The Ocean and the Sun
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The Ocean and the Sun is the third and final 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 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 title of the seventh track, The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, is taken from J. G. Ballard
's Crash.
Vocal credits include Embree making his first vocal appearance on Blessings Be Yours Mister V and Green returning for the title track, Another Leather Lung, and The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, and Balling returning on I, the Swan, Cellophane, and On the Occasion of Wet Snow; The Wolf aka Matthew Kelly, rounds out the credits with an appearance on On the Occasion of Wet Snow. Other vocalists include Jessica McWhirter on On the Occasion of Wet Snow, and Lauren Coleman on Uzbekistan and spoken word on the title track. Charlene Rogers (also on spoken word duty on Lover) appears on spoken word duty on Ahab.
The album peaked at 141 on the Billboard 200
and number 2 on the Top Heatseekers
chart.
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
band, The Sound of Animals Fighting
The Sound of Animals Fighting
The Sound of Animals Fighting was an American rock supergroup founded by Rich Balling of Rx Bandits. They released a trilogy of records between 2004 and 2008, and performed only four live shows, following their second release in 2006...
. 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 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
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
's Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground is an 1864 short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Notes is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel...
.
The title of the seventh track, The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, is taken from J. G. Ballard
J. G. Ballard
James Graham Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction...
's Crash.
Vocal credits include Embree making his first vocal appearance on Blessings Be Yours Mister V and Green returning for the title track, Another Leather Lung, and The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, and Balling returning on I, the Swan, Cellophane, and On the Occasion of Wet Snow; The Wolf aka Matthew Kelly, rounds out the credits with an appearance on On the Occasion of Wet Snow. Other vocalists include Jessica McWhirter on On the Occasion of Wet Snow, and Lauren Coleman on Uzbekistan and spoken word on the title track. Charlene Rogers (also on spoken word duty on Lover) appears on spoken word duty on Ahab.
The album peaked at 141 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and number 2 on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart.
Track listing
- "Intro" - 0:31
- "The Ocean and the Sun" - 5:38
- "I, the Swan" - 4:13
- "Another Leather Lung" - 5:14
- "Lude" - 1:59
- "Cellophane" - 4:58
- "The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion" - 5:39
- "Chinese New Year" - 1:06
- "Uzbekistan" - 7:27
- "Blessings Be Yours Mister V" - 6:37
- "Ahab" - 1:00
- "On the Occasion of Wet Snow" - 7:18
Credits
- Rich BallingRich BallingRich Balling is a former member of the Rx Bandits, leaving the band after the release of their third album, Progress.He is also the founder and one of the members of The Sound of Animals Fighting under the name "Nightingale", and the editor of the books Revolution on Canvas and Revolution on Canvas...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... - Matthew Embree - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, mixerMixerMixer may refer to:An electronics device:* DJ mixer, a type of audio mixing console used by disc jockeys* Electronic mixer, a device for adding or multiplying signal voltages together... - Christopher TsagakisChristopher TsagakisChristopher Tsagakis born is one of the founding members and current drummer for the band Rx Bandits. He is also a member of The Sound of Animals Fighting, with former bandmate Rich Balling. Chris has an electronic side project entitled "Technology." He is also a prolific painter...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Anthony GreenAnthony Green (musician)Anthony Green is a musician from Holland, PA. He is currently the lead singer of Circa Survive, previously in the bands Saosin, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Audience of One, Jeer at Rome, High and Driving, and Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer.-Circa Survive:Anthony Green joined California rock...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Matthew KellyMatthew Kelly (The Autumns)Matthew Kelly is the vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band The Autumns.Kelly's output with The Autumns began in 1997 with the EP Suicide at Strell Park and the full-length The Angel Pool....
- featured on "On the Occasion of Wet Snow" - Adrian, Elaina, and Victoria Benson - kids
- Mark Bush - trumpet
- Lauren Coleman - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/spoken words - Jessica McWhirter - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Newsha Mohajeri - Persian
- Charlene Rogers - spoken word on "Ahab"
- Edouard Wlodarczyk - French poem
- Wes Irving - assistant engineer
- David Embree - assistant engineer, co-production on "Uzbekistan"
- Austin Johnson - assistant engineer
- Charles Johnson-Nunez - assistant engineer
- Stephanie Villa - mastering