Friction (Phideaux Xavier album) explained

Friction
Type:	Album
Artist:	Phideaux
Cover:	Wikfrictioncover.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	The Lair and Context Studios, NYC
Genre:	Arthouse Rock Synth Pop
Length:	76:46
Label:	Bloodfish Music
Producer:	Phideaux Xavier
Next Title:	Fiendish
Next Year:	2003

Friction is the debut album by psychedelic progressive gothic rock composer Phideaux Xavier. It was released in 1993. It is not, however, considered as an official album by him.^[1]

Tracks

1. "Arise" (01:33)
2. "Love of a Million Doves" (05:30)
3. "Secret" (04:16)
4. "The Odyssey" (04:36)
5. "Lights Camera Friction" (05:13)
6. "Ashes" (0:34)
7. "The Life" (03:55)
8. "Resurrection Pact" (03:43)
9. "Inspecting the Spoils" (04:00)
10. "Aquamarine" (04:05)
11. "Zarathustra 2000" (02:25)
12. "Living (On the Petals)" (04:22)
13. "All Seeing Eye" (03:58)
14. "Claw the Land" (05:31)
15. "Azrael" (02:18)
16. "Bridge" (0:55)
17. "If We Will" (03:51)
18. "Menace" (0:42)
19. "Letters to the Tiger" (02:53)
20. "Tell Me" (05:04)
21. "Wake Up Little Beauties" (04:50)
22. (unlisted) (02:19)

Personnel

• Phideaux Xavier / guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
• Patrick Arena / vocals
• Rob Costin / vocals
• Valerie Gracious / vocals
• Grant King / vocals
• Dan Martin / vocals
• Rick Robertson / vocals
• Will Guterman / keyboards, vocals
• David Lewis / keyboards
• R. Weis / samples
• Anne DeWann / flute, vocals
• David Doris / soprano sax
• Ariel Farber / violin, vocals
• Dawn Buckholz / cello
• Sam Fenster / bass, vocals
• Linda Ruttan / bass, vocals
• Molly Ruttan / drums
• Michael Newman / drums
• Christopher Ballant / spoken word
• Michael Zener Gottlieb / spoken word
• Ian Scott Horst / spoken word
• Cayte Jablow / spoken word
• Michael Kowalewsk / spoken word

Notes and References

1. http://www.bloodfish.com/bios.html