Challenger (Burning Star Core album)

Challenger
Studio album by Burning Star Core
Released	April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)
Recorded	Spring – Winter 2007 (2007)
Studio	Ashworth Tap Room, Cincinnati, OH
Genre	Drone
Length	32:59
Label	Hospital
Producer	Steve Lowenthal
Burning Star Core chronology
Operator Dead... Post Abandoned (2007) Challenger (2008) Papercuts Theater (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10) [2]

Challenger is the eighth studio album by Burning Star Core, released on April 29, 2008 by Hospital Productions.

Track listing

All music is composed by C. Spencer Yeh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Challenger"	4:53
2.	"Beauty Hunter"	5:25
3.	"Through the Bars of a Rhyme"	2:10
4.	"Mezzo Forte"	3:58
5.	"No Memories, No Plans"	2:59
6.	"Hopelessly Devoted"	3:24
7.	"Mysteries of the Organ"	5:59
8.	"Un coeur en hiver"	4:11

Personnel

Adapted from the Operator Dead... Post Abandoned liner notes. ^[3]

Musicians

• Robert Beatty  – Jew's harp (6), cover art
• Trevor Tremaine – guitar (4)
• C. Spencer Yeh  – violin, electronics, recording

Production and additional personnel

• Steve Lowenthal – production
• Carl Saff – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2008	Hospital	CD	HOS-216
		Plastic	LP	007

References

1. "Burning Star Core: Challenger > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
2. Gaerig, Andrew (December 3, 2008). "Burning Star Core: Challenger". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved January 14, 2016.
3. Challenger (booklet). Burning Star Core. New York City, New York: Hospital Productions. 2008.

External links

• Challenger at Discogs (list of releases)
• Challenger at Bandcamp