EARTHED (1987)
Tracks (click a title for details) | Media | |
| 1. | The Dawn Poems (3:01) | / |
| 2. | Neuman (2:52) | |
| 3. | Dreambeings (0:43) | |
| 4. | The White Plague (2:44) | / |
| 5. | A Loveletter From Sydney (2:11) | / |
| 6. | Carthage (4:16) | / / |
| 7. | City Of Women (1:07) | |
| 8. | Hotel (0:53) | |
| 9. | The Empire Mourns Her Sun Without Tears (1:14) | |
| 10. | Cornucopia (2:01) | / |
| 11. | Memory © (5:29) | |
| 12. | Aphrodite (3:11) | |
| 13. | ...The Reality Generators Malfunctioned (1:47) | |
| 14. | Napoleon's Army, Christmas Eve, Outside Moscow (2:43) | / |
| 15. | Sad Little Piano Piece (1:05) | / |
| 16. | Atlantis (3:16) | / |
| 17. | Pan (0:33) | |
| 18. | The Woman Who Was Married To Love (3:08) | / |
| 19. | Agog (1:25) | |
| 20. | Earthed (3:51) | / |
| | ||
Credits
Written*, Played and Recorded by S.K...again.
*except "The Empire Mourns Her Sun Without Tears" (K. Jansson)
Recorded at Cloudberry Studios, Illyria, Jan-March 87
Mixed at Fatboys by S.K. + Paul Simmons
Originally mastered by Don Bartley
Mask by Steve Clarke
Photography by Russell Paper
Cartography courtesy Alister Grant
Art Direction by John Foy + R.P. + S.K.
Releases
- LP - Red Eye RED LP 2 (Australia) - May 25, 1987
- LP - Ryko Analogue RALP 0043 (USA Test Pressing) - Black Vinyl - hand-dated "6/1"
- LP - Ryko Analogue RALP 0043 (USA Promo) - Black Vinyl
- LP - Ryko Analogue RALP 0043 (USA) - June 15, 1988 - gatefold sleeve, clear vinyl, obi strip around cover
- CASS - Rykodisc RCD 90043AAD (USA Promo) - with custom cover:
- CASS - Ryko Analogue RACS 0043 (USA) - June 15, 1988 - Chrome
- CD - Rykodisc RCD 90043 (USA Promo) - promo stamped on CD
- CD - Rykodisc RCD 90043 (USA, Canada) - May 20, 1988
- CD - Red Eye RED CD 2 / Polydor 843 627-1 (Australia) - 1990
- CD - SPV 6846 (Germany)
Vinyl Run-Out Groove Messages
LP Red Eye RED LP 2 (Australia)
Side 1: LADY, THIS IS ILLYRIA
Side 2: DESPERATELY SEEKING NEUMAN
Side ?: LADY, THIS IS NEWTOPIA
Also available in a 2CD set containing Earthed and Unearthed
- 2CD - Red Eye ????? (Australia)
Notes
This album was intended to accompany Steve's Earthed book, also released in Australia on May 25, 1987 (read the press release). Only 2,000 copies were printed. This was also released as a 76 page CD booklet in the US with RCD 90043.
Steve wrote about this album and the "Earthed" book on his blog on March 12, 2012, and announced a limited special offer for the reissue below:
eventually karmic hit released a version of earthed
with 8 extra tracks with me reading selected poems (gee)
i have a very limited number of these cds available
each one will include a new cd sized piece of art
and a (customized) signature
15 aust dollars including postage to SKP people
25 aust Dollars including postage for non SKP people
only about 25 or so left be quick if you like on the paypal
Reviews & Comments
EARTHED (2005 reissue)
"Steve Kilbey's second solo album, a musical companion to his first book of poetry by the same name. 20 instrumental tracks, covering many moods but invoking a magical time and place through their dreamy melodies and atmospheric treatments. Now with 25 minutes of SK reading from his book. Let yourself be carried off into another realm by SK's velvet voice, giving a further link from the music to the book.... Includes eight newly found tracks of Steve Kilbey reading from the book Earthed, which are simply stunning. All music digitally remastered from original source material. All new packaging." - Karmic Hit Web Site
Tracks (click a title for details) | Media | |
| 1. | The Dawn Poems (3:00) | / |
| 2. | Neuman (2:52) | |
| 3. | Dreambeings (0:43) | |
| 4. | The White Plague (2:44) | / |
| 5. | A Loveletter From Sydney (2:10) | / |
| 6. | Carthage (4:16) | / / |
| 7. | City Of Women (1:09) | |
| 8. | Hotel (0:55) | |
| 9. | The Empire Mourns Her Sun Without Tears (1:14) | |
| 10. | Cornucopia (2:03) | / |
| 11. | Memory © (5:27) | |
| 12. | Aphrodite (3:13) | |
| 13. | ...The Reality Generators Malfunctioned (1:46) | |
| 14. | Napoleon's Army, Christmas Eve, Outside Moscow (2:39) | / |
| 15. | Sad Little Piano Piece (1:04) | / |
| 16. | Atlantis (3:15) | / |
| 17. | Pan (0:33) | |
| 18. | The Woman Who Was Married To Love (3:07) | / |
| 19. | Agog (1:25) | |
| 20. | Earthed (3:56) | / |
| Readings by SK from Earthed (Never before released on CD) | ||
| 21. | Palace In India (1:40) | / |
| 22. | Dreambeings... (1:46) | |
| 23. | Untitled (1:44) | |
| 24. | The White Plague (4:03) | / |
| 25. | Untitled (4:57) | |
| 26. | Carthage (1:35) | |
| 27. | Untitled (3:18) | |
| 28. | Untitled (6:39) | / |
| | ||
Credits
Written*, Played and Recorded by S.K...again.
*except "The Empire Mourns Her Sun Without Tears" (K. Jansson)
Recorded at Cloudberry Studios, Illyria, Jan-March 87
Mixed at Fatboys by S.K. + Paul Simmons
Originally mastered by Don Bartley
Mask by Steve Clarke
Photography by Russell Paper
Cartography courtesy Alister Grant
Art Direction by John Foy + R.P. + S.K.
Poetry recorded by JLK at KH2.
Art and layout re-jigging - JLK & Ian Underwood
Releases
- CD - Karmic Hit KH025 (Australia) - April 2005 - Remastered
- CD - Second Motion Records CD SMR 0182 (USA) - May 18, 2010 - Digipak - Included in the Monsters n Mirages box set.
- Digital Download - Self-released (Australia) - Available on Bandcamp
- Streaming - Available on Spotify
Reviews & Comments