A Return to the Inner Experience
| A Return to the Inner Experience | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia, space rock,[1] trance[2] | |||
| Length | 70:01 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Norman Kerner | |||
| Sky Cries Mary chronology | ||||
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A Return to the Inner Experience is the second album by the American band Sky Cries Mary, released in 1993 through Capitol Records.[2][3] "Gone" was released as a single.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The Washington Post noted that "the sometimes-realized intention is to be trippy, although a few of the 14 meandering tracks on this 70-minute album are more soporific than transcendent."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sky Cries Mary except "2000 Light Years from Home" by Jagger/Richards and "We Will Fall" by the Stooges.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walla Walla" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Moving Like Water" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Gone" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Circus Church" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "2000 Light Years from Home" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "When the Fear Stops" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Lay Down Your Head" | 5:50 |
| 8. | "Rain" | 8:10 |
| 9. | "Ocean Which Humanity Is" | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Broken Down" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Rosaleen" | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Buss to Gate 23" | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Joey's Aria" | 1:39 |
| 14. | "We Will Fall" | 11:19 |
Personnel
- Sky Cries Mary
- DJ Fallout – sampler, turntables, drum machine
- Joseph E. Howard – double bass, mellotron, sitar
- Ben Ireland – drums, percussion
- Marc Olsen – guitar
- Gordon Raphael – keyboards
- Anisa Romero – vocals, art direction
- Roderick Wolgamott Romero – vocals, art direction
- Production and additional personnel
- Beth Custer – bass clarinet on "Buss to Gate 23"
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Norman Kerner – production, engineering, mixing
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- Stephen Walker – art direction, design
References
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave. "A Return to the Inner Experience". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Alden, Grant (2007). "Sky Cries Mary". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ Reader, Stephanie (September 3, 1993). "HOME-MADE JAM". The News Tribune. p. G3.
- ^ Stout, Gene (September 5, 1993). "A QUICK SAMPLE OF SEATTLE SOUNDS". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. C3.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (October 22, 1993). "Potent Rollers, Multicolored Sky". The Washington Post. p. N24.
External links
- A Return to the Inner Experience at Discogs (list of releases)