Wasted Sky

Wasted Sky
Studio album by
Numb
ReleasedJune 15, 1994 (1994-06-15)
RecordedJune – July 1994 (1994-07)
Studio
Various
    • Mushroom Studios
    • (Vancouver, BC)
    • Squelch Sound
GenreElectro-industrial
Length52:08
LabelKK
Producer
  • Don Gordon
  • Conan Hunter
  • Ken Marshall
Numb chronology
Death on the Installment Plan
(1993) 		Wasted Sky
(1994) 		Koro
(1996)

Wasted Sky is the fourth studio album by Numb, released on June 15, 1994 by KK Records.[1] The band changed musical direction by dampening processing and effects with the intention of exploring a different emotional intensity with their music.[2][3] The album was reissued by Metropolis Records in July 1995.[4]

Reception

A critic at Sonic Boom called Wasted Sky an impressive album that "intelligently uses guitars to accentuate the music."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Gordon and Conan Hunter, except "Keyak" by Ken Marshall

No.TitleLength
1."Wasted Sky"5:13
2."Blood"7:14
3."Driven"4:57
4."Keyak"4:22
5."Ophelia"5:37
6."Ratblast"5:03
7."Smile"6:01
8."Effigy"6:22
9."Seven Types of Ambiguity"7:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Wasted Sky liner notes.[6]

Numb

  • Don Gordon – instruments, production
  • Conan Hunter – lead vocals, instruments, production

Production and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Belgium 1994 KK CD, CS KK 126
United States 1995 Metropolis CD MET 010
2017 LP

References

  1. ^ "Numb: Wasted Sky > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Christian, Chris (March 12, 1996). "Interview with Don Gordon of Numb conducted by Ashley Serotta & Randolph Williams of GoDaM! Governed by Electronics WMFO 91.5 FM Boston". Sonic Boom. 4 (6). Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Christian, Chris (March 23, 1996). "Interview with Don Gordon of Numb by Kevin Congdon at La Luna, Portland, OR". Sonic Boom. 4 (6). Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 191. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Christian, Chris (July 1995). "Numb: Wasted Sky". Sonic Boom. 3 (4). Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Wasted Sky (booklet). Numb. Zwijndrecht, Belgium: KK Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)