Vena Cava

Composed, written and performed by Diamanda Galas. Vena Cava is a complete performance with eight sections: 1. I Wake Up And I See.... 2. Porgi Amor / I Dreamed... 3. Amazing Grace / I Dreamed... Grass 4. Yes, I Like The T.V. 5. Once Enchanted, The Beautiful 6. Breed 7. Stay Awake, Little Pony 8. I Miss You, It's Been So Long The writing of Vena Cava was inspired in great part by the work of Philip-Dimitri Galás 1954-1986 Live performance recorded at The Kitchen, New York City February/March 1992. Tape sources: Gordon Hempton - 'Onkaongan Overture / Tennessee Nightwalk' natural sounds courtesy of Miramar Productions, Seattle Washington; Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass - 'Silent Night' used with kind permission of BMG Records UK Limited on behalf of BMG Music; Various Artists - 'A Music Box Christmas (Silent Night)' provided courtesy of Columbia Records; Ray Conniff 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' provided courtesy of Columbia Records, written by J.F. Coots and H. Gillespie, published by EMI United partners. Additional musical material: 'Porgi Amor (La Nozze di Figgaro)' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791); 'Hush Little Baby' written by Inez Fox & Charlie Fox (Public Domain); 'Amazing Grace' written by Arne/Newton (Public Domain); 'There is a Balm in Gilead' (Traditional), vocals by Philip-Dimitri Galás; 'When I Am Laid in Earth' written by Henry Purcell (1659-1695); Accordion music performed by Philip-Dimitri Galás. Issued with printed inner sleeve (credits, sources, acknowledgments, etc). Dedicated to Scott MacCauley. Direct Metal Mastering. ℗ + © 1993 Mute Records Ltd. Runout characters are etched.