Lover, the Lord Has Left Us...
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| Studio album by The Sound of Animals Fighting | ||||
| Released | May 30, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, art rock, ambient | |||
| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Label | Equal Vision | |||
| Producer | Rich Balling | |||
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Lover, the Lord has Left Us... is the second album by the experimental rock band The Sound of Animals Fighting. The album was released on May 30, 2006 through Equal Vision Records but will still use Rich Balling's Stars & Satellites imprint.
The album contains songs with considerably different timbre than the songs on the band's first album. For example, "Stockhausen, es ist Ihr Gehirn, das ich suche" utilizes kitchen sounds and a German opera singer and "Un'aria" and "Un'aria Ancora" are a cappella tracks sung by Craig Owens of Chiodos.
Musical Styling
Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... is considerably different from Tiger and the Duke in many aspects. The music centers on electronic instruments such as synthesizers, drum machines, and computer-based music programs, rather than guitars or drums. Tiger and the Duke has a more band-oriented sound, whereas Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... has a more collaborative feel. There also exists great variation between different tracks. For example, "Prayers on Fire" has a considerably ethnic feel, due to Sanskrit vocalizations and samplings of a sitar. In contrast, "Horses in the Sky" is laden with heavy, incomprehensible drum n' bass grooves, though the chorus is much more organized and coherent. "The Heretic" is a soft ballad with rich, flowing string arrangements and lyrics associated with anorexia.
"Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya / Mrityor ma amritam gamaya" which translates to: "Lead us from darkness to light. Lead us from death to immortality."
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