A Return to the Inner Experience

A Return to the Inner Experience
Studio album by Sky Cries Mary
Released	1993
Recorded	Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre	Neo-psychedelia, space rock, [1] trance [2]
Length	70:01
Label	Capitol
Producer	Norman Kerner
Sky Cries Mary chronology
Exit at the Axis (1992) A Return to the Inner Experience (1993) This Timeless Turning (1994)

A Return to the Inner Experience is the second album by the American band Sky Cries Mary, released in 1993 through Capitol Records. ^{[2] [3]} "Gone" was released as a single. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Washington Post noted that "the sometimes-realized intention is to be trippy, although a few of the 14 meandering tracks on this 70-minute album are more soporific than transcendent." ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sky Cries Mary except "2000 Light Years from Home" by Jagger/Richards and "We Will Fall" by the Stooges.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walla Walla"	3:48
2.	"Moving Like Water"	4:26
3.	"Gone"	5:02
4.	"Circus Church"	3:52
5.	"2000 Light Years from Home"	4:44
6.	"When the Fear Stops"	4:14
7.	"Lay Down Your Head"	5:50
8.	"Rain"	8:10
9.	"Ocean Which Humanity Is"	5:22
10.	"Broken Down"	3:41
11.	"Rosaleen"	3:21
12.	"Buss to Gate 23"	4:33
13.	"Joey's Aria"	1:39
14.	"We Will Fall"	11:19

Personnel

Sky Cries Mary

• DJ Fallout – sampler, turntables, drum machine
• Joseph E. Howard – double bass, mellotron, sitar
• Ben Ireland – drums, percussion
• Marc Olsen – guitar
• Gordon Raphael  – keyboards
• Anisa Romero – vocals, art direction
• Roderick Wolgamott Romero – vocals, art direction

Production and additional personnel

• Beth Custer – bass clarinet on "Buss to Gate 23"
• Joe Gastwirt  – mastering
• Norman Kerner – production, engineering, mixing
• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Stephen Walker – art direction, design

References

1. Thompson, Dave. "A Return to the Inner Experience". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
2. Alden, Grant (2007). "Sky Cries Mary". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 30, 2013.
3. Reader, Stephanie (September 3, 1993). "HOME-MADE JAM". The News Tribune. p. G3.
4. Stout, Gene (September 5, 1993). "A QUICK SAMPLE OF SEATTLE SOUNDS". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. C3.
5. Jenkins, Mark (October 22, 1993). "Potent Rollers, Multicolored Sky". The Washington Post. p. N24.

External links

• A Return to the Inner Experience at Discogs (list of releases)