Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God is the debut album by the Transit Kings. It featured guest appearances from The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and comedian Simon Day.[1] The Times called it "Orb-lite" and proclaimed it to be "Deep Forest-style sludge".[2]
| Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 21, 2006 |
| Genre | Electronica, trip hop, downtempo, drum and bass |
| Length | 65:07 |
| Label | Malicious Damage |
| Producer | Alex Paterson, Jimmy Cauty, Guy Pratt, Dom Beken |
Though Jimmy Cauty left the Transit Kings before the release of Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God, he received a credit as composer on seven of the album's tracks.[3]
Track listing
edit- "The West End Of A Duck Going East" (6:12)
- "Stop Over (Dance With Me)" (0:10)
- "Concourse" (7:16)
- Vocals - Juliet Russell
- "Boom (Bombay)" (5:42)
- Vocals - Missy MC
- "Oh Shit" (4:02)
- Strings" - Chi3
- "Baby Don't" (5:17)
- Trumpet, Flugel - Quentin Collins
- "Japanese Cars (Album Mix)" (4:56)
- "Free Free" (8:08)
- Strings - Chi3
- Vocals - Jonathan Kydd, Juliet Russell, William Butler Yeats
- "Blooze Tracks" (5:19)
- "America Is Unavailable" (Album Mix) (5:21)
- Guitar - Johnny Marr
- "Wagon Wheels" (6:06)
- Trumpet, Flugel - Quentin Collins
- "The Last Lighthouse Keeper" (6:38)
- Vocals - Simon Day
Extra Tracks on the Japanese release:
- "Butterflies" (4:31)
- "America is Unavailable" [sss ding dong mix] (4:41)
References
edit- ^ Gill, Andy (2005-06-17). "Transit Kings - Token (Malicious Damage)". The Independent. p. 18.
- ^ Greenwood, Phoebe (2006-08-19). "Transit Kings". The Times. p. 30.
- ^ "Transit Kings entry". Discogs. Retrieved 2006-10-18.
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