Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain is a collaborative studio album by Mono and World's End Girlfriend. It was originally released via Human Highway Records on 14 December 2005.[1] In 2006, it was re-released via Temporary Residence Limited.[2]
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| Released | 14 December 2005 | |||
| Length | 74:40 | |||
| Label | Human Highway Records | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Brainwashed | favorable[4] |
| Dusted Magazine | mixed[5] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[6] |
| The Japan Times | favorable[7] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[8] |
Ian Mathers of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of "A", writing, "I'd say this is one of the finest 'imaginary soundtracks' ever released if I could just think of a film that wouldn't seem hideously overpowered by it."[8]
Shawn Dspres of The Japan Times commented that "Although broken down into distinct parts, the seamless transition between tracks makes the album play out like one extended, breathtaking piece."[7]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "puzzling, bewildering and utterly beautiful."[3]
In February 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain No. 7 on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Untitled | 12:15 |
| 2. | Untitled | 13:36 |
| 3. | Untitled | 17:03 |
| 4. | Untitled | 12:24 |
| 5. | Untitled | 19:13 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Takaakira "Taka" Goto – music
- Yoda – music
- Tamaki – music
- Yasunori Takada – music
- Katsuhiko Maeda – music, recording, mixing
Additional musicians
- Mujika Easel – chorus vocals
- Takafumi Ishikawa – saxophone
- Kazumasa Hashimoto – piano
- Seigen Tokuzawa – cello
- Kaoru Hagiwara – viola
- Mikiko Ise – violin
- Mio Okamura – violin
Technical
- Seiji Ueki – recording
- Gondo Tomohiko – recording
- Yuuki Mizutani – recording
- Tetsuya Yamamoto – recording
- John Golden – mastering
- Chieko Akasaka – design
- Jeremy DeVine – design
- Chie Tatsumi – photography
References
edit- ^ "palmless prayer/mass murder refrain | MONO". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Mono". Temporary Residence Limited. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Palmless Prayer/Mass Murder Refrain - Mono, World's End Girlfriend". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Kealy, John (17 September 2006). "Mono & World's End Girlfriend, "Palmless Prayer/Mass Murder Refrain"". Brainwashed. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Becker, Daniel Levin (1 October 2006). "Mono & World's End Girlfriend - Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Whibbs, Chris (1 October 2006). "Mono & World's End Girlfriend Palmless Prayer/Mass Murder Refrain". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Despres, Shawn (6 January 2006). "Mono/World's End Girlfriend: "Palmless Prayer/ Mass Murder Refrain"". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Mathers, Ian (1 November 2006). "MONO & world's end girlfriend - Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Lamoreaux, Jason T. (7 February 2007). "2006 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
External links
edit- Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain at Discogs (list of releases)