As Above So Below (Azure Ray EP)
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| Released | September 4, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Dream pop | |||
| Length | 21:32 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek Records | |||
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| Slant Magazine |   [2] |
As Above, So Below is the seventh studio release by American duo Azure Ray, consisting of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. It was originally released on September 4, 2012, on Saddle Creek Records and features co-production by Andy LeMaster and Todd Fink (of The Faint). Following a 2-year hiatus after the release of Drawing Down the Moon, Fink and a pregnant Taylor entered the studio to record six news songs, with a more "hypnotic" "electronica" influence in collaboration with Andy LeMaster and Todd Fink.[3] On July 17, 2012, Stereogum premiered the "starry, shivering cut" “Scattered Like Leaves.”[4] NPR premiered "Red Balloon" on August 9, 2012, calling the "long, slow summer swoon," "devastating melancholy."[5] Rolling Stone premiered the full EP stream on August 28, 2012.[6]
Track listing
- "Scattered Like Leaves"
- "Red Balloon"
- "Unannounced"
- "To This Life"
- "The Heart Has Its Reasons"
- "We Could Wake"
Personnel
All songs written by Azure Ray.
- Andy LeMaster - production, engineer, mixing
- Todd Fink - production, artwork
- Jadon Ulrich - artwork
- Daniel Farris - mastering
- Ben Brodin - guitar sample on "Scattered Like Leaves"
References
- ^ "Azure Ray: As Above So Below".
- ^ "Azure Ray As Above So Below - Album Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Azure Ray: As Above So Below EP". 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Azure Ray – "Scattered Like Leaves" (". 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Song Premiere: Azure Ray, 'Red Balloon'". NPR.
- ^ "EP Premiere: Azure Ray, 'As Above So Below'". Rolling Stone. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2018.