| This Timeless Turning | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 26, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | February 1994 | |||
| Studio | Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington) | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, space rock, trance1 | |||
| Length | 68:37 | |||
| Label | World Domination | |||
| Producer | Ian Caple2 | |||
| Sky Cries Mary chronology | ||||
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This Timeless Turning is an album by Sky Cries Mary.3 It was released in 1994 through World Domination Recordings.4
Release
To promote the album, Sky Cries Mary broadcast a complete concert live on the internet, the first band to ever do so.5
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   1 |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | 6 |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  7 |
AllMusic called This Timeless Turning the band's masterpiece.8
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sky Cries Mary except "Shipwrecked" and "Deep Sunless Sea" by Sky Cries Mary and Joe Skyward.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shipwrecked" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Vuh" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Don't Forget the Sky" | 5:25 |
| 4. | "These Old Bones" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Stretched" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Every Iceberg Is Afire" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Scapegoat" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Sister Ship Twenty Three" | 1:03 |
| 9. | "Deep Sunless Sea" | 6:50 |
| 10. | "Slow Down Time" | 5:51 |
| 11. | "Objects in the Mirror" | 5:14 |
| 12. | "4:00 A.M." | 14:48 |
| 13. | "Walk of Nothingness" | 5:21 |
Personnel
- Sky Cries Mary
- Michael Cozzi – guitar
- Juano Davison – bass guitar
- Ben Ireland – drums, percussion
- Gordon Raphael – guitar, synthesizer, sampler, organ
- Todd Robbins – sampler, turntables, vocoder, synthesizer, drum machine
- Anisa Romero – vocals, harmonium, painting
- Roderick Wolgamott Romero – vocals, synthesizer
- Production and additional personnel
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Robin Boomer – cello
- Ian Caple – production, engineering, mixing
- Ophelia Chong – art direction
- Larry Halpern – soprano saxophone, flute
- Serge – didgeridoo
- Sky Cries Mary – production
- Dee Young – cover art
References
References
- Thompson, Dave. "This Timeless Turning". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- Thompson, Dave (January 12, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076.
- "The Forecast: Yesterday and Today : Pop music: Roderick Romero's band, Sky Cries Mary, harks back to space rock and looks ahead with computer technology". Los Angeles Times. November 15, 1995.
- Alden, Grant (2007). "Sky Cries Mary". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- "Sky Cries Mary Updates History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 4, 1995.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 512.
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1029.
- "Sky Cries Mary | Biography & History". AllMusic.