All the Lights in the Sky

All the Lights in the Sky
Studio album by Area 11
Released 31 January 2013
Recorded August 2012-December 2012
Studio Room4 Studios,
(Bristol, United Kingdom)
Genre Pop punk, electronic rock, alternative rock
Length 49:46
Label Smihilism Records
Producer Tom Clarke (Sparkles*)
Area 11 chronology
Blackline
(2011)		 All the Lights in the Sky
(2013)		 Underline
(2014)
Singles from All the Lights in the Sky
  1. "Shi No Barado (featuring Beckii Cruel)"
    Released: 27 April 2013
  2. "Heaven-Piercing Giga Drill"
    Released: 24 November 2013

All the Lights in the Sky is the debut album by the English Rock band Area 11. Released on January 31, 2013, the album was originally available exclusively on digital format, however as the band grew they began to distribute limited edition physical copies of the album.[1] All The Lights In The Sky was written and produced entirely by the band themselves and released independently. Despite the band's strictly independent status, the album was a success and spawned a number of sell-out tours across the UK.

Recording

The Band formed in 2010[2] in Nottingham, England. After releasing their debut EP Blackline the following year[3] they gained the attention of the popular YouTube broadcasting group The Yogscast, Tom Clarke (Sparkles*) and Guitarist Alex Parvis, and were then contracted as audio/video producers by the group. Shortly after this the band began to record their debut album, and documented its progress in a three-part YouTube series.[4]

The band released the album digitally on January 31, 2013.[5] Several guest vocalists appeared on the album including; YouTube singing sensation Beckii Cruel who was featured as a guest vocalist on the tracks "Shi No Barado", and "System;Start. Additionally online content producers Martyn Littlewood, Stephanie Louise, and Sam Thorne performed dialogue in the album's introduction "System;Start."

Track listing

All tracks written by Area 11 and Sparkles*, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
0. "All The Lights In The Sky"    4:48
1. "System;Start"    1:05
2. "Vectors"    3:41
3. "Euphemia"    4:45
4. "Knightmare/Frame"    3:25
5. "Tokyo House Party"    4:22
6. "Shi No Barado (feat. Beckii Cruel)"    5:18
7. "Cassandra (pt II)"    3:23
8. "The Strays"  
  • Area 11
  • Jonathan Kogan
 4:28
9. "Dream & Reality"    3:51
10. "Heaven-Piercing Giga Drill"    4:17
11. "Bōsōzoku Symphonic
  • 1: Ryōkan
  • 2: Senbazuru
  • 3: Redline
  • 4: All the Lights in the Sky
  • 5: Black Hole Giga Drill"  
  11:11
  • 3:30
  • 2:05
  • 1:43
  • 2:40
  • 1:13
Total length:
 49:46

Note: As a hidden track, the a reworked version of the 4th movement of Bōsōzoku Symphonic, "All the Lights in the Sky" is placed in the pregap of the first track on the CD release of the album. It can also be found on the digital disc 4 of the [COMPLETE] re-release of the album.

Additional releases

A re-release of the album, called All The Lights In The Sky [COMPLETE] was available for pre-order on 19th December 2013 and released on 13th January 2014. While the purchase contained an original copy of the physical disc, the digital download consisted of 4 11-tracks discs. Discs 2 and 3 were off-vocal and commentary versions of the original album tracks, respectively, while disc 4 contained demos, extended/updated songs, and "The Legendary Sannin," a song from their previous album, Blackline and the B-side to the single "Shi No Barado."

Track listing for Disc 4:
No. Title Length
1. "Black Hole Giga Drill (Extended)"   2:04
2. "The Legendary Sannin"   5:10
3. "Heaven-Piercing Giga Drill (Piano Version)"   3:49
4. "Knightmare/Frame"   3:25
5. "Tokyo House Party (Dirty Version)"   4:23
6. "Shi no Barado (feat. Beckii Cruel) (Japanese Version)"   5:19
7. "Cassandra (pt II) (Demo)"   3:20
8. "Stub Out The Stars (The Strays Demo)"   4:34
9. "Dream & Reality (Demo)"   3:52
10. "Heaven-Piercing Giga Drill (Single Version)"   4:19
11. "All The Lights in the Sky"   4:32
Total length:
 45:44

Commercial performance

Considering the band's size the album was a commercial success, charting at number 75 on the Official UK Albums Chart[6] and selling over 12,000 copies worldwide.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Area 11".
  2. ↑ "Area 11".
  3. ↑ "Blackline" – via Amazon.
  4. ↑ Area 11 (13 August 2012). "Recording "All The Lights In The Sky" Part 1" – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "All the Lights in the Sky" – via Amazon.
  6. ↑ "AREA 11 - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  7. ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (8 August 2014). "YouTube's young celebrities shine at biggest ever UK convention".
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