading of Aleister Crowley's "Hymn To Pan".