Culture of Ascent
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Culture of Ascent is the tenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on October 23rd, 2007. It is a concept album based on Jon Krakauer's novel Into Thin Air.
It was the last album with singer Singer Carl Groves before his departure from the band; he then returned for 2014Ode to Echo It also features Jon Anderson of Yes as a guest vocalist.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "South Side of the Sky" | 9:25 |
| 2. | "Sun Song" | 9:36 |
| 3. | "Life by Light" | 7:34 |
| 4. | "Ember without Name" | 16:38 |
| 5. | "Into Thin Air" | 19:19 |
| 6. | "Rest" | 6:36 |
Personnel
Glass Hammer
- Carl Groves – lead and backing vocals[1]
- Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals
- Fred Schendel – keyboards, organs, piano, Mellotron, loops, programming, acoustic guitar, string arrangement, backing vocals
- Steve Babb – bass, pipe organ, percussion, Mellotron, piano, harp, loops, programming, Minimoog and backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Matt Mendians – drums
- David Walliman – electric guitars
- The Adonia String Trio – string trio
- Sarah Snyder – backing vocals
- Eric Parker – acoustic guitar
- Robert Streets – backing vocals
- Haley McGuire – backing vocals
- Jon Anderson – vocalizations
- Fred Schendel and Steve Babb – production
- Bob Katz – mastering
- Michal Karcz – artwork, cover
References
- ^ "official page for the album". Glass Hammer website. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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