Songs Details
All tracks recorded in Swingtime, except: tracks 5 & 7 recorded at R.G. Jones Track 1 - Recorded in October 00 before the birth of Sunray Star. All percussion sounds are from Ray herself and were added after her birth on 12.10.00. Lyrics started by Matthew Herbert and Dani Siciliano on Plakes Beach, Agios Ioannis, Greece August 00. Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 2 - Started in 1996 at Cheap Studios Vienna and completed in Swingtime Dec 98 Track 3 - Recorded Jan 2001. All Percussion taken from Bodily Function Sounds kindly donated by Strangers. Track 4 - Recorded August 00. Lyrics based on an Idea by Dani Siciliano. Track 5 - Recorded June 97. Trumpet and Flute (by) Peter Wraight added in Swingtime Sept 00, additional percussion sampled from the recordings added six months and three years later. Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 6 - Recorded originally in Jan 97 then completed over the next three years. Horns and Vocals that are no longer in it Peter Wraight and Shingai Shoniwa respectively, door slams recorded at Five Oak Green. Track 7 - Recorded June 97. Additional percussion sampled from the recordings and added in Swingtime later. Original Version appeared on "Around The House" LP 1998. Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 8 - Recorded in November 00. Percussion sounds taken from recordings of laser eye surgery (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis) kindly provided by Matmos in San Francisco and originally recorded for their album "A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure". Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 9 - Recorded October 00. Percussion sounds taken from the knuckles, hair skin, teeth and bones of Dani Siciliano, Matthew Herbert and Nick Detnon. Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 10 - Recorded December 00. Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 11 - Recorded September 00 and re-recorded Jan 01. All percussion sounds taken from bottles recycled behind London Road SE23. The scratch sound at the beginning is of a mouse trying to get out of a waste bin it had fallen into at the studio. Written according to the rules of PCCOM. Track 12 - Recorded August 98. All eight vocal takes are used simultaneously. Written during the brits for MRH. Track 13 - Recorded September 00. See track 2 for credits. Track 14 - Recorded between January 00 and November 00. All percussion up to 4' 12" taken from the random contents of Dani's bag of the day of composition. Published by Soundslike Music/Bucks Music. Mastered at The Exchange. Made in France Under exclusive license from Soundslike, part of Accidental Records. ℗ 2001 Soundslike © 2001 !K7 Records Incidental info: Issued in a 6-panel Digipak (manufactured by Van de Steeg, Holland, under license from AGI, USA) with a clear tray. Lyrics printed on CD. Zomba distribution not explicitly mentioned on release, but derived from catalog number.
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Technical specs

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album

Formats: CD, Album