''Another World'' is an EP by

Antony and the Johnsons Anohni and the Johnsons (previously known as Antony and the Johnsons) is a music ensemble originally based in New York City that presents the work of English singer-songwriter Anohni and her collaborators. The band released its self-titled de ...

released on October 7, 2008 on

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and 12"

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. It precedes Antony and the Johnsons third album, ''

The Crying Light ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

''. The EP features five previously unreleased recordings, including the first single from ''The Crying Light'', "Another World". The cover is a photograph of Japanese

butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Following World War II, butoh arose in 1959 through collaborations between its two key founder ...

performer

Kazuo Ohno was a Japanese dancer who became a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. He is the author of several books on Butoh, including ''The Palace Soars through the Sky'', ''Dessin'', ''Words of Workshop'', and ''Food for th ...

, taken by Pierre-Olivier Deschamps in 1984.

Track listing

All songs written by Antony. # "Another World" – 4:02 # "Crackagen" – 2:32 # "Shake That Devil" – 5:19 # "Sing for Me" – 2:30 # "Hope Mountain" – 5:11

Track history

"Crackagen" is nearly nine years old; the earliest accessible recording of "Crackagen" is from 2003, in a video recording of Antony's performance at the Oni Gallery in Boston. That video is available on Antony and the Johnsons' official discography. "Shake That Devil", previously known as "Shake That Dog", was performed often on Antony and the Johnsons' 2006–2007 tour, with varying lyrics. The studio version features a

downtempo Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...

intro to the song. "Another World", "Sing for Me", and "Hope Mountain" are entirely new.

Chart performance

In 2009 it was awarded a silver certification from the

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, which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.

References

External links

Pitchfork announcement article

Official press release from Secretly Canadian

''Another World'' video excerpt
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