''Shalabi Effect'' is the

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ous debut album of

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. The album cover is taken from the famous

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photo made by

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. The album began with the song "Aural Florida", which was originally going to be on a split release with

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; when that release was abandoned, the rest of the album was created.

Track listing

Disc One

# "Wyoming" – 11:52 # "Vicious Triangle" – 9:47 # "Mending Holes in a Wooden Heart" – 7:02 # "Aural Florida (Approach)" – 10:00 # "Aural Florida" – 26:37

Disc Two

# "Mokoondi" – 12:57 # "Amber Pets" – 7:55 # "Boardwalk at Apollo Beach" – 6:10 # "Apparitions" – 5:43 # "On the Bowery" – 13:01 # "Leaving a Horse to Die" – 5:03 # "Return to Wake Island" – 9:03 # "ﺍﻠﻮﺮﺪﺓ ﺍﻠﺑﻴﻀﺎﺀ" (

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: "White Rose") – 6:04

References

Shalabi Effect albums 2000 debut albums Alien8 Recordings albums {{2000s-post-rock-album-stub