Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain Explained
| Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mono & World's End Girlfriend |
| Cover: | Palmless Prayer.jpg |
| Label: | Human Highway Records |
Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain is a collaborative studio album by Mono and World's End Girlfriend. It was originally released via Human Highway Records on 14 December 2005.[1] In 2006, it was re-released via Temporary Residence Limited.[2]
Critical reception
Ian Mathers of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of "A", writing, "I'd say this is one of the finest 'imaginary soundtracks' ever released if I could just think of a film that wouldn't seem hideously overpowered by it."
Shawn Dspres of The Japan Times commented that "Although broken down into distinct parts, the seamless transition between tracks makes the album play out like one extended, breathtaking piece."
Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "puzzling, bewildering and utterly beautiful."
In February 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain No. 7 on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.[3]
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Mono
- Takaakira "Taka" Goto – music
- Yoda – music
- Tamaki – music
- Yasunori Takada – music
World's End Girlfriend
- Katsuhiko Maeda – music, recording, mixing
Additional musicians
- Mujika Easel – chorus vocals
- Takafumi Ishikawa – saxophone
- Kazumasa Hashimoto – piano
- Seigen Tokuzawa – cello
- Kaoru Hagiwara – viola
- Mikiko Ise – violin
- Mio Okamura – violin
Technical
- Seiji Ueki – recording
- Gondo Tomohiko – recording
- Yuuki Mizutani – recording
- Tetsuya Yamamoto – recording
- John Golden – mastering
- Chieko Akasaka – design
- Jeremy DeVine – design
- Chie Tatsumi – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: palmless prayer/mass murder refrain MONO. Oricon. ja. 5 February 2020. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205041558/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/304375/products/626119/1/. live.
- Web site: Mono. Temporary Residence Limited. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20061117234609/http://www.temporaryresidence.com/bands/mono.php. 17 November 2006.
- Web site: Lamoreaux. Jason T.. February 7, 2007. 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522160053/http://www.somewherecold.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=170&page=1. May 22, 2008. September 30, 2020. Somewhere Cold.
