Super Refraction

Infobox Album
Name = Super Refraction
Type = studio
Artist = Mistle Thrush


Released = 1997
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock, Dream pop
Length =
Label = Egg
Producer = Kurt Ralske
Mistle Thrush
Reviews = *"Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fyxqrjldse Link]
*"Boston Herald" (favorable) April 18, 1997
*ARTISTdirect Rating|3|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,309081,00.html Link]
*"Good Citizen" (favorable) [http://www.bigheavyworld.com/good.citizen/magazine/007/story17.html#anchor510775 Issue 7]
Last album = "Silt"
1995
This album = "Super Refraction"
1997
Next album = "Drunk With You"
2002

"Super Refraction" is the second full-length album by former Boston, Massachusetts band Mistle Thrush. It was released in 1997 by Egg Records (catalog #7001).

Track listing

All songs written by Mistle Thrush
#"Stupid Song" – 3:12
#"Moth-Like" – 4:00
#"It's All Like Today" – 5:00
#"Yellow Day" – 4:25
#"51 Pegasi: Rocketship V.2" – 2:39
#"Do You Know This Bird?" – 3:06
#"All Mirror Thing" – 3:39
#"Train Song" – 4:53
#"Escapades in Glass" – 4:23
#"Sha Sha" – 5:55
#"Making Salt With Sunshine" – 2:22note: at the end of "Making Salt With Sunshine", there's 1:30 of silence followed by a 22:32 sound collage pieced together from samples of the singer's vocals, crafted by producer Kurt Ralske.

Personnel

The band

*Todd Demma — Drums, percussion
*Valerie Forgione — Vocals, analog keyboards, Theremin, acoustic guitar
*Matthew Kattman — Electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocals ("Moth Like")
*Ruben Layman — Bass guitar, back-up vocals ("Moth Like")
*Scott Patalano — Electric guitar, vocals ("All Mirror Thing")

Production

*Kurt Ralske — Producer, engineer, mixing
*Mistle Thrush — Producer
*Vaughan Merrick — Engineer, mixing
*Chris Athens — Mastering

Additional credits

*Recorded at Zabriskie Point, New York City
*Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York City
*Valerie Forgione — Artwork, design
*"Special thanks to Kurt for the secret track. Ssshhh…"
*C. Richard Kattman — Photography
*Matthew Kattman — Layout and design ("With a little help from Valerie")

ource

*CD liner notes