Saint of the Pit explained

Saint of the Pit
Type:	studio
Artist:	Diamanda Galás
Cover:	Diamanda Galas Saint of the Pit.jpg
Genre:	Avant-garde
Length:	36:25
Label:	Mute
Prev Title:	The Divine Punishment
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	You Must Be Certain of the Devil
Next Year:	1988

Saint of the Pit is the fourth album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on 17 November 1986 by record label Mute.

Content

Saint of the Pit is the second instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. In this instalment, she focuses on musical settings of poems by French Decadents.^[1]

Reception

Trouser Press wrote "Galás' astonishingly varied singing styles and the hypnotic effect of the record's three claustrophobic, obsessive pieces makes Saint of the Pit a powerful document of suffering."^[1]

Personnel

Musicians

• F. M. Einheit – drums (B2), chains (A1)
• Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, producer

Production and additional personnel

• Gareth Jones – production
• Paul Kendall – recording (A1)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1986	Mute	LP	STUMM 33
United States		Mute Ltd.		71418

Notes and References

1. Glenn . Kenny . Ira . Robbins . Diamanda Galás . . 2007 . 3 July 2015.
2. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980-1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 3 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608045015/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/g.htm . 8 June 2011 .