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Released
  
27th October 2003

Parallel Universe (2002)
  
Forget Yourself (2003)

Artist
  
The Church

Producer
  
Tim Powles

Length
  
67:45 96:51 (U.S.)

Forget Yourself (2003)
  
Jammed (2004)

Release date
  
27 October 2003

Label
  
spinART Records

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Recorded
  
Spacejunk Studios, Australia

Genres
  
Dream pop, Progressive rock

Similar
  
Magician Among the Spirits, Hologram of Baal, After Everything Now This, Sometime Anywhere, A Box of Birds

Forget Yourself is the fifteenth album by the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church, released in October 2003. It was recorded at drummer Tim Powles' Spacejunk studios in Australia and features many straight-to-tape recordings with few overdubs.

Contents

Around the time of Parallel Universe's (late 2002) release, the Church returned to the studio to record another album, eventually entitled Forget Yourself. Rather than fleshing the songs out over a long, gradual process, the band decided to keep the music as close to the original jam-based material as possible. Stylistically, this made for a much rawer sound, primarily recorded live and with minimal overdubs. As had become routine since Sometime Anywhere (May 1994), songs saw numerous instrument changes between members, with Powles playing guitar on "Sealine" and Willson-Piper switching to drums on "Maya."

John D. Luersson at AllMusic described the album as "a timeless, magical disc that is easily as strong as anything from their 1980s peak", adding that "the real brilliance peeks through on lush numbers like 'Telepath,' 'Maya,' and 'June,' all boasting the ethereal moments that made early discs like Remote Luxury and Heyday fan favorites." The album peaked in the top 50 on Billboard component chart, Top Independent Albums.

The church sealine


Track listing

All songs written by Kilbey/Koppes/Powles/Willson-Piper

  1. "Sealine" – 5:06
  2. "Song In Space" – 5:24
  3. "The Theatre and Its Double" – 4:34
  4. "Telepath" – 4:56
  5. "See Your Lights" – 4:14
  6. Vocals: Marty Willson-Piper
  7. "Lay Low" – 4:13
  8. "Maya" – 3:45
  9. "Appalatia" – 4:09
  10. Vocals: Peter Koppes
  11. "June" – 4:05
  12. "Don't You Fall" – 3:10
  13. "I Kept Everything" – 4:01
  14. "Nothing Seeker" – 4:22
  15. "Reversal" – 4:41
  16. "Summer" – 7:02

U.S. Bonus disc

  1. "Serpent Easy" – 14:44
  2. "Cantilever" – 10:00
  3. "Moodertronic" – 4:22

Personnel

  • Steve Kilbey – lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
  • Peter Koppes – guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Powles – drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar
  • Marty Willson-Piper – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, drums

    • Songs

    1Sealine5:06
    2Song in Space5:24
    3The Theatre and Its Double4:35

    References

    Forget Yourself Wikipedia
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