We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Trans​-​Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

by Dolby, Fialkiewicz, Jovet

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

1.
Part One 09:30
2.
Part Two 10:39
3.
Part Three 11:03
4.
Part Four 14:31

about

Designed to house 250 souls.

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, constructed between 1858 and 1881, is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. It was designed by the renowned architect Richard Andrews following the Kirkbride plan, which called for long rambling wings arranged in a staggered formation, assuring that each of the connecting structures received an abundance of therapeutic sunlight and fresh air. The original hospital, designed to house 250 souls, was open to patients in 1864 and reached its peak in the 1950's with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions. Changes in the treatment of mental illness and the physical deterioration of the facility forced its closure in 1994 inflicting a devastating effect on the local economy, from which it has yet to recover.

credits

released May 28, 2021

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Dolby, Fialkiewicz, Jovet Paris, France

Experimental trio based in the UK and France.

contact / help

Contact Dolby, Fialkiewicz, Jovet

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Dolby, Fialkiewicz, Jovet, you may also like: