The Galilean Satellites
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| The Galilean Satellites | ||
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| Studio album by Rosetta | ||
| Released | 18 October 2005 | |
| Recorded | Aug 2004 - Dec 2004 | |
| Genre | Post-metal, ambience | |
| Length | 118:14 | |
| Label | Translation Loss Records | |
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The Galilean Satellites is the first full-length album by post-metal band Rosetta. It was first released in 2005 in a digipak format, then later in 2006 in a regular jewel case. The album is two discs long and the track lengths on each disc correspond to each other, indicating that the band intended the albums to be played at the same time. Disc one contains the actual songs (heavy metal), while disc two has ambience that fits the songs on disc one.
The liner notes contain no lyrics; only the phrase "These songs are about a space man." This is indicative of the band's fascination with astronomy. The lyrics themselves also seem to be (one one level) about space travel, and make many references to Europa, one of the Galilean moons. The track names on disc two all are names of different stars: Deneb, Capella, Beta Aquilae, Ross 128, and Sol (the Latin name for our own sun). The track names on disc one (apart from "Europa", since "Absent" is the same in English and in French) are all French phrases.
The album's artwork was designed by Aaron Turner of Isis.
[edit] Track listing
- Disc One
- "Départe" – 8:13
- "Europa" – 10:25
- "Absent" – 9:45
- "Itinérant" – 16:14
- "Au Pays Natal" – 13:32
- Disc Two
- "Deneb" – 8:13
- "Capella" – 10:25
- "Beta Aquilae" – 9:45
- "Ross 128" – 16:14
- "Sol" – 15:28
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