Songs From Death Rowby Gene Hathorn, Kenneth Thordal & Marco Evaristti |
About the Songs From Death RowA collaboration between lyricist Gene Wilford Hathorn and singer and composer Kenneth Thordal. Lyricist Gene Wilford Hathorn will probably never be able to hear these songs. He's been on death row since 1985. The last 15 years in total isolation - like all other Texan death row prisoners. Sara Koppels video below is based on Gene Hathorns original drawings and Marco Evaristtis paintings Kenneth says: "Even though Gene is not innocent he's still a human being with hopes, fears and longings. I hope that comes across in the songs and in the video."You are welcome to add a comment about the project, the songs or the video at either Kenneth Thordals blog, our MySpace profile or the YouTube page that hosts the video. Songs From Death Row
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Lyrics: Gene Hathorn - except "Maybe I'm Dead" by Kenneth Thordal. Music: Kenneth Thordal Recordings: Kenneth Thordal at Thordal Recordings Mix & mastering: Mikkel deMib Svendsen at deMib Recordings Band: Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, timple, ukelele, electric bass, mandolin, zither by Kenneth Thordal Drums by Kenneth Spenner Upright bass by Marie Louise von Bülow Additional piano by Tore Nissen |
 Gene HathornGene Wilford Hathorn has been on death row in the Polunky Unit since 1985 - the last 15 years in total isolation like all other Texan death row prisoners. Gene has written several short stories and poems including the lyrics to three of these songs. He also made the original drawings that inspired the animations in the video. Kenneth ThordalKenneth Thordal is a Danish singer and songwriter. He wrote and produced these tracks after visiting the prison towns Huntsville and Livingstone in Texas in april 2008. He never met Gene Hathorn but has had snail mail contact with him since. Kenneth's last three albums have been in Danish. Earlier he wrote and performed in English. Marco EvaristtiMarco Evaristti was born in Chile and now lives in Denmark. He visited Gene Hathorne in april and has painted the paintings that are in the background of this video as well as several other works inspired by Gene Hathorn and his drawings and words. Several of Marco's art projects have attracted world wide attention: "Helena" that featured ten functional blenders containing live goldfish, The Ice Cube Project where he painted the exposed tip of an iceberg red, the dinner party where he served meatball made with his own fat, removed earlier in the year in a liposuction operation or the draping of the peak of Mont Blanc in red fabric.You can Download the songs in high resolution MP3-format for free here! If you are a radio station, podcaster or broadcaster we will provide free access to full uncompressed WAV versions of the songs by ftp. Just send an email to kenneth@thordal.com including a link to you show or station. The four Songs from Death Row are available at all major on-line retailers in the US and Denmark. In case there's any profit it will be spent on legal assistance to Gene which may prevent his execution." |