The Speckless Sky
by Jane Siberry
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 September 1985
- Label: Duke Street
- Country: Canada
- Length: 44:52
- Community rating: 3.73/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Building upon the momentum of her commercial breakthrough, this third studio album represents a highly sophisticated peak in the Canadian singer-songwriter's early career. 'The Speckless Sky' blends ethereal new age textures with idiosyncratic art-pop arrangements, highlighted by Siberry's poetic, stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery. It became a significant domestic success, earning multiple Juno Award nominations and cementing her reputation as a singular avant-pop visionary.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, atmospheric, avant-garde, theatrical, literate, vocal, ambient, piano, gentle
Tracklist
- One More Colour (4:41)
- Seven Steps To The Wall (5:15)
- The Very Large Hat (5:39)
- Vladimir Vladimir (7:13)
- Mein Bitte (4:22)
- The Empty City (6:48)
- Map Of The World (Part II) (5:10)
- The Taxi Ride (5:41)
Credits
- Teddy Borowiecki - accordion
- Al Cross - drums
- Ken Myhr - guitar, synth [guitar]
- Anne Bourne - keyboards, voice [spoken vx.]
- Rob Yale - keyboards, programmed by [fairlight programming]
- Sarah McElcheran - trumpet
- Laddie Stewart - vocals [singing at end]
- The Dada-ists - voice [part vx.]