| Satellite Bay | ||||
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| Released | 21 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | April 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 58:39 | |||
| Label | Viva Hate Records | |||
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Satellite Bay is the first studio album by German post-rock band Long Distance Calling. The album was recorded April 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg and released through Viva Hate Records on 21 September 2007. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Babyblaue Seiten | 10/15 [2] |
| Metal.de | 6.5/7 [3] |
| Metal News | 8/10 [4] |
| Metal Rage | 74/100 [5] |
| Metal Reviews | 86/100 [6] |
| Metal Storm | 8.1/10 [7] |
The album received moderate to favorable reviews among metal reviewers. Alexander Eitner of Metal News gave the album a positive review saying that Long Distance Calling are able to write “captivating and varied songs” through the full playing time of the studio album. [4] For Markus Endres from the online magazine Metal.de, Long Distance Calling "Walls down and kidnaps listeners into other spheres" for which he gave it eight out of ten points. [3] Thomas Kohlruß of Babyblaue Seiten gave the album a moderate review describing Satellite Bay as a "great debut of a truly outstanding instrumental band". [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jungfernflug" | 10:35 |
| 2. | "Fire in the Mountain" | 7:27 |
| 3. | "Aurora" | 8:42 |
| 4. | "Horizon" | 5:53 |
| 5. | "The Very Last Day" | 10:22 |
| 6. | "Built Without Hands" (Featuring Peter Dolving) | 8:12 |
| 7. | "Swallow the Water" | 7:26 |
| Total length: | 58:39 | |
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