a spy for god - marty segal

Marty Segal - A Spy for God (2001-2003)

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Recorded during the last years of his life, when Marty in his own words "knew he was in front of his death". They present a man reflecting honestly and openly upon the experiences of his life.

Over a period of a couple of years Marty recorded hours and hours of material speaking to a few people in our then combined living room/studio. Those sessions have been edited to fit onto a cd and are sure to touch anyone whether they knew him or not.

"That Herd Feeling" and "The Littlest Smile" are unique recordings in many ways. Beginning with a moment of silence, sounds were played and Marty responded, recounting spontaneously these touching stories where he reflects, baring his heart, illuminating scenes from his life that give a sense of perspective. Truly magical moments; both the music and story were 100% improvised and recorded in one take with no further production.

01 Elephant Man
02 Fragments *
03 Garbage Can
04 Marty's Hero
05 Pledging His Allegiance
06 Dreams and Reality
07 Sacred Time
08 The Book Thief
09 Stranger on the Bus
10 Flying
11 Circle Line
12 Work is Dubious
13 The Squatter *

14 A Key to Freedom
15 Human Gifts
16 Clothes
17 Red Trousers
18 Time to Wash
19 Socks and Farts
20 After School Snacks
21 Chicken Plucker
22 Blood and Sawdust
23 Stains
24 Cut Them Apart
25 The Littlest Smile (live) *
26 Survival Tips

27 Show Me the Money
28 Depression Years
29 How to Save Money
30 Starting a New Life
31 Escaping Slavery
32 No Going Back
33 Marty's Classes
34 Homage
35 The Shoemaker
36 No Defeat
37 Shapeshifting
38 That Herd Feeling (live) *
39 West Pier

*accompanied by music: with kind permission of highrophant (13) hertz recordings (2) and mr misfit (25, 38)