''Satellite'' is the second album by Welsh
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...
band
Panic Room
''Panic Room'' is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoaka ...
. This album saw the band retreat somewhat from the very 'progressive' approach to their debut album ''
Visionary Position'' and the result is a more cohesive, song-orientated album.
The album was recorded at Sonic One Studios in Wales by Tim Hamill and the artwork was designed and created by Teslin Davies.
Pre-orders of the album were released in 2009. A special edition, complete with a bonus disc containing four extra songs is available exclusively from the band's own website and at live concerts. The single disc retail version was released on 25 January 2010. This was the final album to feature the original lineup, as Alun Vaughan left the band during the summer of 2010.
Track listing
''Satellite''
#"Freedom to Breathe"
(Edwards/Helder) - 5:33
#"Picking Up Knives"
(Edwards/Helder) − 5:10
#"I Am a Cat"
(Edwards/Helder) − 4:37
#"The Fall"
(Edwards/Helder) − 6:16
#"Black Noise"
(Helder/Vaughan) − 3:59
#"Yasuni"
(Davies/Edwards/Helder) − 5:14
#"Sunshine"
(Edwards/Helder) − 6:02
#"Into the Fire"
(Edwards/Field/Helder) − 5:00
#"Dark Star"
(Edwards/Helder) − 5:11
#"Muse"
(Edwards/Helder) − 3:43
#"Satellite"
(Edwards/Helder) − 8:05
''Little Satellite'' - two-disc version only available from the band's website
#"5th Amendment"
(Edwards/Helder) − 4:17
#"The Great Divide"
(Helder/Vaughan) − 5:30
#"Go"
(Edwards/Helder) − 4:08
#"Sandstorms"
(Edwards/Helder) − 10:08
Personnel
*
Anne-Marie Helder
Anne-Marie Helder is a British singer and songwriter, best known for fronting the UK rock band Panic Room. She has also performed internationally as a solo artist and with various bands since circa the year 2000.
In 2005 she supported Fish o ...
– lead/backing vocals; electric/acoustic guitars; keyboards; piano
*Paul Davies – electric/acoustic guitars
*Alun Vaughan – bass guitars
*Jonathan Edwards – keyboards; piano; Fender Rhodes
*Gavin Griffiths – drums
References
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2010 albums
Panic Room (band) albums