Diamonds in a Dead Sky

2009 studio album by The Missionary Position
Diamonds in a Dead Sky
Studio album by
The Missionary Position
ReleasedAugust 2009
GenreRock, blues rock
LabelThe Boredom Killing Business
ProducerBenjamin Anderson, Jeff Angell

Diamonds in a Dead Sky is The Missionary Position's debut album, released August 11, 2009 on the label "Boredom Killing Business." It features songs written by Jeff Angell and Benjamin Anderson.

Diamonds in a Dead Sky was recorded in Seattle, Washington

Track listing

  1. "All My Mistakes"
  2. "Let's Start a Fire"
  3. "Here Comes the Machine"
  4. "So Close"
  5. "The Big Sleep"
  6. "Where the Wild Winds Blow"
  7. "Anywhere"
  8. "Why Me, Why Now?"
  9. "When I Get My Hands On You"

Credits

  • Jeff Angell - Vocals, Guitars, Bass Programming, Beatbox
  • Benjamin Anderson - Piano, Key Bass, Organ, Synths, Programming, Backing Vocals
Additional musicians
  • Kenny James - Drums, Percussion, French Horn, Backing Vocals
  • Nabil Ayers (The Long Winters, The Control Group)- Drums on "So Close"
  • Gregor Lothian - Saxophone
  • McKinley: Alto Saxophone on "Why Me, Why Now?"
  • Matthew Postle - Trumpet
  • Jeff Rouse (Loaded, Alien Crime Syndicate) - Backing Vocals
  • Isaac Carpenter (Loudermilk, Gosling, Loaded)- Backing Vocals
  • Najamoniq Todd - Backing Vocals
  • Recorded by Benjamin Anderson, in Seattle, Washington.
  • Mixed by Isaac Carpenter at MILKMAN Studios in Los Angeles. Additional mixing by Aaron Cramer
  • Mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters in Memphis, Tennessee.

References

  • Dave O'Leary (December 2011). "The Missionary Position, All My Mistakes, The Right Ones". Seattle: "Seattle Subsonic". Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  • Ernest Jasmin (October 2009). "Tacoma Rock City-Grit City Bootlegs No. 30: The Missionary Position at Station 56 (video)". Tacoma: "The News Tribune". Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  • Credits at Allmusic.com
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