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Japanese edition
Studio album by
Released16 January 2008 (Japan)
31 January 2008 (Australia)
Genre
Producer UNKLE
Chris Goss
Unkle chronology
War Stories
(2007)
More Stories
(2008)
End Titles... Stories for Film
(2008)
Alternative cover
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Australian edition

More Stories is an album by English electronic music group UNKLE, released in Japan on 16 January 2008, and in Australia on 31 January 2008. The album is a selection of works and remixes created during the War Stories era. The Japan exclusive release comes in a cardboard sleeve and the CD is wrapped in a cloth sleeve. It also includes a booklet and obi-strip.

Contents

The cover art was designed by Kazuki, with additional design by Ben Drury and James Lavelle.

Track listing

Japanese edition

  1. "Serene"
  2. "Heaven"
  3. "Turnstile Blues (Surrender Sounds Sessions #4)"
  4. "Opened Dreams"
  5. "Blade in the Back"
  6. "Can't Stop"
  7. "Synthetic Water"
  8. "A Wash of Black"
  9. "Burn My Shadow (Radio Slave Remix)"
  10. "Hold My Hand (Buckley remix)"
  11. "Burn My Shadow (Surrender Sounds Sessions #5)"

Tracks 1, 2, 4 and 7 are from the score for the film Odyssey in Rome. "Blade in the Back" was played live at Unkle's first London gig, at the time it was called "Swampy".

Australian edition

CD 1

  1. Unkle, "Kaned and Able" (from the film Odyssey in Rome)
  2. Unkle, "Heaven" (from the film Odyssey in Rome)
  3. Autolux, "Turnstile Blues" (Surrender Sounds Sessions #4)
  4. Unkle, "Opened Dreams"
  5. Unkle, "Blade in the Back" (from the film Odyssey in Rome)
  6. Unkle, "Can't Stop"
  7. Unkle, "Synthetic Water" (from the film Odyssey in Rome)
  8. Unkle, "A Wash of Black"
  9. Layo & Bushwacka! – "Life2Live" (Surrender Sounds Sessions #1)
  10. Unkle, "Burn My Shadow" (Radio Slave Remix)
  11. Unkle, "Hold My Hand" (Dubfire Remix)
  12. Unkle, "Burn My Shadow" Surrender Sounds Sessions #5

CD 2 Instrumental versions from War Stories

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