Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - samples
written 1990, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Wishing Tree (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtrs
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums
written 1991, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

The Puzzle (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums, samples
written 1991, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Flowers In The Man (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox, gtr
Christian Gilbert - gtr (ebow)
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums
written 1991, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Song For Nelson (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums, samples
written 1990, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Radio In My Head (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox, gtr
Christian Gilbert - gtr (lead)
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums, samples
written 1991, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Found A Way Out (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums
written 1990
recorded 1992 at Squid Hell, Jamaica Plain, Boston
engineered by Dicky Spears
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Blind (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox, gtr (lead)
Christian Gilbert - gtrs
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums
written 1991, recorded 1992 at Waltz Studios, Boston
engineered by Joel Simches
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Say It (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums
written 1991
recorded 1992 at Squid Hell, Jamaica Plain, Boston
engineered by Dicky Spears
remastered Dec 2014 by John DeGregorio

Renaissance (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - elec gtrs
John DeGregorio - ac gtr
Mike Demma - drums, samples
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Secret Sky (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
John DeGregorio - ac gtr
Mike Demma - drums
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Giants At My Window (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - flute
Mike Demma - samples
written 1993, recorded 1993 at The Studio, Waltham MA.
engineered & mixed by Y-Mike
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Blackwell Road (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox, lead gtr(live)
Christian Gilbert - elec gtrs
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums, samples(strings)
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Banquet (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - samples
written 1993, recorded 1993 at The Studio, Waltham MA.
engineered & mixed by Y-Mike
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Man On A Bicycle (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - elec gtr
John DeGregorio - flute
Mike Demma - drums
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

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12:21 (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox, recorder
Christian Gilbert - elec gtrs
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Seven Senses (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - elec gtrs, 12-string ac gtr
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums, samples
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

She (Remastered)

Annette Farrington (Kramer) - vox
Christian Gilbert - elec gtrs
John DeGregorio - bass
Mike Demma - drums, samples
written 1993, recorded 1993 at Prophet Sound, Stoughton MA.
engineered by Tony Felos & Y-Mike
mixed at Sound Techniques by David Kirkpatrick w/ Mark Varney
remastered May 2015 by John DeGregorio

Secret Sky

The Dead Shall Rise

Dead Shall Rise (Remastered)

Opium Den was a 90's gothic rock/ethereal wave band out of Boston. They have also described their music as psychedelic rock and art rock. Christian Gilbert's Spanish-classical influenced guitar playing is combined with the poetry of Annette Farrington's lyrics.

It was formed in the early 90's when Christian Gilbert and Mike Demma were looking for a singer for a psychedelic band they wanted to form. Annette was coming off touring with a Boston theater company and soon joined them. They then auditioned John DeGregorio as a bass player and they liked his unique style and musical creativeness.

The genesis of the name explained by Annette Farrington "the name invokes a multi layered meaning the social context and the literal meaning of an opium den. I wanted to invoke the state of where I thought the social consciousness lay. As a nation we are asleep in an Opium Den, asleep to consciousness and clarity. The drug being, materialism, greed, lack of connection to spirit. But we also wanted to invoke the transformative nature of being in a state of altered consciousness. We grew up in an apocalyptic society. There was so much fear, internal and outer. We felt a need to express the emotional struggle of finding a way to maintain a sense of purpose and hope in our lives."

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