’Hospital Cafeterias’ is a Martin Hall project featuring a line of guest vocalists and other contributors from the Danish art milieu – singers, musicians, visual artists, writers, narrators and theatre performers. The list of participants goes like this:
Claus Beck-Nielsen Memorial (led by a nameless writer, singer and director)
Else Marie Pade (the grand old lady of Danish electronic music)
Knud Odde (visual artist and musician in Sort Sol)
Marquis Marcel de Sade (pianist and flaneur)
Andrea Pellegrini (mezzo-soprano)
Christian Skeel (musician and visual artist)
Miss Fish (queer-performer and singer)
Casper Clausen (singer and musician in the renowned Danish ensemble Efterklang)
Herbert Zeichner (narrator)
Mikkel Meyer (electronic musician)
Sara Fiil (classical singer)
Volkmar Zimmermann (classical guitarist)
Katja Andersson (singer in Saccharin)
Johnny Stage (guitarist)
The Vista Dome Ensemble (orchestra)
The album contains 18 new recordings, songs as well as recitations, tracks written in collaboration with the other participants as well as by Hall alone:
1. “ – ” (Anonymous)
2. “40 Versions Of The Time Before” (Martin Hall feat. Claus Beck-Nielsen Memorial)
3. “Das Doppel Meiner Selbst” (Claus Beck-Nielsen Memorial feat. Christian Skeel)
4. “No Thanks And Then Some” (Martin Hall feat. Mikkel Meyer)
5. “Eden Cinema” (Andrea Pellegrini)
6. “So Much For Nothing” (Martin Hall feat. Claus Beck-Nielsen Memorial)
7. “Lied Zwei” (Sara Fiil feat.Volkmar Zimmermann and Mikkel Meyer)
8. “P.O.” (Katja Andersson feat. Else Marie Pade)
9. “Lavender Grey” (Knud Odde)
10. “Tinfoil” (Martin Hall feat. Christian Skeel)
11. “Wohnung” (Herbert Zeichner feat. Casper Clausen)
12. “Brother Spare A Moment” (Andrea Pellegrini)
13. “Sob Story” (Martin Hall feat. Miss Fish and Mikkel Meyer)
14. “Soft Tissue Damage” (The Vista Dome Ensemble)
15. “Wartesaal” (Herbert Zeichner feat. Johnny Stage)
16. “At The Lido (Helium High)” (Andrea Pellegrini feat. Claus Beck-Nielsen Memorial)
17. “A Case Of Epic Needs” (Martin Hall feat. Marcel de Sade)
18. “Nætterne Er Så Lyse” (Anonymous)
Politiken (The Danish equivalent to The Guardian): "Exceptional: In the wild growing Martin Hall catalogue ’Hospital Cafeterias’ is both a concentrate as well as a climax in his production." (5 out of 6 hearts)
Soundvenue (The Danish equivalent to Q Magazine): “A varied and beautiful album: Hall balances self-assured on the knife edge between decadence and humility, to a degree where you can be nothing but fascinated.” (5 out of 6 stars)
Information (The Danish equivalent to The Independent): ”Best album since 2001. Outstanding.”
Undertoner: “Hall is a pioneer who still searches for the absolute limit." (5 out of 6 stars)
MetroXpress: “Magnificent!” (5 out of 6 stars)
Skopet: ”Grandiose and generous.” (4 out of 5 stars)
Voxhall: ”An extraordinary and spectacular experience. Wow!!!!”
Grenzwellen: ”Desolaten Atmosphäre und desperaten Intensität.”
Ernesto Tomasini: "’Hospital Cafeterias’ is a masterpiece! A beautiful masterpiece!”
For further information please see: www.martinhall.com
