York (First Exit to Brooklyn)

York (First Exit to Brooklyn) is an album by The Foetus Symphony Orchestra featuring Lydia Lunch, released in 1997 by Thirsty Ear Recordings. Unlike Foetus's other albums, York is a wholly collaborative work. A "travelogue and exploration of DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass)", York features J. G. Thirlwell as composer and conductor for a group of notable New York City musicians. The musicians, almost all of whom had worked with Thirlwell before, were encouraged to freely improvise on their parts.^[2] Lydia Lunch, a regular Thirlwell collaborator, narrates the proceedings.

York (First Exit to Brooklyn)
Live album by The Foetus Symphony Orchestra
Released	March 11, 1997
Recorded	July 18, 1996
Venue	The Anchorage (Brooklyn)
Genre	Jazz, no wave
Length	46:29
Label	Thirsty Ear
Producer	J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Boil (1996) York (First Exit to Brooklyn) (1997) Flow (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Adonis"	10:26
2.	"Crumpled City"	10:00
3.	"Puddlin' Doorway"	9:07
4.	"Egomaniacs With Insecurity Problems"	10:12
5.	"Arschficken"	6:44

All tracks are written by J. G. Thirlwell

• "Arschficken" is a version of Wiseblood's "The Fudge Punch."

Personnel

• Steven Bernstein – trumpet, slide trumpet
• Oren Bloedow – guitar, electric Oud
• Brian Emrich – bass guitar, EBow, keyboard bass
• Lydia Lunch – spoken word
• David Ouimet – trombone
• Marcus Rojas – tuba, didgeridoo
• Vinnie Signorelli – drums
• Rob Sutton – engineering
• J. G. Thirlwell – vocals, conch, tin whistle, production, illustrations
• Kurt Wolf – guitar

References

1. "York (First Exit to Brooklyn)". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
2. "Foetus Symphony Orchestra: York". aracnet.com. 30 January 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

External links

• York (First Exit To Brooklyn) at Discogs (list of releases)
• York at foetus.org