Blood (Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun album)

Blood is a collaborative album by American singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway and electronic musician Pietra Wexstun. It was released on September 23, 2003 by Sympathy for the Record Industry and A440 Records.

Blood
Studio album by Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun
Released	September 23, 2003
Recorded	Impala Studios, Venice, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Ambient
Length	53:59
Label	A440, Sympathy for the Record Industry
Producer	Stan Ridgway, Pietra Wexstun
Stan Ridgway chronology
Holiday in Dirt (2002) Blood (2003) Snakebite (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Entrance"	5:50
2.	"Drips"	2:59
3.	"Baptism of Jajo"	4:49
4.	"Wound"	4:53
5.	"40"	3:01
6.	"Fountain"	2:42
7.	"Rose"	3:08
8.	"Lincoln's Head"	3:59
9.	"Manus Christi"	2:02
10.	"The Cloven Bunny"	2:00
11.	"Night Visit"	6:21
12.	"Weeping"	2:20
13.	"Blood Suite in Four Movements"	6:27
14.	"Exit"	3:28

Personnel

Adapted from the Blood liner notes.[2]

Musicians Alvin Fike – brass Stan Ridgway – guitar, harmonica, Prophet-5 synthesizer, Chamberlin keyboard, sampler, production Laslo Vickers – cello, contrabass, violin Pietra Wexstun – piano, organ, mellotron, Juno 106 synthesizer, autoharp, sampler, voice, production

Production and additional personnel Bob Demaa – mastering Brian Jackson – design, art direction Sean P. Riley – executive production Mark Ryden – design, art direction

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2003	A440	CD	0001
		Sympathy for the Record Industry		SFTRI 732

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Blood". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
2. Blood (booklet). Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun. Chicago, Illinois: A440 Records. 2003.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Blood at Discogs (list of releases)