Agalloch – The Mantle
Label: |
The End Records – TE 028 |
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Format: |
CD
, Album
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Black Metal |
Tracklist
| 1 | A Celebration For The Death Of Man... | 2:24 | |
| 2 | In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion | 14:45 | |
| 3 | Odal | 7:39 | |
| 4 | I Am The Wooden Doors | 6:11 | |
| 5 | The Lodge | 4:40 | |
| 6 | You Were But A Ghost In My Arms | 9:14 | |
| 7 | The Hawthorne age | 11:18 | |
| 8 | ...And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth | 7:14 | |
| 9 | A Desolation Song | 5:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The End Records
- Copyright © – The End Records
- Manufactured By – Disque Americ
Credits
- Art Direction, Producer [Pre-production] – Aaron Sholes
- Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By, Producer – Ronn Chick
- Photography By, Layout, Producer – John Haughm
- Songwriter – John Haughm (tracks: 1 to 8)
Notes
"The Mantle" was recorded in several seperate sessions between Nov. '01 and April '02.
Booklet includes lyrics, photographs of the band , liner notes, and the usual thank-you's.
On the CD itself, a quote:
--"The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship" -R.W. Emerson
On the right side of the spine:
--"We are the wounds..."
The ending sample used in "The Hawthorne age" is an excerpt taken from the film "Fando y Lis" by Alejandro Jodorowsky. The film itself is based on the play "Fando y Lis" by Spanish Theatre of the Absurd author Fernando Arrabal. The sample starting at 7:47 of the same song comes from the Swedish film "Det sjunde inseglet" ("The Seventh Seal") by Ingmar Bergman.
Packaging: Jewel Case
Total Playing Time: 68 mins, 35 secs
The End Records C&P 2002
Booklet includes lyrics, photographs of the band , liner notes, and the usual thank-you's.
On the CD itself, a quote:
--"The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship" -R.W. Emerson
On the right side of the spine:
--"We are the wounds..."
The ending sample used in "The Hawthorne age" is an excerpt taken from the film "Fando y Lis" by Alejandro Jodorowsky. The film itself is based on the play "Fando y Lis" by Spanish Theatre of the Absurd author Fernando Arrabal. The sample starting at 7:47 of the same song comes from the Swedish film "Det sjunde inseglet" ("The Seventh Seal") by Ingmar Bergman.
Packaging: Jewel Case
Total Playing Time: 68 mins, 35 secs
The End Records C&P 2002
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 54436 00282 6
- Barcode (String): 6 5443600282 6
- Barcode (Read by scanner): 654436002826
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3A4J1<7123>TE032 DADR
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L483
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 8103
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 3XL91<7123>TE032
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L483
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 8103
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 05TW7<7123>TE032 DADR
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L489
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 8142
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 3XL91<7123>TE032
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI VLX5
Other Versions (5 of 40)
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The Mantle (CD, Album) | Grau | grau I | 2002 | |||
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The Mantle (CD, Album) | The End Records | TE 028 | US | 2002 | ||
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The Mantle (CD, Album) | The End Records | TE 028 | US | 2002 | ||
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The Mantle (CD, Album) | CD-Maximum | CDM 0103-1293 | Russia | 2003 | ||
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The Mantle (Cassette, Album) | О.Ч.З. | 043 131 | Bulgaria | 2003 |
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Reviews
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Absolutely beautiful to be immersed in wintery nature while listening to The Mantle. An album I do not listen to often, but what’s here is perfection and when I do it’s an experience.
“In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion” is one of my favourite songs of all time. The sense of longing for a destination and finally finding it is so remarkable, and moving. “Odal” is a gorgeous instrumental. “I Am the Wooden Doors” is a driving headbanger including some beautiful melodies and lyrics. “The Lodge” is so icy, vigorous, and powerful. “You Were But A Ghost In My Arms” is hauntingly majestic, that gives me shivers when I hear whispers my name. “The Hawthorne age” is quite peaceful and relaxing. “A Celebration For The Death Of Man .. And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth” is crushingly depressing. “A Desolation Song” sounds as a credit roll for the album.
Over time, I have had many different interpretations of this album and what it’s trying to convey. I’d say it’s as simple as the quote on the CD. Although, the metaphor “Life is a clay urn on the mantle” still messes with me -
So what's the deal with the Grau thing? Did they just decide to print these on their own, or did The End make some licensing deal with Grau and John is upset because he's cut out of it? Bands sign bunk deals all the time and start yelling "bootleg" when labels do stuff like this because they legally can. Doesn't make the stuff bootlegs.
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The "Notes" section states that there is a quote on the CD. However, the image of the CD for this release does not show the quote.
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this is a precious jewel of music and is a vast repository for beautiful, reverent emotions
save for the snowfall
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