Dying Sun [Import]

Dying Sun [Import]

Track Listings

1. Idols Are Burning

2. Crystal Light

3. Flight Of The Titan

4. Clans

5. Thrash'em All

6. Gods Of Silver

7. Stolen Souls

8. Screamer

9. Back To The Cave

10. Inner Ghost

11. Dying Sun

12. Invisible

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

Tracks:

Anywhere Out of the World
Windfall
In the Wake of Adversity
Xavier
Dawn of the Iconoclast
Cantara
Summoning of the Music
Persephone

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Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry actually manage to out-shimmer the Cocteau Twins on this 1987 release, which finds their beautiful minimalism adorned with increasingly developed compositional genius. The cascading melodies that grace "Summoning of the Muse" and "Persephone" are tailor-made for that next Christmas or Winter Solstice celebration, while more conventional (albeit somewhat somber) pop tracks like "Xavier" and "Anywhere Out of the World" keep the going from getting too arcane. All in all, more fun than a barrel of goths. --Billy Grenier

Album Description

Out of print in the U.S.! Import pressing of this classic 1987 album from one of the 4AD label's most popular and influential bands. At the core of Dead Can Dance is guitarist Brendan Perry and vocalist Lisa Gerard, who created a body of work that remains invigorating and uniquely their own. Eight tracks. 4AD.

Customer Reviews:

DcD, another great album.......2007-06-13

Well if you like them this is a must have. Lots of that mind stretching harmonies and melodies.

A Classic Album.......2007-06-01

Every track an absolute classic, which just grows and grows on you on each hearing. This is definitely recommended, especially after a hard day in the office. It just fits. The lyrics, as usual, are laconic philosophical poetry, and the music flies you away to the farthest sanctuary of reason, far from the madding social mess us Westerners are growing up (down?) in. Definitely buy this - it's great!

If Death were as beautiful as this...........2007-04-16

and as beautiful as the cover. It was on this cd the Dead Can Dance really fell into thier own, although the previous works were masterpieces in their own right. Highly recommended for it's chilling beauty.

The entire work captures death in it's beauty, not it's horrifficness. And Lisa Gerrard's vocals are other worldly and haunting. Brendan Perry's smooth resonant tennor wili haunt you as he spins his ancient tales of trechary and deceit.

This is what Gothic is all about!

A dark masterpiece.......2007-04-15

Dead Can Dance's third album is arguably their masterpiece. Even though they continued to explore some of this album's sonic elements in future recordings, they never quite equaled the consistent excitement and richness featured here. Clocking in at a terse 39 minutes, the album delivers a complex and thematically integrated aural tapestry that stands up favorably in comparison to many classic works of orchestra and opera.

Having said all this, if you are a fan of their later work, when they incorporated more world music, drumming, and acoustic pop styles, you may possibly find this album not to your taste. It can be slow to grab the listener - the pace is generally deliberate and stately, and it took repeated listenings on my part to really appreciate the genius of the work.

Comprised of the duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, Dead Can Dance on this album took the approach of dividing it evenly between the two principals, with the first four tracks featuring Brendan, and the final four showcasing Lisa. By this time in their career, DCD had completely abandoned the 80s new wave roots evident in their two previous albums, in favor of a sound much closer to opera or chamber music than to mainstream pop. The overall tone is archaic and ominous, with sepulchral backing choruses, chilling Bulgarian-style wailing vocals from Lisa, chiming bells, moody strings, and dreamy, soaring vocals from Brendan.

Brendan's opener Anywhere Out of This World echoes and surpasses the mood of Enigma of the Absolute from their previous album, building to a shimmering climax. This then shifts to the dark and hypnotic instrumental Windfall, one of the best tracks on the album, followed by what is arguably the weakest track, In The Wake of Adversity, which establishes a brooding mood but never really goes anywhere with it. Brendan achieves his pinnacle on his final track, Xavier, a mythic tale of tragedy delivered over a deep soundscape of keyboards and climaxing in soaring romantic strings.

If Brendan's first half of the album is inspiring, Lisa's second half is dazzling. Her ethereal vocals were made for this kind of orchestral arrangement, and she displays a remarkable range on these four tracks, from spine-chilling operatic declamation on Dawn of the Iconoclast, to wailing middle eastern diva on Cantara, to angelic multi-tracked chorus on Summoning of the Muse, and finally to the amazing showcase of Persephone, which finds her running the gamut from gutteral alto to sweet soprano.

Those who like the sound of this album may want to check out Lisa's later solo work, The Mirror Pool, which also uses some orchestral arrangements, as well as her amazing collaboration with Irish classical composer Patrick Cassidy, Immortal Memory.

Passionate and romantic yet brooding and mournful.......2006-10-15

The arrangement of selections on this CD are somewhat different from other Dead Can Dance arrangements in that the voice of Brendan Perry dominates the first selections while the voice of Lisa Gerrard dominates the last selections.

The mixture of Celtic, African, Middle Eastern, and other musical traditions always makes Dead Can Dance a great bet for a good CD. On this CDC Anywhere Out of the World, Windfall, In the Wake of Adversity, and Xavier are my favorites. Windfall is an instrumental piece. Xavier combines the voices of Perry and Gerrard.

Brendan Perry's voice has somewhat of the tone or sound of Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, or Frank Sanatra yet the presentation is more mysterious, existential, and brooding. He brings somewhat a tone of anxiety into his smooth presentation. I am sure Perry could probably do a great version of "I left my heart in San Francisco' with his dark, smooth, masculine voice but in Dead Can Dance the emphasis is mythical not current as well as transpersonal rather than personal.

The Sheltering Sky: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Average customer rating:

For Fans of the Film, or Sakamoto, a Worthwhile Purchase
Absolutely Beautiful
Stunning Sky
The one and only!

The Sheltering Sky: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000DR6L
Release Date: 1992-06-29

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Customer Reviews:

For Fans of the Film, or Sakamoto, a Worthwhile Purchase.......2006-11-13

As with most soundtrack albums, you'll buy it because you really liked the film and want an aural souvenir of it. "The Sheltering Sky" certainly works in that regard. It even has the Lionel Hampton number used over the opening credits. Unfortunately, the tracks are not sequential, which lessens the souvenir value a bit, but it's still a good buy for lovers of the film or for fans of Ryuichi Sakamoto's music.

Absolutely Beautiful.......2005-11-14

This is a timeless, haunting soundtrack. One of Sakamoto's best, and thanks to a supporting cast of great music - this is truly a soundscape best heard in totality. Any fans of Sakamoto's work or even those who love movie soundtracks - you absolutely have to get this. Penetrating and atmospheric.

Stunning Sky.......2004-10-25

The Sheltering Sky is one of my favorite scores. The film itself is flawed but fascinating, and its score is one of its highlights. The Sheltering Sky Theme is so moving and haunting that it ranks up there with "Once Upon A Time In America" and "The Mission" as a brilliant theme music.

This soundtrack is hard to find but worth seeking if you love score music.

The one and only!.......2000-01-05

this Bertolucci movie was really beautiful and so is the soundtrack. It is simply brilliant & in my opinion Sakamoto's very best! A mixture of ancient sounds, slow strings, islamic chants and heartbreaking melodies, just BEAUTIFUL !

Buy it, it's a must! Rik

Space: 1999 Year 1
Average customer rating:

Not to be missed!!!

Great year one compilation

An Excellent CD

Fantastic Future Score

Space 1999 Year One Soundtrack Available Once Again!

Space: 1999 Year 1

Manufacturer: Silva America
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Binding: Audio CD

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Space: 1999 Eternity Unbound

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Thunderbirds

ASIN: B0006UEVQS
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Space: 1999, Main Titles
Breakaway
War Games
Matter Of Life And Death
Space: 1999, End Titles (Alternate Version)
The Infernal Machine
Force Of Life
Ring Around The Moon
Black Sun
Mission Of The Darians
The Troubled Spirit
Space: 1999, Main Theme (Extended Alternative Version)
The Testament Of Arkadia
Another Time, Another Place
Space: 1999, End Titles

Customer Reviews:

Not to be missed!!!.......2007-04-30

This CD is simply excellent! Anybody who ever cared for TV soundtracks should give it a chance. The only better thing is Barry Gray's music for "UFO" TV series, which has been promised from Silva Screen (and has been published by "Fanderson" and since sould out). So, whatever somebody think of the series, this music will not fail to delight. Impressive and nostalgic, mysterious and enthralling, this music really deserves to be heard by everybody.

Great year one compilation.......2007-01-09

This remastered version of Space:1999 year one or series one sounds excellent. It is very clear and you can better appreciate Barry Gray wonderful job.

If you are Space:1999 fan, it is a must have.

An Excellent CD.......2006-07-27

Talk about bringing back memories. The music is crisp-clear & updated. For the 1999 fans-this is a must have.

Fantastic Future Score.......2005-04-01

Space:1999 - the series - may be one of the most controversial SF shows ever. People either love it, or they hate it... there seems to be little middle ground. As a kid I was thrilled with the series, although even then I could see the weaknesses in science, story, and characterization. But from a purely visual and aural standpoint, the first series rarely disappointed.

Especially when it came to the music. As many fans know, Barry Gray scored only 4 episodes - the rest being rounded out by reusing his cues for those episodes, plus liberal doses of library music. This disc gives a good overview of the magnificent music written specifically for the series, as well as a sampling of some of those library cues. As a previous reviewer said, the ultimate soundtrack to the series was released several years ago by the Fanderson organization ( which one had to join as a member to be able to order ) and is sadly out of print. Copies can be found on the internet, often selling for prohibitive prices. Unless you are a diehard collector, willing to shell out a good sized portion of your paycheck, this single disc is the way to go.

Sound quality is superb, and in some cases surpasses the previously mentioned two disc set, as several of the tracks have been remastered to remove wow, flutter, and distortion that could be heard on the Fanderson set. The main title was remixed to make it truer to the on-screen version, and the tracks from the episode "Black Sun" are in stereo on CD here for the first time ever. The previous release featured the episode's complete score, but only as a monophonic version, as many of the multitrack masters for that particular episode have been lost. For that alone, this disc is worth owning, even if you have the Fanderson set.

However, it is Gray's music that is the true reason to own this soundtrack - regardless of your feelings about the series. Full bodied, sweeping, emotional and grand... not at all your typical seventies television soundtrack. Years before John Williams revived the popularity of orchestral scores for science fiction projects, Barry Gray was filling small screen speakers with epic music that would have sounded perfectly at home in a motion picture theatre.

Space 1999 Year One Soundtrack Available Once Again!.......2005-03-09

I give this soundtrack 5 stars only because the soundtrack is awesome, but if you want a more complete compilation, you need to find the Fanderson version.
The year 1 music definately set the tone for the TV show back in 1975. It gave it beautiful character and feeling for the show. It was ashame that for the second year that they had changed so much (even the music) and lost that character and feeling (but that is a whole other debate).
In 1976, RCA records released the year 1 soundtrack with a beautiful gate fold cover and for about 20+ years, that is all we had, until Fanderson. The year 1 soundtrack is no longer available through them, but it is the most complete. This CD, however, does well to capture the feeling of year 1 and does throw an additional track for you sun bathers out there. It is a nice 30 year anniversary gift to myself. Happy 30th Birthday: SPACE 1999!!!

Average customer rating:

A Little Dissapointing.....
MANDATORY DOOM!!!!!
Gothic Metal at it's absolute BEST
Beautiful, yet dissapointing for me
Not Up to Level of Other Albums

Like Gods of the Sun
My Dying Bride
Manufacturer: Fierce Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Dreadful Hours
Trinity
Songs of Darkness, Words of Light
A Line of Deathless Kings
The Angel and the Dark River

ASIN: B000003H33
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

Like Gods Of The Sun
The Dark Caress
Grace Unhearing
A Kiss To Remember
All Swept Away
For You
It Will Come
Here In The Throat
For My Fallen Angel
It Will Come (Nighmare)

Amazon.com

Fans of Type O Negative, Mercyful Fate, and even Manowar will probably appreciate Like Gods of the Sun by goth-core metal purveyor My Dying Bride. Refusing to be held back by stylistic restraints, the band have crafted a symphonic opus that rattles with hammering beats, roaring guitars, woebegone vocals, and weeping violins. And while My Dying Bride rarely play anything hummable, their songs are filled with enough compelling riffs and constantly changing rhythms to raise the band above most of their contemporaries. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

A Little Dissapointing............2006-02-26

Ignoring 34.x% complete, this is probably the album I like least of the MDB catalog. This album seems to be missing the emotion of the typical MDB product and has more of a 'rock' feel to it. A lot of the tracks have 'bouncy' almost happy feel to them. Now don't get me wrong, its not "REM Shiny Happy People happy". It just seems more upbeat than other albums MDB have produced. The guitar sound on this album is a little annoying. Another thing about this album is that most of the songs are shorter, and if you notice that the guitars are playing the same notes on both left and right channels. On most MDB albums, you have them playing on different scales, with one guitar accompanying another. This album sounds very flat in general, with few tracks standing out. Like Gods of the Sun, For You, Grace Unhearing and All Swept Away, For My Fallen Angel are good tracks. The Dark Caress, It Will Come, Here in the Throat and are skippable. The extra track at the end is nothing to write home about.

This album just didn't do it for me...it's just a little inconsistent.

MANDATORY DOOM!!!!!.......2005-12-12

MDB are THE master's of DOOM..nothing can really touch their 90's album's!!

This was the FIRST MDB cd I got, I heard the song ''For You'' on tv and was blown away by their sound..see MDB are my fave band ever..granted they arent to great nowaday's but the amount of amazing album's they did will for ever be with me!!

The song's are a lot shorter on this one, but they still manage to DESTROY you. MDB were so UNIQUE..nothing will ever touch them!! there is more of a CELTIC(meaning CELTIC..not celtic frost!) feel to this album which is sorta weird for MDB.. but it work's very well

As I said this is MANDATORY..always good for when your feeling down!

I must also say ''It Will Come(nightmare)'' is one creepy song..picture the earth exploding to that song!!

BEAUTIFUL!!

Gothic Metal at it's absolute BEST.......2004-09-10

This is Goth Metal at it's ULTIMATE. This album is a MUST HAVE. WARNING if you only like Doom metal or Death Metal rather invest in some of MDB's other albums, this one is not for you. All I can say is this album is brilliant... the BEST that My Dying Bride has to offer.

Beautiful, yet dissapointing for me.......2003-08-28

i just bought "Like Gods of the Sun" and I've heard it only once
(just too little time), but I think I have to write a review.
I've had heard some songs from the album, such as LGOTS,
For you.A kiss to Remember,For my Fallen Angel and i had almost an idea of what it could contain:heavy and melodic guitars, as is the MDB standard, haunting violins and keyboards by the musical genious Martin Powell(such a shame and loss he left) and an overall dark atmosphere. The lyrics not at all depressing, but God-questioning sometimes, depicting the malice of the world, Aarons dissapointment with the current status of our world, erotic and dark.

Let's come to Aarons vocals. I have to recognise Aaron as a great singer, who evolves through the years. He has a nice-positioned voice, deep, not extravagant and not abused. So far for his clean vocals. My only dessappointment is that this album is totally devoid of harsh vocals, something I was expecting for so old a release.

So, I recommend it to any fan of My Dying Bride, but not to anyone who wants to hear the brutal harsh singing of Aaron.

I give this album 5 stars due to its musical ingenuity and quality, and also because MDB are worth it.

Not Up to Level of Other Albums.......2002-08-22

After hearing "Turn Loose the Swans", "Angel & the Dark River" and "The Dreadful Hours" I though My Dying Bride could do no wrong. All three albums were masterfuly written peices of darkness. The songs were chalenging and exciting as well as imotional and passionate.
However "Like Gods of the Sun" is different. On this album it seems as if all the emoition, passion and creativity were squeezed into half the songs, and the others were left empty or half done. LGotS contains one of MDB's best songs, possibly THE best in "A Kiss to Remember". With beutiful violin solos, slow grindy doom parts, dark slow vocals, a haunting piano interlude and some unearthly drumming the song is damn near perfict! Theres also the tear jerking "For My Fallen Angel". As Aaron slowly speaks the tragic epitaph for his lost love touching violins and keys play a backround good enough for the saddest ending to the saddest movie. There is also the title track wich contains some real dark vocals over killer keyboards. "The Dark Carress" is very good too.
However the rest of the album isn't nearly as good. The problem is that MDB are playing to what seems to be Aaron's weakness, singing over fast rhythems. If he growls it works but it surly doesn't work with the singing. Songs like "All Swept Away" and "Here in the Throat" contain some good slow parts, but they're few and far between. Putting "It Will Come" on the album twice was pointless, sience the remix looses its novelty after a few listens. Then theres "Grace Unhearing" which is stright up terrible. The vocals are just unbearably annoying.
Over all the album is just lacking. Two great songs, two very good songs, several ok songs and a few bombs. The other three MDB albums I have are simply better then this. Get the other ones first and then if you realy like them get this one cuz "For My Fallen Angel" and "A Kiss to Remember" are MDB essentials.

Average customer rating:

DcD, another great album
A Classic Album
If Death were as beautiful as this....
A dark masterpiece
Passionate and romantic yet brooding and mournful

Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Dead Can Dance
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ASIN: B000002MQ9
Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

Anywhere Out Of The World
Windfall
In The Wake Of Adversity
Xavier
Dawn Of The Iconoclast
Cantara
Summoning of the Muse
Persephone (The Gathereing Of flowers)

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Album Description

Customer Reviews:

DcD, another great album.......2007-06-13

Well if you like them this is a must have. Lots of that mind stretching harmonies and melodies.

A Classic Album.......2007-06-01

If Death were as beautiful as this...........2007-04-16

A dark masterpiece.......2007-04-15

Passionate and romantic yet brooding and mournful.......2006-10-15

Average customer rating:

Masterpiece
Like true meal gods they slay!
Not that bad... not that good, either...
Annoying

Like Gods Of The Sun
My Dying Bride
Manufacturer: Peaceville UK
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ASIN: B00008AWOF
Release Date: 2006-12-25

Tracks:

Like Gods of the Sun
Dark Caress
Grace Unhearing
Kiss to Remember
All Swept Away
For You
It Will Come
Here in the Throat
For My Fallen Angel
It Will Come [Nightmare Mix][*]
Grace Unhearing [Portishell Mix][*]

Album Description

2003 digitally remastered reissue of 1996 album for the European goth-metal band, includes 2 bonus tracks 'It Will Come' (Nightmare Mix) & 'Grace Unhearing' (Portishell Mix). Digipak. Peaceville.

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece.......2004-04-06

I just got it in the mail a couple of days ago and I'm memerized by it. It was everything and more I hoped for. Somewhat on the same lines as Angel and the Dark River in sound, it is different in the way there are more songs on the album with shorter and more melodic tracks. The guitar sound is also very different. It is a very processed sound with very clean distortion and has more treble then bass.. Reminds me of a early 90's band "Anacrucsis". The voilins and keyboards are well played and the bass guitar is excellent. My favorite track on it is "A Kiss to Remember". One of the best songs I've heard from this band. The whole cd is good. There is not one average part in any of these songs. They glare right at you in the face and with passion.

Like true meal gods they slay!.......2003-12-10

I have no idea why there are only two reviews of this masterpiece, when it's been out since 1996. As far the other two reviews, completely disregard them, as they are wrong. This album is a masterpiece, with only a few, tiny flaws, that can be easily overlooked and forgotten. It was the last album with the original line-up, and was a progression of their earlier efforts. Some have described it as goth, yet MDB never identified themselves as goth; nor was it their intention. It is a brooding, melodic, raging, guitar-driven, heavy metal doom album, with organ, piano, and violin to give it a funereal and sometimes romantic, yet depressing ambiance that some have wrongly described as being gothic. If you've never had the priviledge of hearing MDB, start here. And where are my fellow brothers? Why only two reviews? Speak up! Speak up!

Not that bad... not that good, either..........2003-11-29

I have been a fan of My DyING BRIDE since hearing them on late-night radio numerous times between 1991 and 1993. When I finally took the plunge and bought their first four releases in 1993, I was absolutely dumbfounded because here there was finally a band that a) made real music and b) didn't feel the need to repeat themselves every ten seconds. To paraphrase Jello Biafra, here was a band that wasn't dedicated to destroying what was left of your imagination.

So where did it go wrong on this album? Well, the My DyING BRIDE of old felt this pressing need to get an album out every year, regardless of what internal pressures they might be facing. After criticisms of their previous album for being drawn out and badly produced, they decided to make this album a) cleaner-sounding and b) shorter, "punchier", more compact. It suffers badly for it.

Three of the first four songs hit the listener well and hard, giving a taste of the My DyING BRIDE of old. Even if they do steal a Black Sabbath riff in contrast to their fervent denials of any Sabbath influence - the riffs that make up Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and parts of Like Gods Of The Sun are literally identical. That aside, only Grace Unhearing gives a taste of the disappointment that follows from track five onwards. Soon, the rhythms become annoying, the lyrics become repetitive and monotonous (the exact thing people get into bands like this to avoid), then the whole thing just feels rushed into production.

Put simply, this album would have been far better as an EP containing songs 1, 2, and 4. The rest of the album has me, probably one of the most fervent My DyING BRIDE fans you will ever meet, apologising.

Annoying.......2003-11-13

First, the bias. 18, male of course. Likes metal in concept, loves goth in concept, loves post-punk proto-goth deathrock and intelligent industrial in practice. Listens to das ich, skinny puppy, tear garden, listens to meshuggah, opeth, lacrimosa and dreams of sanity with respect to metal.

That said, I've read that My Dying Bride has nothing to offer hardcore metal fans, what with its goth hooks. Well, from someone who is moderately interested in goth music, MDB sucks from that point also.

I was lured into buying this album after downloading "a kiss to remember". The lyrics to the song were a little hokey but the song is awesome, flat-ass hands down bar none a good romantic hard song.

Like Gods of the Sun and For my Fallen Angel are the only other tracks i can even remember. It seems to me that someone took the right combination of drugs or got a blunt object concussion that induced the instant of clarity and inspiration that created 'a kiss to remember', and the song was so good that the band felt compelled to throw an album up around it.

All the other songs are filler, they're all the same. They're morose, the lyrics are poorly written, the songs are boring and most importantly they lack structure. The melody (of each song, always) consists of combinations of simple and irritating riffs, they'll start a song on a riff that's not good enough to carry through the whole song, but instead of playing variations on a theme to pump life into the riff, they just switch instantly and slap a different riff onto the song. So each song sounds like three to five individual bad songs, spliced together in linear chunks.

I've heard one song that proves to me that these guys can make good music. If they kept their songs simple and homogenized, with structure and insightful (or indescipherable) lyrics, they would certainly be better off.

Tracks:

Idols Are Burning
Crystal Light
Flight Of The Titan
Clans
Thrash'em All
Gods Of Silver
Stolen Souls
Screamer
Back To The Cave
Inner Ghost
Dying Sun
Invisible

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Excellent CD.......2003-05-11

Excellent melodic thrash from France. The songs are all top notch and very well executed. This CD may be hard to find, but do yourself a favor and seek it out.

Average customer rating:

UADS label debut rocks!
It kicks my butt!

Under a Dying Sun

Manufacturer: Substandard Records
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ASIN: B000067F8Y
Release Date: 2002-07-16

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Breathe In
Distant Ships
Pigeons
Until It's Given Back
Helps To Purity
Every Stitch Is A Reminder
Message To Tamara
Chosen Words For A Funeral
Forever (Is When You Stopped Coming Around) - Under A Dying Sun

Album Description

With over two years of constant touring and playing shows (with the likes of ENGINE DOWN, YAPHET KOTTO, BOTCH, PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS, BOX THE COMPASS, ASSISTANT, BENTON FALLS, etc.), two 7-inches, and one CDEP, the Bay Area's UNDER A DYING SUN has been long due for a full-length release for some time now. Shaye, Konane, Dan, Jerry, and Macklan (ex-members of Nexus Six, Living War Room, and Three Summers Gone) deliver a highly anticipated set of high-intensity mid-90s-esque melodic songs. Recorded at Toast Studios by Aaron Prellwitz (TIME IN MALTA, BOX THE COMPASS), this self-titled debut full-length documents the current progression of one of the Bay Area's hardest working and passionate bands.

Album Description

Long over due debut from Bay Area band who have played shows with the likes of Engine Down, Yaphet Kotto, Botch, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Benton Falls etc. High-intensity mid-90s-esque melodic songs. For fans of Indian Summer, Ordination Of Aaron, Current, Embassy, Cap'n'Jazz. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

UADS label debut rocks!.......2003-03-10

Under a Dying Sun rocks. This album has it all from Shaye's heartfelt lyrics to Macklan melodic shrieks this album is killer from beginning to end. If you are a At the Drive In fan you will love this album. It is worth it. Take my word for it.

It kicks my butt!.......2003-02-26

Under a Dying Sun is a frieken' awesome band. They put on a great show and know how to make you wanna dance ... Buy this CD!!!