Hi Blake,

this is off topic but I have searched and searched and cannot find the answer to this question. Do you know who performs the mens choral section of kate Bush’s song “Hello Earth” on Hounds of Love (begins at 1:20). I think it is russian, liturgical and probably well known and I even heard it once on public radio but I was driving and couldn’t write it down. I even ordered some russian chant from amazon but was dissapointed. They were more massive choirs and what I am interested in sounded like 8-10 voices max. I saw a documentary on the trans siberian railway (narrated by G. Gordon Liddy of all people) that used similar music on its soundtrack but exhaustive googling has turned up nothing.

It is a shot in the dark but I thought you might be able to help.

Thanks, and thanks for all the freaking great music.

Edwin -

To the best of my knowledge (and Googling) that choral stuff in “Hello Earth” was recorded especially for the track. It’s a group of choral singers, assembled by Richard Hickox, singing an excerpt from “Alleluia, Behold the Bridegroom,” a Russian choral piece.

Here’s an interview where Kate talks about it a bit:

http://gaffa.org/reaching/i85_fme.html

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