The Men Album

The Men Album
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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)
Pitchfork Media	(4.8/10)

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.

• 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

External links

• The Men Album at Discogs (list of releases)