Sound of Water

Sound of Water

Infobox Album
Name = Sound of Water
Type = Album
Artist = Saint Etienne


Released = June 22, 2000
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Ambient Trip-hop Electronica
Length = 42:45
Label = Sub Pop (US)
Mantra Records (UK)
Producer = Saint Etienne, Gerard Johnson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3nfqxqrkldse link]
*Pitchfork Media rating-10|7.5 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21529/Saint_Etienne_Sound_of_Water link]
Last album = "Built on Sand" (1999)
This album = "Sound of Water" (2000)
Next album = "Interlude" (2001)

"Sound of Water" (2000) is an album by Saint Etienne. At the time of release, this album split the band's fanbase between those who preferred the poppier tune-based sound of "Good Humor" and singles like "You're in a Bad Way" and "He's on the Phone" from those who appreciated the band's new direction, which was more electronic in nature. "Sound of Water" was developed as Saint Etienne's ambient and experimental statement.

The album's lead single was the sprawling, multi-movement "How We Used to Live," which was not edited down from its 9 minute running length for single release.

Their previous US release "Places to Visit" was clearly the beginning of this new direction. Many of the artists with whom they collaborated on that EP are present on "Sound of Water".

During the group's tenure with Sub Pop (1998-2005), Saint Etienne released many albums. "Places to Visit" preceded "Sound of Water". In turn, the label released "Interlude" a year afterwards. "Interlude" is an album of mostly b-sides from the "Sound of Water" singles, as well as a couple from the "Good Humor" era.

The album is one of the few releases on which the band did not collaborate with Ian Catt in some way. The album was co-produced by Gerard Johnson and had arrangements by To Rococo Rot and Sean O'Hagan. It was recorded at To Rococo Rot's studio, Amber Sound, in Berlin, Germany. The band have described the recording sessions as 'working in an airless, windowless oven'. The album and singles artwork were all designed by Julian Opie an artist famed for his portraits of the band Blur.

Track listing

# "Late Morning" – 4:13
# "Heart Failed (in the Back of a Taxi)" – 3:41
# "Sycamore" – 3:46
# "Don't Back Down" – 4:49
# "Just a Little Overcome" – 3:41
# "Boy is Crying" – 3:52
# "Aspects of Lambert" – 3:30
# "Downey, CA" – 4:24
# "How We Used to Live" – 9:02
# "The Place at Dawn" – 1:47

Credits

Saint Etienne is:
*Sarah Cracknell
*Bob Stanley
*Pete Wiggs

Augmented by:
*Gerard Johnson
*Robert Lippok
*Ronald Lippok
*Sean O'Hagan
*Stefan Schneider

Singles

How We Used to LiveMarch 2000


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