Satellite Bay

Satellite Bay is the first studio album by German post-rock band Long Distance Calling. The album was recorded April 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg and released through Viva Hate Records on 21 September 2007.[1]

Satellite Way
Studio album by
Long Distance Calling
Released21 September 2007
RecordedApril 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg
GenrePost-rock
Length58:39
LabelViva Hate Records
Long Distance Calling chronology
Satellite Way
(2007)		 Avoid the Light
(2009)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Babyblaue Seiten10/15[2]
Metal.de6.5/7[3]
Metal News8/10[4]
Metal Rage74/100[5]
Metal Reviews86/100[6]
Metal Storm8.1/10[7]

The album received moderate to favorable reviews among metal reviewers. Alexander Eitner of Metal News gave the album a positive review saying that Long Distance Calling are able to write “captivating and varied songs” through the full playing time of the studio album.[4] For Markus Endres from the online magazine Metal.de, Long Distance Calling "Walls down and kidnaps listeners into other spheres" for which he gave it eight out of ten points.[3] Thomas Kohlruß of Babyblaue Seiten gave the album a moderate review describing Satellite Bay as a "great debut of a truly outstanding instrumental band".[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jungfernflug"10:35
2."Fire in the Mountain"7:27
3."Aurora"8:42
4."Horizon"5:53
5."The Very Last Day"10:22
6."Built Without Hands" (Featuring Peter Dolving)8:12
7."Swallow the Water"7:26
Total length:58:39

Personnel

Long Distance Calling
  • Florian Funtmann - guitar
  • David Jordan - guitar
  • Jan Joffmann - bass
  • Janosch Rathmer - drums
  • Reimut van Bonn – ambience

Additional musicians
  • Peter Dolving – vocals on "Built Without Hands"

Production
  • Stefan Wibbeke – layout, design
  • Long Distance Calling – layout design
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References
  1. "Long Distance Calling – Satellite Bay". discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  2. Kohlruß, Thomas (April 13, 2011). "Long Distance Calling Satellite Bay Satellite Bay". babyblaue-seiten.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. Eitner, Alexander (September 14, 2007). "CD REVIEWS: Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay". metalnews.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  4. Markus, Endres (September 15, 2007). "Satellite Bay". metal.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  5. Maurits. "Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay". metalrage.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  6. Alex. "Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay". metalreviews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  7. Hubregtse, Marcel (June 1, 2008). "Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay review". metalstorm.net. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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