{"product_id":"saint-of-the-pit","title":"Saint Of The Pit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaint of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDiamanda Galás\u003c\/strong\u003e' fifth studio album and the second in her trilogy, \u003cem\u003eThe Masque of the Red Death\u003c\/em\u003e, is an urgent record. Its theme is essentially passion, in the sense of suffering, although here, and unlike the passion of Christianity, there is little to offer solace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRe-released on Galás' own Intravenal Sound Operations (ISO) after its initial release on Mute in November 1986, \u003cem\u003eSaint of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece of witnessing, forged from grief and fury during the HIV-AIDS epidemic. While its precursor, \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e (originally via Mute, now ISO), released only five months before in June 1986, invoked Old Testament laws around the clean and the unclean as a way of raging against the inhumanity of systemic neglect of people with HIV-AIDS, this album is focused on a more interior response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaint of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e was an urgent record and now, nearly 40 years on, it remains an urgent record because, ultimately, its major theme is not limited to HIV-AIDS, but profound suffering. It is this music's capacity to bear witness, to wrap humanity around another's pain, to hear that anguish, that gives \u003cem\u003eSaint of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e its continuing relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered by Heba Kadry in 2024. CD includes an 8-page booklet with lyrics and translations and 14x19 inch poster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intravenal Sound Operations","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50403986735435,"sku":"2213544","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50403984900427,"sku":"2213534","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_4e8e179a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726565500","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/saint-of-the-pit","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}