Retropolis

Retropolis
Studio album by
The Flower Kings
Released25 May 1996
RecordedDecember 1995 – March 1996
GenreProgressive rock
Length69:16
LabelFoxtrot Records
ProducerDon Azzaro
The Flower Kings chronology
Back in the World of Adventures
(1995) 		Retropolis
(1996) 		Stardust We Are
(1997)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]
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Retropolis, released in 1996, is the second studio album by the Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings (not counting Roine Stolt's 1994 solo album). The album's art is inspired by the film Metropolis.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roine Stolt, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Rhythm of Life" (Tomas Bodin)0:32
2."Retropolis"11:07
3."Rhythm of the Sea"6:12
4."There Is More to This World"10:15
5."Romancing the City" (Bodin)0:57
6."The Melting Pot"5:45
7."Silent Sorrow"7:42
8."The Judas Kiss"7:43
9."Retropolis by Night" (Bodin)3:18
10."Flora Majora"6:50
11."The Road Back Home"8:55

Credits

Guests
Production
  • Per Aleskog – cover art
  • Hippiefied Art (i.e. Roine Stolt) – sleeve design assistant
  • DCM – sleeve design assistant
  • Lilian Forsberg – photography
  • Dexter Frank Jr. (i.e. Roine Stolt) – engineer, mixing
  • Tegelmann – photography

References

  1. ^ Couture, François. Retropolis at AllMusic
  2. ^ "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - The Flower Kings - Retropolis". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.



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