Ship of Light is the third album by the Finnish ambient pop band Husky Rescue. It was first released by Catskills Records in January 2010. A special edition of the album was released in April 2011 with a box set designed by Kustaa Saksi including five new bonus tracks and a DVD of live footage and music videos. Three songs were mixed in Sweden with Niklas Flyckt, whose previous work include Britney Spears’ song Toxic. The music video for the single They are Coming directed by Pete Riski won a Muuvi Award in 2009 by IFPI Finland,[8] and director Antony Bentley received an honorary mention for the music video of Fast Lane at Oulu Music Video Festival in 2011.[9]
| Ship of Light | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | January 2010 |
| Genre | Ambient, folktronica |
| Label | Catskills Records |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Digital Fix | (7/10)[1] |
| The Fly |   [2] |
| Music OMH | [3] |
| London Tourdates | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Sunday Times | [6] |
| Altsounds | (81/100)[7] |
Inspiration and recording
editThe title of the album refers to a UFO sighting Marko Nyberg witnessed near his home one night, but also the feeling of transference and escapism.[10] The music was inspired by nature and recorded partly in a forest at Lake Bodom, an unsolved murder site in the early sixties in Finland. The band wandered in the fields in the night and during the day recorded the tracks with Reeta-Leena singing lying down on an old iron bed in a cottage of a hippie friend of theirs.[11] Featuring Jari Salo, one half of the duo Pepe Deluxé and a long-time friend of Marko's, the album was met with positive reviews in the media, such as The Guardian giving it four out of five stars and comparing the sound to "the kind of adult pop that Air were promising us with their first album",[12] or The Sunday Times naming the album CD of the week and rating it four stars.[13]
Track listing
edit- "First Call" – 0:57
- "Sound of Love" – 4:14
- "Fast Lane" – 4:43
- "Wolf Trap Motel" – 6:03
- "Man of Stone" – 5:04
- "When Time Was On Their Side" – 3:58
- "Grey Pastures, Still Waters" – 3:47
- "We Shall Burn Bright" – 5:03
- "They Are Coming" – 4:38
- "Beautiful My Monster" – 4:18
Special Edition
edit- "First Call"
- "Sound of Love"
- "Fast Lane"
- "Wolf Trap Motel"
- "Man of Stone"
- "When Time Was On Their Side"
- "Grey Pastures, Still Waters"
- "We Shall Burn Bright"
- "They Are Coming"
- "Beautiful My Monster"
- "Hurricane (Don’t Come Knocking) – Lake Bodom Recordings"
- "City Lights – Lake Bodom Recordings"
- "Sound of Love– Lake Bodom Recordings"
- "Man of Stone – Lake Bodom Recordings"
- "Snowfall"
- "First Call (Instrumental)"
- "Sound of Love (Instrumental)"
- "Fast Lane (Instrumental)"
- "Wolf Trap Motel (Instrumental)"
- "Man of Stone (Instrumental)"
- "When Time Was On Their Side (Instrumental)"
- "Grey Pastures, Still Waters (Instrumental)"
- "We Shall Burn Bright (Instrumental)"
- "They Are Coming (Instrumental)"
- "Beautiful My Monster (Instrumental)"
- "City Lights – (Live in Hotel Arthur)"
- "When Time Was On Their Side (Live in Hotel Arthur)"
- "We Shall Burn Bright (Live in Hotel Arthur)"
- "Beautiful My Monster (Live in Hotel Arthur)"
- "Sound of Love (Live at the Wilmington Arms)"
- "Fast Lane [Music Video]"
- "They Are Coming [Music Video]"
- "Sound of Love [Music Video]"
Singles
edit- "They Are Coming" (2010)
- "Sound Of Love" (2010)
- "We Shall Burn Bright" (2010)
- "Fast Lane" (2011)
References
edit- ^ Donnelly, John. "Husky Rescue - Ship of Light". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa. "Husky Rescue - Ship of Light". The Fly. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Hogwood, Ben. "Husky Rescue - Ship Of Light". Music OMH. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Tyler, Joe. "Album Review - Husky Rescue: Ship of Light". London Tourdates. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Hann, Michael (21 January 2010). "Husky Rescue: Ship of Light". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Edwars, Mark. "Husky Rescue: Ship of Light". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ H, Candi. "Husky Rescue – Ship Of Light [Album]". Altsouds. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Muuvi palkinnon voittajat". IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Oulu Music Video Festival Pumpeli Award". OMVF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Oberman, Jameela. "Husky Rescue". Disorder Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Ingram, Jodie. "Interview: Husky Rescue". Planet Notion. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Hann, Michael (21 January 2010). "Husky Rescue: Ship of Light". The Guardian. London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ Edwards, Mark. "Husky Rescue: Ship of Light". The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2012.