Catherine Wheel Lyrics David Byrne

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David Byrne – Catherine Wheel Album Lyrics

Artist: David Byrne

Genre: Rock

Released: 1981

"Catherine Wheel" is David Byrne's experimental dance-theater soundtrack that blends his signature angular post-punk with world music influences and electronic textures, creating an atmospheric journey through 21 interconnected pieces. The album explores themes of perception, consciousness, and ritual through repetitive, hypnotic compositions that feel both primitive and futuristic. What makes it distinctive is Byrne's ability to merge his Talking Heads sensibilities with more abstract, cinematic soundscapes that prioritize mood and movement over traditional song structures.

Tracklist

Ade
Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)
Big Business
Black Flag
Cloud Chamber
Combat
Dense Beasts
Dinosaur
Eggs In A Briar Patch
Five Golden Sections
His Wife Refused
Leg Bells
Light Bath
My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)
Poison
The Blue Flame
The Red House
Under the Mountain
Walking
What a Day That Was
Wheezing