A Natural Disaster (album)
Encyclopedia
A Natural Disaster is an album by the British
rock
band Anathema
. It was released on 3 November 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 24 February 2004 in the United States through Music For Nations
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Anathema
Anathema (band)
Anathema are an English band from Liverpool primarily known for their ever evolving sound. Beginning as pioneers of the death/doom metal sub-genre, their later albums have been associated with genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock, new prog, and post-rock.-History:Anathema...
. It was released on 3 November 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 24 February 2004 in the United States through Music For Nations
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
.
Track listing
- All songs written by Danny Cavanagh, except where noted.
- Harmonium – 5:28
- Balance – 3:58 (D. Cavanagh, Vincent Cavanagh, John Douglas)
- Closer – 6:20
- Are You There? – 4:59
- Childhood Dream – 2:10
- Pulled Under at 2000 Metres a Second – 5:23
- A Natural Disaster – 6:27
- Flying – 5:57
- Electricity – 3:51
- Violence – 10:45
Personnel
- Vincent CavanaghVincent CavanaghVincent Cavanagh is an English singer and guitarist best known as a co-founder of British art rock band Anathema. Vincent took over as Anathema's vocalist following the departure of Darren "Daz" White from the group after the Pentecost III EP...
— lead vocals (except on "Are You There?", "A Natural Disaster" and "Electricity"), guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocoderVocoderA vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder... - Danny Cavanagh — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Are You There?" and "Electricity" - Les SmithLes SmithLes 'Lecter' Smith is an English keyboard player. He originally did session work on keyboards for the British band Anathema on their 1996 album Eternity before joining extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. During his time in Cradle of Filth , his stage persona consisted of wearing a custom Vicar...
— keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, programming - Jamie Cavanagh — bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, programming - John Douglas — drums
- Additional vocals on "Are You There?" by Anna Livingstone
- Lead vocals on "A Natural Disaster" by Lee Douglas
Production
- Produced By Anathema & Dan Turner
- Engineers: Dan Turner, Les Smith
- Assistant Engineer: Nick Griffiths