Starry (Purr Machine album)

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Starry
Purr Machine - Starry.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2007 (2007-03-16)
Recorded2006 (2006)
Genre Electro-industrial
Length66:09
Label No Bliss Lost
Producer Kevin Kipnis
Purr Machine chronology
Ging Ging
(2000)
Starry
(2007)

Starry is the second studio album by Purr Machine, released on March 16, 2007 by No Bliss Lost Records. [1] The album was recorded with the collaborative efforts of Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails/Tweaker, William Faith of Faith and the Muse, electronic artist Alex Gordon, Statik from Collide and guitarist Byron Brown of Mercurine. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Betsy Martin; all music is composed by Kevin Kipnis.

No.TitleLength
1."Get Close"2:55
2."Sad I'm Gone"3:56
3."Monkey Dreams"4:09
4."Nefarious"5:12
5."Elasticized"4:32
6."Keep Me in Mind"4:14
7."Everlast"4:35
8."Starry"4:28
9."Ember"0:28
10."Choose Your Fire"2:51
11."Not Any More"4:41
12."The Warning"4:49
13."Holding Back the Tears"6:48
14."Universe"5:08
15."Sister"7:23

Personnel

Adapted from the Starry liner notes. [4]

Purr Machine

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States2007No Bliss Lost CD NBLR-001
GermanyPandaimoniumPAN-61

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References

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  4. Starry (booklet). Purr Machine. Los Angeles, California: No Bliss Lost Records. 2007.CS1 maint: others (link)