| Day-View |
 |
| Studio
album by The Parochial Pianists |
| Released |
December 6, 2006 |
| Genre |
Electronica, Synthpop, Progressive Rock |
| Length |
34:59 |
| Label |
Quarterstick Records |
| Producer |
Matthew Barnard |
| Professional reviews |
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| The Parochial
Pianists chronology |
Confessions of a Turnip
(1998) |
Day-View
(2006) |
Unknown
(2008) |
|
Day-View is The Parochial Pianists' sixth full-length studio
album. The title of the album is supposed to be an ironic juxtaposition to the front cover[1]. Some suppliers were also given a reissue of Tungsten Chest Infection
[2], the band's unsuccessful first album. The album never
reached any position within the UK charts.
Track listing
- Mercury Rising - 1:26
- The Next Adventure... - 2:22
- The Odyssey - 6:47
- Sirens - 3:32
- Andromeda - 3:05
- "Oh Goddess of Inspiration" - 4:56
- Exiled - 5:54
- Kingdom of the Damned - 1:30
- Drink Zender - 4:51
- Underworld - 2:36
Concept
The concept on Day-View has been debated frequently between the fans. Some believe the album revolves around the tale
of the Greek Gods because of track names like The Odyssey & Andromeda, the latter been a princess within the story of Perseus[3]. Others believe the album to be
a lot more subtle than that & believe it to be a refelection of war within modern-day society which is referenced obviously
within Exiled, the voice in the background towards the end featuring the quote: "It is only one who is thoroughly
acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on" from Sun Tzu's - The Art of War [4]. Matthew Barnard later confirmed within his blog that the concept revolves around
a dystopian world inhabited by emotionless, materialistic humans & run by the plentiful God's who thrive high above. Barnard
explains that the story is an adventure that ends tragically, with the main character, King Mercury, searching for his kidnapped,
Goddess wife who he never finds & ends up stuck within the dark reaches of the Underworld. Although the album opens with the beginning & closes with the end Matthew
states that the rest of the tracks on the album are in no particular order.
Notes
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