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The Weirding

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Released
  
May 25, 2009

Producer
  
Artist
  
Label
  
Rise Above Records

Length
  
78:45

The Weirding(2009)
  
Release date
  
25 May 2009

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Genres
  
Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
The Black Chord, Amor Vincit Omnia, Hammer and Anvil, Wounds and Bruises, Beneath the Veil of Winter's F

Astra the weirding full album


The Weirding is an album by American progressive rock band Astra. It was their debut album, released in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2009, and on June 23 of that year in the United States. It was released on the independent label Rise Above Records. The album was released and received overall positive reviews, noting that the music was very similar to that of 1970s progressive rock bands like Pink Floyd and Yes, along with the space-rock outfit Hawkwind. Mojo said "The quintet's lengthy gestation period has resulted in a sublime debut that evokes various '70s colossi - panoramic Pink Floyd, mellotron-era King Crimson, Black Sabbath in philosophical mode - without ever stooping to pastiche".

Contents

The album was released as both a compact disc and a double LP set. The latter comes with a bonus 7" single disc containing demos of two older, unreleased songs: "Winter Witch" and "Cosmic Wind".

Astra the weirding


The Weirding/Cocoon Synchronicity

Shortly after The Weirding's release in 2009, rumors have been circulated on the Internet stating that The Weirding was written as a soundtrack for the 1985 science fiction film Cocoon. Observers playing the film and the album simultaneously have reported apparent synchronicities.

Personnel

  • Richard Vaughan – vocals, guitars, Mellotron, ARP Odyssey Synthesizer, Echoplex
  • Conor Riley – vocals, guitars, Mellotron, ARP Odyssey Synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Brian Ellis – guitars, Moog synthesizer
  • Stuart Sclater – bass
  • David Hurley – drums, percussion, flute
  • Production

  • Arranged & Produced by Astra
  • Engineered by Astra & James Mullen
  • Mastered by Noel Summerville
  • Album sleeve art, design & illustration by Arik "Moonhawk" Roper
  • Songs

    1The Rising of the Black Sun5:44
    2The Weirding15:27
    3Silent Sleep10:41

    References

    The Weirding Wikipedia


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