Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | August 21, 2006 |
Genre | Electronica, trip hop, downtempo, drum and bass |
Length | 65:07 |
Label | Malicious Damage |
Producer | Alex Paterson, Jimmy Cauty, Guy Pratt, Dom Beken |
Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God is the debut album by the Transit Kings. It featured guest appearances from The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and comedian Simon Day. [1] The Times called it "Orb-lite" and proclaimed it to be "Deep Forest-style sludge". [2]
Though Jimmy Cauty left the Transit Kings before the release of Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God, he received a credit as composer on seven of the album's tracks. [3]
Extra Tracks on the Japanese release:
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