Above the Earth, Below the Sky is the first full-length studio album by American post-rock band If These Trees Could Talk. It was independently released on March 11, 2009[1] and then re-released by The Mylene Sheath on vinyl the following year[2] then released once again through Metal Blade in January 2015.[3] The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tim Gerak at Mammoth Cave Studio in Akron. The album was produced by Zack Kelly and Tim Gerak.
Nathaniel Lay of New Noise Magazine gave the album a positive review, describing the album as an "ambitious beginning" noting a "[slight falter]" in their "heavier movements". He summarized by stating "You don't have to be a lover of instrumental to get lost within [this band]."
Track listing
All songs written by If These Trees Could Talk.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"From Roots to Needles"
6:42
2.
"What's in the Ground Belongs to You"
4:14
3.
"Terra Incognita"
0:57
4.
"Above the Earth"
2:19
5.
"Below the Sky"
7:20
6.
"The Sun Is in the North"
5:45
7.
"Thirty-Six Silos"
4:39
8.
"The Flames of Herostratus"
5:34
9.
"Rebuilding the Temple of Artemis"
5:05
10.
"Deus Ex Machina"
2:23
Total length:
44:58
Personnel
If These Trees Could Talk
Tom Fihe – bass
Zack Kelly – drums
Cody Kelly – guitar
Jeff Kalal – guitar
Mike Socrates – guitar
Production
Tim Gerak – engineering, mixing, mastering, producer
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