The Ocean and the Sun

by The Sound of Animals Fighting

The Ocean and the Sun cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 September 2008
  • Label: Epitaph
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:47
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Rich Balling, The Walrus, Josh Jakubowski, The Skunk, The Nightingale, The Lynx

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating as a deeply experimental supergroup composed of post-hardcore veterans, the collective fully detaches from traditional song structures on this dense third release. Anthony Green's manic vocals float over highly complex, angular math rock and ambient spoken-word interludes.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, avant-garde, atmospheric, technical, experimental, progressive, vocal, polyrhythmic, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:32)
  2. The Ocean And The Sun (5:39)
  3. I, The Swan (4:14)
  4. Another Leather Lung (5:14)
  5. Lude (2:00)
  6. Cellophane (4:58)
  7. The Heraldic Beak Of The Manufacturer's Medallion (5:39)
  8. Chinese New Year (1:06)
  9. Uzbekistan (7:28)
  10. Blessings Be Yours Mister V (6:38)
  11. Ahab (1:01)
  12. On The Occasion Of Wet Snow (7:18)

Credits

  • The Sound of Animals Fighting - primary artist
  • The Lynx - drums
  • The Wolf? - featuring
  • The Walrus - guitar, bass, vocals
  • Mark Bush - musician [additional musician], trumpet
  • Jessica McWhirter - musician [additional musician], vocals
  • Newsha Mohajeri - musician [additional musician], vocals [farsi]
  • Edouard Wlodarczyk - musician [additional musician], vocals [french poem]

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