Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
by Spiritualized庐
- Type: Album
- Released: 16 June 1997
- Label: Dedicated
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:10:00
- Community rating: 4.15/5 from 13 ratings
Artists on this release: Sophie Harris, BJ Cole, Alexander Balanescu, Angel Corpus Christi, Kathy Burgess, Terry Edwards, Neil Sidwell, Roddy Lorimer, Dr. John, Kate Radley, John Coxon, Timothy Jones, London Community Gospel Choir
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Conceived during a period of intense personal heartbreak and drug use, 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space' is a colossal neo-psychedelic masterpiece. Spiritualized blends sweeping symphonic rock and shoegaze textures into a deeply romantic, melancholic, and atmospheric space-rock journey.
Genres
Descriptors: drugs, breakup, space, atmospheric, orchestral
Tracklist
- Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (3:54)
- Come Together (4:40)
- I Think I'm in Love (8:10)
- All of My Thoughts (4:36)
- Stay with Me (5:08)
- Electricity (3:46)
- Home of the Brave (2:36)
- The Individual (4:02)
- Broken Heart (6:38)
- No God Only Religion (4:21)
- Cool Waves (5:06)
- Cop Shoot Cop... (17:00)
Credits
- Spiritualized庐 - primary artist
- Angel Corpus Christi - accordion
- Basil Hughes - arranged by [choir]
- J. Spaceman - arranged by [choir], arranged by [horns], arranged by [strings], design, producer, arranged by, mixed by, vocals, guitar [fender telecaster, fender jaguar, vox starstreamer, gibson firebird], piano, dulcimer [hammer], autoharp, written-by
- Edmund Coxon - arranged by [horns], violin
- Simon Clarke - arranged by [horns], flute, baritone saxophone
- Tim Sanders - arranged by [horns], tenor saxophone
- Clare Connors - arranged by [strings], violin
- Sean Cook - bass [fender jazzbass], harmonica
- Sophie Harris - cello
- London Community Gospel Choir - choir
- Farrow Design - design, design concept
- Damon Reece - drums [gretsch round badge], percussion, bells, timpani
- Andy Davis - electric organ [hammond]
- Chad Bamford - engineer [assistant], engineer [mix]
- Chris Scard - engineer [assistant]
- Darren Nash - engineer [assistant], engineer [recording]
- Lem Lattimer - engineer [assistant]
- Patrick McGovern - engineer [assistant]
- Darren Allison - engineer [mix], engineer [recording]
- John Leckie - engineer [mix]
- Mads Bjerke - engineer [mix], engineer [recording], post production, edited by
- Pat McCarthy - engineer [mix]
- Trevor Curwen - engineer [mix], engineer [recording]
- Carl Nappa - engineer [recording]
- Timothy Jones - french horn
- John Coxon - guitar [gibson firebird, fender jaguar], melodica, synthesizer [jd 800]
- Kate Radley - keyboards [vox continental, farfisa compact, roland d20], piano, vocals
- Elliot Roberts - management
- Frank Gironda - management
- Ray Staff - mastered by
- BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
- Dr. John - piano, vocals
- Terry Edwards - tenor saxophone
- Neil Sidwell - trombone
- Roddy Lorimer - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Kathy Burgess - viola
- Alexander Balanescu - violin