Ether (Babble album)

1996 studio album by Babble

Ether

Studio album by

Babble

Released| February 27, 1996
Length| 53:15
Label| Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
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Producer| Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Keith Fernley
Babble chronology
| The Stone
(1993)  | Ether
(1996)  |

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Ether is the second and last album by Babble, an electronic dance band that was composed of Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie (formerly of the Thompson Twins), and Keith Fernley.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Cash Box| favourable[2]

Upon release, Daina Darzin of Cash Box described the album as an "engaging mix of Indian music, spacey, weirdly spiritual-sounding electronics" and a "shimmering, undulating collection that manages to be ambient without becoming repetitive".[2] Tom Demalon of AllMusic considered the album a "pleasant - if fairly unadventurous - listening experience". He added: "The most satisfying tracks are those on which Currie sings lead. But with the lyrics mostly consisting of simple phrases chanted repeatedly over repetitive, hypnotic rhythms, most of the tracks tend to blur into one another, leaving them indistinguishable."[1]

## Track listing

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1. "The Circle" - 5:41
2. "Just Like You" - 5:41
3. "Sun" - 6:47
4. "Love Has No Name" - 5:35
5. "Dark" - :53
6. "Tower" - 6:18
7. "Come Down" - 5:32
8. "Hold the Sky" - 4:57
9. "Into Ether" - 6:45
10. "Dreamfield" - 2:02

## References

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1. ^ a b Tom Demalon (27 February 1996). "Ether - Babble | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
2. ^ a b Cash Box newspaper – March 30, 1996 – Pop albums – page 9

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Thompson Twins

* Tom Bailey
* Joe Leeway
* Alannah Currie

* Andrew Edge
* Matthew Seligman

Studio albums|

* A Product Of... (Participation) (1981)
* Set (1982)
* In the Name of Love (1982)
* Quick Step & Side Kick (1983)
* Into the Gap (1984)
* Here's to Future Days (1985)
* Close to the Bone (1987)
* Big Trash (1989)
* Queer (1991)

Compilations|

* The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes (1988)
* Greatest Hits (1996)

Singles|

* "Squares and Triangles"
* "In the Name of Love"
* "Runaway"
* "Lies"
* "Love On Your Side"
* "We Are Detective"
* "Watching"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Doctor! Doctor!"
* "You Take Me Up"
* "Sister of Mercy"
* "The Gap"
* "Lay Your Hands on Me"
* "Roll Over"
* "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"
* "King for a Day"
* "Revolution"
* "Nothing in Common"
* "Get That Love"
* "Long Goodbye"
* "In the Name of Love '88"
* "Sugar Daddy"
* "Bombers in the Sky"
* "Come Inside"
* "The Saint"
* "Groove On"
* "Play with Me (Jane)"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Babble
* The Stone
* Ether
* "Take Me Away"
* "Love Has No Name"
* The Thompson Twins Adventure
* Science Fiction

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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