Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves

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Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves
Sky Cries Mary - Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves.jpg
Studio album by
Sky Cries Mary
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997
RecordedMay 1996 at Robert Lang Studios, Shoreline, Washington
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length73:46
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Paul Fox, Sky Cries Mary
Sky Cries Mary chronology
This Timeless Turning
(1994)		Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves
(1997)		Fresh Fruits for the Liberation
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Lincoln Journal Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves is the fourth album by Sky Cries Mary, released in 1997 through Warner Bros. Records. [6] [7] It was the band's first album for a major label. [8]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Paul Fox and the band. [9] [5] Krist Novoselic contributes acoustic bass to one song. [5]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves "an impressively diverse album that experimented with ambient and trance grooves." [2] The Lincoln Journal Star called it "mesmerizing," writing that the band "creates its fascinating, lush sound mixture by playing everything - from farfisa organ and Moog synthesizer to finger cymbals, castanets and, literally, the kitchen sink." [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sky Cries Mary.

No.TitleLength
1."Breathe In"4:51
2."An Ant, the Stars, an Owl and Its Prey"5:45
3."Moonbathing"4:16
4."Grey Eyes"4:16
5."Queen of Slug Theater"5:44
6."Ringing"4:58
7."Smoke Break"1:26
8."Want"5:46
9."The Headless Man (Another Song)"3:37
10."Sister"5:29
11."Deep River"8:06
12."Gliding"4:50
13."Nowhere"5:38
14."Insectoria"9:04

Personnel

Sky Cries Mary
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Demalon, Tom. Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves at AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 512.
  3. 1 2 "Psychedelic soundscapes Sky Cries Mary creates a lush, captivating mixture". Lincoln Journal Star: 6. 6 Apr 1997.
  4. ↑ Hochman, Steve (20 Apr 1997). "POP MUSIC; SPRING ALBUM ROUNDUP". Los Angeles Times: 58:5.
  5. 1 2 3 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1029.
  6. ↑ "Sky Cries Mary | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Turning It Over Again". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. May 26, 1997 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "Sky Cries Mary finds its heart and soul in live performances". Deseret News. March 28, 1997.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Dave (February 26, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
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