Shalabi Effect (album)
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Shalabi Effect is the eponym
ous debut album of Shalabi Effect
. The album cover is taken from the famous Eagle Nebula
Pillars of Creation
photo made by NASA
's Hubble Space Telescope
. The album began with the song "Aural Florida", which was originally going to be on a split release with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
; when that release was abandoned, the rest of the album was created.
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous debut album of Shalabi Effect
Shalabi Effect
Shalabi Effect, a mostly instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was originally formed in 1996 as a duo composed of Anthony Seck and Sam Shalabi. The first incarnation of Shalabi Effect released a limited edition cassette recording. In 1998, Shalabi Effect doubled in size by...
. The album cover is taken from the famous Eagle Nebula
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745-46. Its name derives from its shape which is resemblant of an eagle...
Pillars of Creation
Pillars of Creation
Pillars of Creation refers to a photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth. It was taken April 1, 1995 and was named one of the top ten photographs from the Hubble by Space.com...
photo made by NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A 2.4 meter aperture telescope in low Earth orbit, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared...
. The album began with the song "Aural Florida", which was originally going to be on a split release with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
; when that release was abandoned, the rest of the album was created.
Disc One
- "Wyoming" – 11:52
- "Vicious Triangle" – 9:47
- "Mending Holes in a Wooden Heart" – 7:02
- "Aural Florida (Approach)" – 10:00
- "Aural Florida" – 26:37
Disc Two
- "Mokoondi" – 12:57
- "Amber Pets" – 7:55
- "Boardwalk at Apollo Beach" – 6:10
- "Apparitions" – 5:43
- "On the Bowery" – 13:01
- "Leaving a Horse to Die" – 5:03
- "Return to Wake Island" – 9:03
- "ﺍﻠﻮﺮﺪﺓ ﺍﻠﺑﻴﻀﺎﺀ" (ArabicArabic languageArabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: "White Rose") – 6:04