Starry (Purr Machine album)

2007 studio album by Purr Machine

Starry

Studio album by

Purr Machine

Released| March 16, 2007 (2007-03-16)
Recorded| 2006 (2006)
Genre| Electro-industrial
Length| 66:09
Label| No Bliss Lost
Producer| Kevin Kipnis
Purr Machine chronology
| Ging Ging
(2000)  | Starry
(2007)  |

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Starry is the second studio album by Purr Machine, released on March 16, 2007 by No Bliss Lost Records.[1] The album was recorded with the collaborative efforts of Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails/Tweaker, William Faith of Faith and the Muse, electronic artist Alex Gordon, Statik from Collide and guitarist Byron Brown of Mercurine.[2][3]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Betsy Martin; all music is composed by Kevin Kipnis

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Get Close"| 2:55
2.| "Sad I'm Gone"| 3:56
3.| "Monkey Dreams"| 4:09
4.| "Nefarious"| 5:12
5.| "Elasticized"| 4:32
6.| "Keep Me in Mind"| 4:14
7.| "Everlast"| 4:35
8.| "Starry"| 4:28
9.| "Ember"| 0:28
10.| "Choose Your Fire"| 2:51
11.| "Not Any More"| 4:41
12.| "The Warning"| 4:49
13.| "Holding Back the Tears"| 6:48
14.| "Universe"| 5:08
15.| "Sister"| 7:23

## Personnel

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Adapted from the Starry liner notes.[4]

Purr Machine

* Kevin Kipnis – bass guitar, guitar, programming, keyboards, production, mixing
* Betsy Martin – lead vocals, photography

Additional performers

* Byron Brown – guitar (3, 12, 14)
* Charlie – vocals (4)
* William Faith – guitar (15)
* Alex Gordon – guitar (13, 15), additional production (15)
* Kirk Hellie – guitar (2, 4, 10)
* Todd Shoemaker – drums (13)
* Statik – drum programming (2, 11)
* Janice Stone – vocals (15), photography
* Chris Vrenna – drums (2, 4, 10, 15), arrangements (14)

Production and design

* Chad Blinman – additional production and additional mixing (10–12, 15)
* Tony Hoffer – vocal treatments (10)
* Gary Silva – photography
* Pierre Silva – photography
* Monica Richards – design

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United States  | 2007  | No Bliss Lost  | CD  | NBLR-001
Germany  | Pandaimonium  | PAN-61

## References

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1. ^ "Purr Machine: Starry > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
2. ^ Lyon, Judy (2020). "Black Needle Noise Artist Spotlight With Betsy Martin". Stereo Embers. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
3. ^ Lyon, Judy (July 7, 2017). "Black Needle Noise Artist Spotlight With Betsy Martin". Torched Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
4. ^ Starry (booklet). Purr Machine. Los Angeles, California: No Bliss Lost Records. 2007.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links

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* Official website
* Starry at iTunes
* Starry at Discogs (list of releases)

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