Azure Ray (album)

Azure Ray is the debut and eponymous studio album by American duo Azure Ray, consisting of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. It was originally released on January 16, 2001 by Warm Electronic Recordings.

Azure Ray
Studio album by
Azure Ray
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2001
StudioWARM Recording Studio, Athens, GA,
GenreDream pop
Length39:30
LabelFlower Moon Records
Warm Electronic
Producer
Azure Ray chronology
Azure Ray
(2001)		 Burn and Shiver
(2002)
Singles from Azure Ray
  1. "Sleep"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork [1]
Allmusic [2]

Background

After their previous band disbanded, Taylor and Fink moved to Athens, Georgia where they formed Azure Ray. They signed to WARM and recorded the self-titled record with Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf).[3] Pitchfork praised the duo's debut, giving it a 7 out of 10, calling their debut "maudlin but beautiful, expertly crafted pop songs."[1] The song "Sleep" was later featured in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated movie, The Devil Wears Prada featuring Anne Hathaway.[4] DJ Paul Kalkbrenner sampled "Rise" in his 2008 hit song "Azure." [5] In 2015, Taylor Swift included "Sleep" in a 6-song "breakup playlist" made for a fan via her official Tumblr.[6][7] In 2018, it was re-released on Taylor's label, Flower Moon Records.

  • "Sleep" is featured in both the film The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and in the Cold Case episode "Fly away" from season 1.
  • "Displaced" is featured in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Seeing Red" from Season 6, and Felicity Season 2, episode 12 "The Slump."[8]
  • "Rise" is featured in the film Winter Passing (2005).

Track listing

All songs produced by Eric Bachmann and Brian Causey.[9]

Azure Ray[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Sleep"5:03
2."Displaced"3:41
3."Don't Make a Sound"3:06
4."Untitled"0:38
5."Another Week"3:13
6."Rise"5:20
7."4th of July"4:13
8."Safe and Sound"3:03
9."Fever"4:40
10."For No One"3:16
11."How Will You Survive"3:17
Total length:39:30
gollark: Also, horseshoe centrism bad.
gollark: What motive would this alleged billionaire have for destroying America...?
gollark: Carthage must be destroyed.
gollark: politic™
gollark: If you kill bacteria, you're disrespecting my single-celled-organism ancestors.

References
  1. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/400-azure-ray/
  2. Azure Ray at AllMusic
  3. https://www.popmatters.com/azureray-burn-2495829100.html
  4. "The Devil Wears Prada". June 30, 2006 – via IMDb.
  5. https://www.whosampled.com/sample/187725/Paul-Kalkbrenner-Azure-Azure-Ray-Rise/
  6. http://time.com/3705388/taylor-swift-breakup-playlist/
  7. https://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/we-are-never-ever-ever-getting-back-together?bftw
  8. https://www.tunefind.com/artist/azure-ray
  9. Azure Ray (CD liner notes). Azure Ray. Warm Electronic. 2001. WRM102CD.CS1 maint: others (link)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.