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The quirky, orchestrated folk-rock of Nico's 1968 debut album, Chelsea Girl, in no way prepared listeners for the stark, almost avant-garde flavor of her 1969 follow-up, The Marble Index.
The chanteuse presented an uncompromisingly bleak, gothic soundscape on her second album.
Dominated by spare harmonium and Nico's deep, brooding vocals, this album unveiled her singularly morose songwriting (her first record featured none of her compositions).
Owing more to European classical and folk music than rock, it found little favor with 1969 audiences.
But like the work of the Velvet Underground, it proved to be quite influential in the long run on a future generation of black-clad goth rockers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PreludeNico | Nico | Play | 01:00 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | No One Is ThereNico | Nico | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Ari's SongNico | Nico | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Facing the WindNico | Nico | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Frozen WarningsNico | Nico | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Evening of LightNico | Nico | Play | 05:40 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Roses in the SnowNico | Nico | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | NibelungenNico | Nico | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Lawns Of Dawn | Nico | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Julius Caesar | Nico | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cale | Arranger, Bass, Guest Artist, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing |
| 2 | John Haeny | Engineer |
| 3 | William S. Harvey | Art Direction |
| 4 | Robert L. Heimall | Design |
| 5 | Jac Holzman | Production Supervisor |
| 6 | Gerard Malanga | Creative Consultant, Photography |
| 7 | Frazier Mohawk | Producer |
| 8 | Nico | Composer, Marimba, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Howard Thompson | Reissue Supervisor |
| 10 | Guy Webster | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |