497:, from Kilbey's misreading of a Spanish fan's English vocabulary notes ('priest' = 'cura'), the album contained fourteen tracks, several over six minutes long. At nearly 65 minutes, it was their longest release so far. With song concepts derived from cryptic, one-word working titles (an idea originally proposed by Willson-Piper), the lyrics leaned towards the abstract and esoteric. Emphasising free association and undirected coincidence between music and motif, Kilbey declined to define their meanings. Sonically, the interplay between Koppes and Willson-Piper dominated throughout, especially on tracks such as "Ripple", "Kings", and "Chaos", whose lyrics were a reflection of Kilbey's unsettled lifestyle at the time.
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series, with the bonus tracks "Nightmare" and "Fog", in a cardboard sleeve with a booklet containing lyrics, photos and sleeve notes by Marty
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1315:Man Woman Life Death Infinity
930:: Australian Chart Book Ltd.
386:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
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608:"Swan Lake" – 2:26
682:Chart performance for
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1520:Arista Records albums
1273:El Momento Descuidado
602:"Paradox" – 3:59
578:Second Motion Records
480:Toad the Wet Sprocket
1397:The Unguarded Moment
1294:El Momento Siguiente
1280:Back with Two Beasts
747:Entertainment Weekly
605:"Lustre" – 5:45
599:"Ripple" – 6:03
310:Entertainment Weekly
251:Professional ratings
1418:Under the Milky Way
1175:The Blurred Crusade
1138:Marty Willson-Piper
1038:on 26 December 2010
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1168:Of Skins and Heart
990:on 16 January 2017
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1148:Jay Dee Daugherty
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1449:Discography
1210:Priest=Aura
918:Kent, David
835:passagen.se
684:Priest=Aura
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502:Priest=Aura
495:Priest=Aura
468:Studios 301
430:priest=aura
425:Priest=Aura
182:Priest=Aura
135:(Australia)
71:Studios 301
24:Priest=Aura
1504:Categories
1471:Categories
1461:Jack Frost
1432:Metropolis
1347:Sing-Songs
1104:Tim Powles
1085:The Church
994:15 October
728:References
448:Background
438:the Church
164:chronology
162:The Church
154:The Church
44:the Church
1152:Nick Ward
1024:Billboard
715:Billboard
695:position
646:Personnel
576:In 2011,
101:dream pop
1196:Starfish
1111:Ian Haug
1031:AllMusic
920:(1993).
555:Starfish
270:AllMusic
224:"Ripple"
149:Producer
73:, Sydney
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
1479:Members
1425:Reptile
1389:Singles
1026:Albums"
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