World Diary Explained

World Diary is the debut solo album by American bass guitarist Tony Levin. Recorded largely with portable digital devices in casual settings like hotel rooms or apartments as Levin toured the world in Peter Gabriel's band, the album is mostly a series of duets or trios.

Track listing

All songs composed by Levin and his respective collaborators

1. "Chasms" (5:21)
2. "The Train" (4:44)
3. "We Stand in Sapphire Silence" (5:45)
4. "Smoke (0:49)
5. "Etude in the Key of Guildford" (3:13)
6. "Espresso & the Bed of Nails" (4:46)
7. "Mingled Roots" (3:49)
8. "Nyatiti" (4:19)
9. "Jewels" (3:48)
10. "La Tristesse Amoureuse de la Nuit" (4:58)
11. "Heat" (6:33)
12. "I Cry to the Dolphined Sea" (5:41)
13. "The Sound of Goodbye" (3:14)

Personnel

• Tony Levin: bass guitar, Chapman stick and electric upright bass (all songs); espresso machine sample (6)
• L. Shankar: electric violin and vocals (1)
• Ayub Ogada: nyatiti and vocals, (2, 8)
• Tchad Blake: train sample (2)
• Brian Yamakoshi: koto (3, 13)
• Jerry Marotta: drums (3, 12)
• Bendik: saxophones (4, 12)
• Bill Bruford: electronic drums (5, 9)
• Nexus: percussion: (6, 11)
• Levon Minassian: doudouk (7, 10)
• Manu Katche: drums (10)