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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Za Bakdaz
| name = Za Bakdaz
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Klaus Nomi]]
| artist = [[Klaus Nomi]]
| Cover = zabakdaz.jpg
| cover = zabakdaz.jpg
| Released = December 2007
| alt =
| released = December 2007
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| Recorded = Original sessions 1979-1983; completed between 1984-2006 at the [[home studio]] of Page Wood and George Elliott.
| recorded =
| Genre = [[New wave music|New wave]], [[opera]]
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| studio = 1979–1983; 1984–2006 at home studio of Page Wood and George Elliott
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| Length =
| genre = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]||[[ambient music|ambient]]|[[sound collage]]<ref name=Tricker>{{cite web |last=Tricker |first=Spencer |title=Klauz Nomi: ''Za Bakdaz''|url=https://www.popmatters.com/klaus-nomi-za-bakdaz-2496184535.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=4 July 2024 |date=6 February 2008}}</ref>}}
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| Label = Heliocentric
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| length =
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| Producer = [[Klaus Nomi]], George Elliott, Page Wood
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| label = Heliocentric
| Last album = ''[[In Concert (Klaus Nomi album)|In Concert]]''<br />(1986)
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| producer = {{hlist|[[Klaus Nomi]]|George Elliott|Page Wood}}
| This album = '''''Za Bakdaz'''''<br />(2008)
| prev_title = In Concert
| Next album =
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web|work=Allmusic |title=Za Bakdaz: The Unfinished Opera |last=Ragett |first=Ned |accessdate=7 November 2011 |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1446943}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic||title=''Za Bakdaz'': The Unfinished Opera |last=Raggett |first=Ned|class=album|id=mw0000805269}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev2 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=Tricker />
| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Tricker |first=Spencer |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/53490/klaus-nomi-za-bakdaz/ |title=Klaus Nomi: Za Bakdaz < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Za Bakdaz : The Unfinished Opera''''' is a collection of songs [[German people|German]] [[countertenor]] [[Klaus Nomi]] was working on up until his death in 1983 from [[AIDS]], a disease poorly understood at that time.<ref name="smith-attitude">{{cite journal|title=Klaus Nomi|first=Rupert|last=Smith|work=Attitude|volume= 1|issue=3|date=July 1994|location=London, England|url=http://pagesperso-orange.fr/klaus.nomi/biography.html|quote=The doctors discovered that Nomi's immune system had collapsed, and also found a rare form of skin cancer, Kaposi's Sarcoma, breaking out on his body. The condition was not yet known as AIDS.}}</ref> The album was released [[List of works published posthumously|posthumously]] in 2007. The large majority of the tracks have never before been heard on an official studio release. Some of those involved with the project hint that the album was nowhere near completed at the time of Klaus' passing.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
'''''Za Bakdaz: The Unfinished Opera''''' is a collection of songs German [[countertenor]] [[Klaus Nomi]] was working on up until his death in 1983. The album was released [[List of works published posthumously|posthumously]] in 2007. The large majority of the tracks have never before been heard on an official studio release; the original sessions took place from 1979 to 1983, with the tracks completed between 1984 and 2006 at the home studio of Page Wood and George Elliott.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"High Wire"&nbsp;– 2:04
#"[[Danger_Man#Theme|High Wire]]"&nbsp;– 2:04
#"Valentine's Day"&nbsp;– 2:49
#"Valentine's Day"&nbsp;– 2:49
#"Enchanté"&nbsp;– 4:31
#"Enchanté"&nbsp;– 4:31
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#"Cre Spoda"&nbsp;– 3:03
#"Cre Spoda"&nbsp;– 3:03
#"Metronomi"&nbsp;– 2:44
#"Metronomi"&nbsp;– 2:44
#"Intermezzzo" -1:16
#"Intermezzzo"&nbsp;– 1:16
#"Za Bakdaz (live)"&nbsp;– 3:09
#"Za Bakdaz" (live)&nbsp;– 3:09
#"Perna-A-Gyre"&nbsp;– 2:56
#"Perna-A-Gyre"&nbsp;– 2:56
#"Finale"&nbsp;– 2:33
#"Finale"&nbsp;– 2:33
#"Rubber Band Lazer"&nbsp;– 2:21
#"Rubber Band Lazer" (demo) &nbsp;– 2:21
#"[[Silent Night]]"&nbsp;– 1:38
#"[[Silent Night]]"&nbsp;– 1:38


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Albums published posthumously]]
[[Category:New wave albums by German artists]]
[[Category:Electronic albums by German artists]]
[[Category:Sound collage albums]]


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Latest revision as of 01:32, 4 July 2024

Za Bakdaz
Studio album by
Klaus Nomi
ReleasedDecember 2007
Studio1979–1983; 1984–2006 at home studio of Page Wood and George Elliott
Genre
LabelHeliocentric
Producer
Klaus Nomi chronology
In Concert
(1986) 		Za Bakdaz
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters[1]

Za Bakdaz: The Unfinished Opera is a collection of songs German countertenor Klaus Nomi was working on up until his death in 1983. The album was released posthumously in 2007. The large majority of the tracks have never before been heard on an official studio release; the original sessions took place from 1979 to 1983, with the tracks completed between 1984 and 2006 at the home studio of Page Wood and George Elliott.

Track listing

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  1. "High Wire" – 2:04
  2. "Valentine's Day" – 2:49
  3. "Enchanté" – 4:31
  4. "Overture" – 2:42
  5. "Cre Spoda" – 3:03
  6. "Metronomi" – 2:44
  7. "Intermezzzo" – 1:16
  8. "Za Bakdaz" (live) – 3:09
  9. "Perna-A-Gyre" – 2:56
  10. "Finale" – 2:33
  11. "Rubber Band Lazer" (demo)  – 2:21
  12. "Silent Night" – 1:38

References

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  1. ^ a b Tricker, Spencer (6 February 2008). "Klauz Nomi: Za Bakdaz". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. Za Bakdaz: The Unfinished Opera at AllMusic
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