Sahara (Orphaned Land album)

Sahara
Sahara
Studio album by Orphaned Land
Released	November 25, 1994
Recorded	June 1994, "Sigma" studios, Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre	Death-doom ; Oriental metal ; Progressive death metal
Length	58:29 ; 77:49 (digipak)
Label	Holy
Producer	Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land chronology
Sahara re-release
	Re-release (2002)

Sahara is the first full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by French label Holy Records. The 2002 digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix - Hangis Han)" and edited cover art. The songs; "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land - The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo, The Beloved's Cry.

Track listing[]

"The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
"Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
"Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
"Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
"Seasons Unite" – 8:30
"The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
"My Requiem" – 8:27
"Orphaned Land, The Storm Still Rages Inside…" – 9:10

Digipak bonus tracks

"Above You All" – 4:57
"Pits of Despair" – 4:20
"The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix - Hangis Han)" – 10:05

Personnel[]

Band members[]

Kobi Farhi – vocals
Yossi Sasi – lead guitars, oud
Matti Svatitzki – rhythm guitar
Uri Zelcha – bass
Sami Bachar – drums
Itzik Levi – keyboards, sampler, piano

Guest musicians[]

Hadas Sasi – female vocals
Albert Dadon – tarbuka
Abraham Salman –
"Neve Israel" synagogue – background vocals
Amira Salah – female "Arab" vocals
Unknown musician goes by the name "Vovin" – Guitars

Production and other[]

Recorded in "Sigma" Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1994.
Produced by Orphaned Land
Engineered by Tamir Muskat
Assisted by Gary Gani
Second assistant engineers: Eran Zira, Yotam Agam
Mixed by Tamir Muskat, Orphaned Land, Gary Gani and Asaf Bar-Lev
Executive producer Holy Records, Orphaned Land and Asaf Bar-Lev
Logo by Uri Zelcha and Kobi Farhi
Photos by Gil Pasternak
Cover: The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

External links[]

Sahara at Orphaned Land official site

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