Lover, The Lord has Left Us... | ||||
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Released | May 30, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock, art rock, ambient | |||
Length | 56:07 | |||
Label | Equal Vision | |||
Producer | Rich Balling | |||
The Sound of Animals Fighting chronology | ||||
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AbsolutePunk | (53%) [1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
Lover, the Lord has Left Us... is the second studio album by the experimental rock band The Sound of Animals Fighting. The album was released on May 30, 2006 through Equal Vision Records but will still use Rich Balling's Stars & Satellites imprint. [3]
The album contains songs with considerably different timbre than the songs on the band's first album. For example, "Stockhausen, es ist Ihr Gehirn, das ich suche" utilizes kitchen sounds and a German opera singer [4] and "Un'aria" and "Un'aria Ancora" are a cappella tracks sung by Craig Owens of Chiodos.
No. | Title | Lead vocal | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | – | 0:40 |
2. | "Un'aria" | Craig Owens | 1:05 |
3. | "Skullflower" | Anthony Green, Amirtha Kidambi (spoken word) | 4:15 |
4. | "My Horse Must Lose" | Matthew Kelly, Newsha Mohajeri (spoken word) | 4:22 |
5. | "Chiriacho Summit" | (spoken word) | 1:30 |
6. | "Horses in the Sky" | Craig Owens | 5:21 |
7. | "Stockhausen, es ist Ihr Gehirn, das ich suche (German for "Stockhausen, it is your brain that I am looking for.")" | Anthony Green | 8:02 |
8. | "Prayers on Fire" | Amirtha Kidambi (Sanskrit) | 3:29 |
9. | "The Golden Boy That Was Swallowed by the Sea" | (spoken word) | 1:42 |
10. | "This Heat" | Keith Goodwin | 10:35 |
11. | "Un'aria Ancora (Italian for "An Air Again")" | Craig Owens | 0:39 |
12. | "St. Broadrick Is in Antarctica" | Rich Balling | 2:58 |
13. | "The Heretic" | Matthew Kelly | 4:55 |
14. | "There Can Be No Dispute That Monsters Live Among Us" | Richard Balling, Sr. | 6:33 |
Position | Name | Animal |
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Producer, vocals | Rich Balling (RX Bandits) | Nightingale |
Guitar, vocals | Matt Embree (RX Bandits) | Walrus |
Drums, programming | Chris Tsagakis (RX Bandits) | Lynx |
Live guitar | Steve Choi (RX Bandits) | N/A |
Live bass | Joe Troy (RX Bandits) | N/A |
Recording, mixing | Ryan Baker | Hyena |
Vocals | Anthony Green (Circa Survive) | Skunk |
Album artwork | Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O)))) | N/A |
Vocals | Craig Owens (Chiodos) | Ram |
Vocals | Keith Goodwin (Good Old War) | Penguin |
Vocals | Matthew Kelly (The Autumns) | Llama |
This section possibly contains original research .(February 2010) |
Musical Styling
Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... is considerably different from Tiger and the Duke in many aspects. The music centers on electronic instruments such as synthesizers, drum machines, and computer-based music programs, rather than guitars or drums. Tiger and the Duke has a more band-oriented sound, whereas Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... has a more collaborative feel. There also exists great variation between different tracks. For example, "Prayers on Fire" has a considerably ethnic feel, due to Sanskrit vocalizations and samplings of a sitar. In contrast, "Horses in the Sky" is laden with heavy, incomprehensible drum n' bass grooves, though the chorus is much more organized and coherent. "The Heretic" is a soft ballad with rich, flowing string arrangements and lyrics associated with anorexia.
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