Sleep In The Water
| Sleep In The Water | ||||
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| Studio album by Snakadaktal | ||||
| Released | 2 August 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Early 2013 The Stables Studio, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 48 minutes | |||
| Label | Liberation Music / I OH YOU! | |||
| Producer | Dann Hume | |||
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Sleep In The Water is the debut album from the Australian five-piece indie pop/dream band, Snakadaktal. Released on the 2 August 2013 through Liberation Music. Two singles were released "Hung On Tight" and "Fall Underneath". In February 2014 The Sun II was released as an EP that included some remixes / unreleased songs from the album. The band promoted the album with a national tour in August/September 2013. This was the band's only studio album before splitting up in March 2014.
Recording and production
The album was recorded and produced at Dann Hume's studio, The Stables Studios in Melbourne during early 2013. All songs were written and performed by the band. The band created a promotional webseries on their YouTube[1] account during their recording phase.
Critical response
The album debuted at #9 on the ARIA Charts, a leap from the EP's release that entered at #78 on the charts.[2] The album was highly favourable, having radio play on Triple J. "Fall Underneath" was featured on the Ministry of Sound's Chillout Sessions XVI. The band signed to Humming Records to have the album released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in February 2014.
The album was exclusively released on 12" Vinyl, only shortly available in a bundle that included their Treasures compilation and EP both on CD. For the promotion, the vinyl was made out of a blue wax.
Credits
Produced and mixed by Dann Hume at The Stables Studios, Melbourne.
Engineered by Alex Gooden.
Mastered by David Walker at Stepford Audio, Melbourne.
All songs written and performed by Snakadaktal (Mushroom Music).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fall Underneath" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Hung On Tight" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Deep" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Isolate" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Ghost" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Feel The Ocean Hold Me Under" | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Too Soon" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Beat 0033" | 0:51 |
| 9. | "The Sun I" | 1:31 |
| 10. | "The Sun II" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Sleep" | 5:47 |
| 12. | "Union" | 4:17 |
| 13. | "The Sun III" | 3:13 |