Part the Second is maudlin of the Well's fourth and most recent album. It was funded by donations from fans, and released for free on the internet in three formats, including a FLAC-encoded 24-bit version. The fans who donated prior to the album's release are credited as executive producers. Donations of any amount continue to be accepted via the band's official website.[2]
| Part the Second | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 14, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 44:33 | |||
| Label | Self-released, Antithetic | |||
| Producer | Toby Driver | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic |   [1] |
In September 2010, the album was released as a limited-edition colored vinyl LP by Antithetic Records,[3] and on CD by Blood Music in 2012.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "An Excerpt from 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or, The Revisitation of the Blue Ghost" | 10:55 |
| 2. | "Another Excerpt: Keep Light Near You, Even When Dying" | 6:00 |
| 3. | "Rose Quartz Turning to Glass" | 7:30 |
| 4. | "Clover Garland Island" | 8:18 |
| 5. | "Laboratories of the Invisible World (Rollerskating the Cosmic Palmistric Postborder)" | 11:50 |
| Total length: | 44:33 | |
Personnel
edit- Toby Driver – guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Sam Gutterman – drums, bass guitar, other percussion
- Terran Olson – flute, alto and baritone saxophone, piano, organ, synths
- Greg Massi – guitar
- Josh Seipp-Williams – guitar
Guest musicians
edit- Mia Matsumiya – violin
- David Bodie – orchestral percussion, hand claps
- Madeleine Craw – cello
- Jim Fogarty – "hammond elbow"
References
edit- ^ "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "maudlinofthewell.net". maudlinofthewell.net. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Antithetic Records". antitheticrecords.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.