Top Backworld Albums
click on the album covers to see backworld lyrics inside the album
For the Life of the World
[2023]
[2023]
The Fourth Wall: Live at Bloomsbury Theater, London
[2021]
[2021]
Sacred & Profane Songs
[2020]
[2020]
Come the Bells
[2011]
[2011]
Good Infection
[2008]
[2008]
Of Silver Sleep
[2001]
[2001]
Anthems from the Pleasure Park
[1999]
[1999]
Isles of the Blest
[1998]
[1998]
Holy Fire
[1996]
[1996]
order by popularity | order by alphabet
The Desert Has 12 Things Melody Lullaby Land The Golden Path Little Red Stars A Place In Heaven Holy Fire The Tide Beautiful Dream Come With Joy Harrow Of Skulls Lies & Lullabies The Wisdom Of The Flesh Mary Of The Blue Sky The Darkness Of His Smile The Wine That Flows Season Of Sacrifice Lake Of Ice Heaven's Gate Leaves Of Autumn Hands Of Ash The Devil's Plaything Leaving The Isles Of The Blest (remix) Tammy
Related Information for Backworld
Joseph Budenholzer grew up in Nebraska, immersed in the rural lore and religious traditions of the region. As a boy he attended parochial school where he was taught by nuns to play guitar for folk Mass. In addition to leading a string of local bands, he also joined The Omaha Magic Theatre, an offshoot of The Open Theatre in New York, as composer in residence. He eventually left Nebraska and set out for New York City arriving in the East Village in the mid-1980s. Soon after he began participating in readings at St Mark's Poetry Project and before long he was collaborating with dance performer, Brian Moran (Blood Boy) creating sampled soundscapes for confrontational Actionist assaults. This led into the Cinema of Transgression scene wher... read more
