The Ocean and the Sun

The Ocean and the Sun is the third album by experimental rock band, The Sound of Animals Fighting. The album features only the four core members that had appeared on both the first and second albums: the Nightingale, the Walrus, the Lynx and The Skunk.

The Ocean and the Sun
Studio album by
The Sound of Animals Fighting
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
GenreExperimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, ambient
Length51:40
LabelEpitaph
ProducerMatthew Embree
The Sound of Animals Fighting chronology
Lover, the Lord Has Left Us...
(2006)		 The Ocean and the Sun
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk85%[1]
Cosmos GamingFavorable[2]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[3]

The first song, "Intro", is the Persian translation of the English poem "In the Desert" by Stephen Crane. The original (English) version of this poem is printed on the inside jacket of the album. It is also read in English on the eleventh track. The title of the final track, On the Occasion of Wet Snow, is the title of the second section of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground. The second song, "The Ocean and the Sun" features a reading from the CrimethInc. book Days of War, Nights of Love. The title of the seventh track, The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, is taken from J. G. Ballard's Crash.

The album peaked at 141 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLead vocalLength
1."Intro"Newsha Mohajeri (spoken word)0:31
2."The Ocean and the Sun"Anthony Green, Lauren Coleman (spoken word)5:38
3."I, the Swan"Rich Balling, Anthony Green (Bridge)4:13
4."Another Leather Lung"Anthony Green5:14
5."Lude"-1:59
6."Cellophane"Rich Balling4:58
7."The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion"Anthony Green5:39
8."Chinese New Year"-1:06
9."Uzbekistan"Lauren Coleman7:27
10."Blessings Be Yours Mister V"Matthew Embree6:37
11."Ahab"Charlene Rogers (spoken word)1:00
12."On the Occasion of Wet Snow"Rich Balling, Matthew Kelly, Jessica McWhirter7:18

Credits

References
  1. Beringer, Drew (September 20, 2008). "Sound of Animals Fighting, The - The Ocean and the Sun - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. Dahlberg, Chris (August 29, 2008). "Music: The Sound of Animals Fighting: The Ocean and The Sun > Our Take". Cosmos Gaming. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. Flatley, Ryan (September 8, 2008). "The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun (album review)". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  4. Billboard.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.