Satellite Bay is the first studio album by German post-rock band Long Distance Calling. The album was recorded April 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg and released through Viva Hate Records on September 21, 2007.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Babyblaue Seiten |
10/15[2] |
| Metal.de |
6.5/7[3] |
| Metal News |
8/10[4] |
| Metal Rage |
74/100[5] |
| Metal Reviews |
86/100[6] |
| Metal Storm |
8.1/10[7] |
The album received moderate to favorable reviews among metal reviewers. Alexander Eitner of Metal News gave the album a positive review saying that Long Distance Calling are able to write “captivating and varied songs” through the full playing time of the studio album.[4] For Markus Endres from the online magazine Metal.de, Long Distance Calling "Walls down and kidnaps listeners into other spheres" for which he gave it eight out of ten points.[3] Thomas Kohlruß of Babyblaue Seiten gave the album a moderate review describing Satellite Bay as a "great debut of a truly outstanding instrumental band".[2]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Jungfernflug" |
10:35 |
| 2. |
"Fire In the Mountain" |
7:27 |
| 3. |
"Aurora" |
8:42 |
| 4. |
"Horizon" |
5:53 |
| 5. |
"The Very Last Day" |
10:22 |
| 6. |
"Built without Hands" (Featuring Peter Dolving) |
8:12 |
| 7. |
"Swallow the Water" |
7:26 |
|
Total length:
|
58:39 |
Personnel
- Long Distance Calling
- Florian Funtmann - guitar
- David Jordan - guitar
- Jan Joffmann - bass
- Janosch Rathmer - drums
- Reimut van Bonn – ambience
- Additional musicians
- Peter Dolving – vocals on “Built without Hands”
- Production
- Stefan Wibbeke – layout, design
- Long Distance Calling – layout design
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