Black Sun Productions & Mikael Karlsson
A collaborative album by Mikael Karlsson, Massimo Villani and Pierce Wyss

Text and Vocals: Lydia Lunch, Nico, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Massimo Villani, Pierce Wyss
Piano on Elements of Desire: Othon Mataragas (part written by him)

Musicians:

Othon Mataragas – piano
Cory Smythe – piano
Fung Chern Hwei – violin
Joshua Rubin – clarinet, bass clarinet
Nick Masterson – oboe, English horn

Sirius Quartet:
Fung Chern Hwei, Gregor Huebner – violins
Ron Lawrence – viola
Jeremy Harman – cello
Mike Block – cello (former Sirius member) on Watching Saló and Dimenticata

Michael Bates – double bass

 

TRACK CREDITS

(all names in alphabetical order)

Elements of Desire:

By Massimo, Mikael, Pierce, Othon
Beats and synthesizers by Massimo and Pierce
Piano by Othon
Throat singing by Gregor Huebner
Improv by Sirius Quartet
Improv instructions and noise: Mikael
Sirius recorded in the recording studio at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Desperate Contract

Music by Mikael
Text by Lydia
Violin by Fung Chern Hwei
Piano by Cory Smythe
Mix and master by Christopher McDonald at Killingworth Sound
Recorded in the LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Watching Saló

Music by Mikael
Performed by Sirius Quartet and Michael Bates (bass)
Mix by Mikael
Recorded in the LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Final Arrangements

Music by Mikael
Oboe and English horn by Nick Masterson
Clarinet and bass clarinet by Joshua Rubin
Mix by Christopher McDonald, Mikael Karlsson
Recorded by Christopher McDonald in the LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Dimenticata

Music by Massimo and Pierce
Arranged for string quintet with additional sections by Mikael
Performed by Sirius Quartet and Michael Bates (bass)
Mix and master by Christopher McDonald
Recorded in the LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Abscheid

Music by Mikael
Voice by Pierce
Cello by Jeremy Harman
Recorded in the recording studio at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Quanto Al Futuro

Music by Mikael
Voice by Massimo
Cello by Jeremy Harman
Recorded in the recording studio at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.

Danach

Music by Mikael
Sirius Quartet
Recorded in the recording studio at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College.
Mixing and mastering by Mikael unless otherwise specified

Mika thanks:

All the musicians
Rick Krahn
Andrew Saderman
Edward Smaldone
Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY
Christopher McDonald at Killingworth Sound
Michael Conley
My family