Head Light

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Head Light
Trance Mission - Head Light.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
RecordedMobius Music, San Francisco, California
Genre Ambient
Length51:14
Label City of Tribes
Producer Simon Tassano
Trance Mission chronology
Meanwhile...
(1995)
Head Light
(1996)
A Day Out of Time
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Head Light is the third album by Trance Mission, released on October 21, 1996 through City of Tribes Records. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Trance Mission.

No.TitleLength
1."Monkfish"5:07
2."Head Light"10:32
3."Alpha Swim"5:31
4."Work Song"5:37
5."In Frog Pyjamas"5:50
6."The Sun Cries, Pt. 1"6:45
7."The Sun Cries, Pt. 2"3:35
8."Their Hands Are Blue"9:47
9."[untitled]"4:34

Personnel

Trance Mission
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. Byrkit, Becky. "Head Light". Allmusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. columnist (January 1997). Alternative Press : 85.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Goldman, Marlene (2007). "Trance Mission". Trouser Press . Retrieved June 19, 2013.