As a of concentrate of the voluminous 5-cd+dvd box ‘Catalogue (Martin Hall 1980-2007)’ from 2007, Panoptikon issued the single-cd album ‘Catalyst (Singles 1982–2008) approximately one year later, on September 22, 2008. As the subtitle suggests, the release is a collection of Hall singles stretching all the way back from the Ballet Mécanique days up until the new single ‘Delirious’ which was recorded with Danish newcomers Marybell Katastrophy.
The ‘Catalyst’ collection does not include all singles made by MH throughout his career, far from. In the ‘Catalyst’ context the term “single” refers to formats such as 7” and 12” vinyl releases, cd-singles, promo copies, b-sides, downloads and remakes of single tracks, a definition providing the label with enough artistic latitude to enable new listeners to get a sense of some of Hall’s more project orientated works. All in all the cd contains 20 tracks as well as lyrics and liner notes to each individual title. Most of the songs on the compilation are featured in the form of single edits.
Apart from the already mentioned new download- single ’Delirious’, the other freshly recorded track on the album was a new version of ”Tout Le Monde”, the grand finale on the ‘Catalogue’ box. On this track MH was accompanied by the great pianist and connoisseur Marquis Marcel de Sade, which happened again on the 2008-version, but this time around the song also featured the nameless Danish author, director and singer in Claus Beck-Nielsen Memorial on harmony vocals. This version of ”Tout Le Monde” represented the digital b-side of the ’Delirious’ single by which token the track finds it way onto the ’Catalyst’ album.
Concerning the other collaborations on the release: Track 1 was performed with Ballet Mécanique, track 2 and 3 with Under For, track 4 with Front & Fantasy, track 12 with Trauma, track 15 with Christian Skeel and track 18 with Winterhill. The music on track 4 was co-written with Martin Krog, on track 12 with Trauma and on track 15 with Christian Skeel.
Producer credits: Track 7 and 8 were co-produced by Flemming Nygaard, track 10, 11, 13 and 14 by Thomas Li and track 19 by Johnny Stage. Track 12 produced by Trauma, track 15 by Christian Skeel, track 16 and 17 by Johnny Stage, track 18 by Winterhill and track 20 by Marybell Katastrophy (string arrangement written by MH).
You can read Panoptikon’s liner notes here.
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