The Men Album

The Men Album
Studio album by Jarboe
Released	October 17, 2005 (2005-10-17)
Length	100:02
Label	Atavistic
Producer	Nic Le Ban, Chad Blinman, Iva Davies, William Faith, Kris Force, Chris Griffin, James Izzo, David J, Jarboe, Edward Ka-Spel, Robert Kaechele, Diana Obscura, Lary Seven, David Torn
Jarboe chronology
A Mystery of Faith (2005) The Men Album (2005) The Conduit (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(unrated)[1]
Pitchfork Media	(4.8/10)[2]

The Men Album is the sixth solo studio album by Jarboe, released on October 17, 2005 by Atavistic Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jarboe

Disc one – Guitars

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Is Life"	6:01
2.	"Found"	3:21
3.	"To Forget"	4:17
4.	"Reason to Live"	5:09
5.	"Redeemer (Lion)"	1:33
6.	"A Woman's Dreams"	7:42
7.	"Into Feral"	1:54
8.	"Feral Blixa"	2:07
9.	"Feral"	8:37
10.	"Your Virgin Martyr"	7:16

Disc two – Rhythms

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Is Life, Meridiem"	5:54
2.	"Angel David" (Rilke mix)	4:04
3.	"Dark Strong Sauce"	0:44
4.	"Bass Force / Angel Jim" (Low Rider mix)	8:36
5.	"Torn Kiss"	2:17
6.	"Penance"	8:41
7.	"Subtraction"	4:53
8.	"Jarboe Feral (Durga)"	1:08
9.	"When the Sun Rises"	2:56
10.	"Edward Life"	12:52

Personnel

Adapted from The Men Album liner notes.[3]

Jarboe – lead vocals, keyboards (2.6), production (1.7) Musicians Nic Le Ban – guitar (1.7, 1.10), vocals (1.10), production (1.10), mixing (1.10) Blixa Bargeld – vocals (1.7, 1.8, 1.9) Blind Michael Bradley – vocals (2.9) Joseph Budenholzer – guitar (1.4, 1.9), engineering (2.8) Chris Connelly – vocals (2.7) Iva Davies – vocals (1.3), guitar (1.3), programming (1.3), production (1.3), mixing (1.3) William Faith – guitar (1.1, 1.9, 2.4), bass guitar (1.1, 1.9), programming (1.1), percussion (1.6), production (1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.4), engineering (1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.4), mixing (1.1, 1.6, 2.4, 2.6), editing (1.9) Kris Force – bass guitar (2.4), production (2.4), engineering (2.4) Percy Howard – vocals (2.1) David J – vocals (2.2), production (2.2), engineering (2.2) Paz Lenchantin – vocals (1.6, 2.4), violin (1.6), bass guitar (1.9) Diana Obscura – vocals (2.9), cello (2.9) Monica Richards – vocals (1.6) Michael Rollings – drums (1.9)

Additional musicians (cont.) Alan Sparhawk – vocals (1.2) Steve Von Till – guitar (1.9) J.G. Thirlwell – vocals (2.4) David Torn – guitar (2.5), production (2.5), engineering (2.5) Mika Vainio – vocals (2.3) Production and additional personnel Chad Blinman – production (1.2, 2.7), engineering (1.2, 2.7), mixing (1.2, 2.7), programming (1.2) Joe Cassidy – engineering (2.7) Chris Griffin – production (1.9, 1.10), engineering (1.9, 1.10), mixing (1.10), editing (1.9, 1.10) James Izzo – engineering (2.6, 2.7, 2.10), production (2.6), keyboards (2.6) Edward Ka-Spel – production (2.10), engineering (2.10), mixing (2.10) Robert Kaechele – production (2.2), engineering (2.2), programming (2.2) Haroun Serang – engineering (1.8) Lary Seven – production (2.3), engineering (2.3)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2005	Atavistic	CD	ALP167

References

1. "Jarboe: The Men Album > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. Byrom, Cory D. (January 18, 2006). "Jarboe: The Men Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
3. The Men Album (booklet). Jarboe. Chicago, Illinois: Atavistic Records. 2005.

External links

• The Men Album at Discogs (list of releases)