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| Label = Heliocentric
| Label = Heliocentric
| Producer = [[Klaus Nomi]], George Elliott, Page Wood
| Producer = [[Klaus Nomi]], George Elliott, Page Wood
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1446943|pure_url=yes}} link]
*[[PopMatters]] {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/53490/klaus-nomi-za-bakdaz/ link]
| Last album = ''[[In Concert (Klaus Nomi album)|In Concert]]''<br />(1986)
| Last album = ''[[In Concert (Klaus Nomi album)|In Concert]]''<br />(1986)
| This album = '''''Za Bakdaz'''''<br />(2008)
| This album = '''''Za Bakdaz'''''<br />(2008)
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| Next album =
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1446943|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}} <ref>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/53490/klaus-nomi-za-bakdaz/</ref>
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'''''Za Bakdaz''''' 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|month=July|year=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''''' 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|month=July|year=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}}



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Za Bakdaz is a collection of songs German countertenor Klaus Nomi was working on up until his death in 1983 from AIDS, a disease poorly understood at that time.[3] The album was released 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]

Track listing

  1. "High Wire" - 2:04
  2. "Valentine's Day" - 2:49
  3. "Enchante" - 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" - 2:21
  12. "Silent Night" - 1:38

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1446943
  2. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/53490/klaus-nomi-za-bakdaz/
  3. ^ Smith, Rupert (1994). "Klaus Nomi". Attitude. 1 (3). London, England. 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)