Sleepy Buildings: A Semi Acoustic Evening

by The Gathering

Sleepy Buildings: A Semi Acoustic Evening cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 January 2004
  • Label: Century Media
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 1:12:41
  • Community rating: 4.17/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Dutch progressive rock ensemble stripped down their dense, atmospheric sound for two intimate, semi-acoustic nights in the Netherlands. The reimagined arrangements perfectly highlight the sweeping emotional power and breathtaking clarity of Anneke van Giersbergen's vocals.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, atmospheric, melodic, delicate, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Locked Away - Semi-Acoustic Live version (3:35)
  2. Saturnine - Semi-Acoustic Live version (4:54)
  3. Amity - Semi-Acoustic Live version (5:51)
  4. The Mirror Waters - Semi-Acoustic Live version (6:41)
  5. Red Is a Slow Colour - Semi-Acoustic Live version (5:38)
  6. Sleepy Buildings - Semi-Acoustic Live version (2:54)
  7. Travel - Semi-Acoustic Live version (9:08)
  8. Shrink - Semi-Acoustic Live version (2:58)
  9. In Motion, Pt. II - Semi-Acoustic Live version (4:30)
  10. Stonegarden - Semi-Acoustic Live version (5:11)
  11. My Electricity - Semi-Acoustic Live version (3:23)
  12. Eleanor - Semi-Acoustic Live version (5:32)
  13. Marooned - Semi-Acoustic Live version (5:31)
  14. Like Fountains - Semi-Acoustic Live version (6:46)

Credits

  • Anneke van Giersbergen - performer [the gathering are], lyrics by, music by
  • Hans Rutten - performer [the gathering are], music by
  • Hugo Prinsen Geerligs - performer [the gathering are], music by
  • Bart Smits - lyrics by, music by
  • Jelmer Wiersma - music by
  • Niels Duffhues - lyrics by

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