Michael Karoli/Polly Eltes - Deluge

Title: Deluge Artist: Michael Karoli/Polly Eltes Release Date: 4/4/1995 Re-Released On: 4/7/1998 Label: Mute Records, Old Mute Duration: 57:37 UPCs: 017531570025, 724596906828, 4015887000162, 401588701622 Genre: Rock Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Shouting Stars
2. Yours & Mine
3. You're the Driver
4. One Thing (Or the Other)
5. Fear of Losing Control
6. Home Truths
7. Sentimental
8. The Lake
9. Deluge (The River)

Year Type Label Catalog # 1998 CD Mute Records 9068 1995 CD Mute Records 16 1995 CD Old Mute 16 1995 CD Mute Records 16

Deluge: The Complete Edition [Added Tracks]

The record has an interestingly stately air to it, considering Polly Eltes' breathy, quirky vocals and Michael Karoli's apparent fascination with variations on reggae rhythms (not too surprising, considering the spiritual link between Can and the output of Jamaican mixers.) The complete set would be more compelling and striking, though, if there were a little more focus -- Karoli and Eltes spend quite a bit of time simply drifting into thematic hooks, leaving the listener in limbo for too long on a regular basis. When it clicks, though, it is excellent. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide

Name Credits Michael Karoli Violin, Bass, Sax (Tenor), Guitar, Mixing, Percussion, Keyboards, Flute, Vocals, Harmonica Polly Eltes Performer, Vocals Rene Tinner Mixing Simon Puxley Mixing