Far Skies Deep Time
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{{primary sources|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Far Skies Deep Time
| type = ep
| artist = Big Big Train
| cover = BBT_Far_Skies_Deep_Time_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2010/2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = English Electric Studios
| genre = Progressive rock, new prog
| length = 40:47
43:44
| label = English Electric
| producer = Andy Poole
| prev_title = The Underfall Yard
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = English Electric Part One
| next_year = 2012
}}
Far Skies Deep Time is the first official studio EP by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released in 2010 by English Electric Recordings, and re-released in 2011 with "Kingmaker" replacing "Master of Time" as the first track.{{cite web |url=http://bigbigtrain.com/main/discography/fsdt |title=Far Skies Deep Time EP {{!}} bigbigtrain.com |website=bigbigtrain.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826022237/http://www.bigbigtrain.com/main/discography/fsdt |archive-date=2012-08-26}} It contains five tracks, including a 17-minute epic about the last voyage of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.
Track listing
- "Master of Time" (Anthony Phillips) - 7:44 / "Kingmaker" (Greg Spawton) - 10:31 *
- "Fat Billy Shouts Mine" (Spawton) - 6:34
- "British Racing Green" (David Longdon/Spawton) - 3:59
- "Brambling" (Longdon/Spawton) - 5:00
- "The Wide Open Sea" (Longdon/Spawton) - 17:44
Personnel
- David Longdon – lead vocals, flute, accordion, mandolin, banjo, vibraphone, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion, theremin
- Dave Gregory – 6- and 12-string electric guitars, e-bow
- Gregory Spawton – keyboards, 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar
- Andy Poole – bass guitar, bass pedals, keyboards
- Nick D'Virgilio – drums, backing vocals, percussion
;Guest musicians
- Jonathan Barry – guitar solo (2)
- Danny Manners – double bass (3)
- Tony Müller – piano (3)
- Martin Orford – keyboard solos (2)
- Jim Trainer – artwork, seagulls
- Rob Aubrey – mixing and mastering at Aubitt Studios
External links
- Liner notes [http://bigbigtrain.com/main/discography/fsdt]
References
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