''Silt'' is the debut album by
Mistle Thrush
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, a
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,
-based band. It was released in 1995 on
CD by
Bedazzled (catalog #BDZ26). The previous year, the band released a five-song EP titled ''
Agus Amàrach''. The band didn't release another full-length album until 1997's ''
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''. ''Silt'' saw original guitarist Brad Rigney (departed to Big Monster Fish Hook) replaced by former teenage
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semi-star, Matthew Kattman (ex-Funny Wagon/Kingpin).
Track listing
All tracks written by Mistle Thrush, except where noted.
#"Freshwater" – 2:14
#"Flowereyed" – 4:20
#"One Sixth" – :42
#"Cicada" – 5:51 (Todd Demma, Valerie Forgione, Matthew Kattman, Ruben Layman, Scott Patalano, Brad Rigney)
#"Overpass" – 4:20
#"Some Poet" – 5:02
#"Wake Up (The Sleep Song)" – 5:59
#"Silt" – 1:04
#"Red Caboose" – 4:01
#"Shine Away" – 6:20
#"The Sky and My Hands" – 5:22 (Demma, Forgione, Kattman, Layman, Patalano, Rigney)
#"The Honey Trip" – 9:26
#"Bloom" – 3:20
Personnel
Mistle Thrush
*Todd Demma –
Drums
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,
percussion
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*Valerie Forgione –
Vocals
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,
acoustic guitar
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,
xylophone
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, drums ("The Sky and My Hands")
*Matthew Kattman –
Electric
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and acoustic guitar,
bass guitar
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("The Sky and My Hands")
*Ruben Layman – Bass guitar
*Scott Patalano – Electric and acoustic guitar, drums ("The Sky and My Hands")
Additional musicians
*Mark White –
Double bass
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("Overpass")
Production
*Y. Mike – Producer, mixing
*Mistle Thrush – Producer, mixing
*Jon Williams – Assistant engineer
*Dan McLaughlin – Assistant engineer
*David Lefkowitz – Assistant engineer
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Marc LaFleur – Assistant engineer
*Mike Sielewicz – Engineer
Additional credits
*Recorded at
Fort Apache,
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,
and The Studio
*Mixed at Prophet Sound and The Studio
*Mastered at M Works
Rebecca Fagan– Design
*Matthew Kattman – Illustration
*Petrina Katsikas – Manager
Sources
*CD liner notes
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1995 albums
Mistle Thrush (band) albums