Super Refraction

Super Refraction is the second full-length album by former Boston, Massachusetts band Mistle Thrush. It was released in 1997 by Egg Records (catalog #7001).

Track listing

All songs written by Mistle Thrush

1. "Stupid Song" – 3:12
2. "Moth-Like" – 4:00
3. "It's All Like Today" – 5:00
4. "Yellow Day" – 4:25
5. "51 Pegasi: Rocketship V.2" – 2:39
6. "Do You Know This Bird?" – 3:06
7. "All Mirror Thing" – 3:39
8. "Train Song" – 4:53
9. "Escapades in Glass" – 4:23
10. "Sha Sha" – 5:55
11. "Making Salt With Sunshine" – 2:22

note: at the end of "Making Salt With Sunshine", there's 1:30 of silence followed by a 22:32 sound collage pieced together from samples of the singer's vocals, crafted by producer Kurt Ralske.

Personnel

The band

• Todd Demma — Drums, percussion
• Valerie Forgione — Vocals, analog keyboards, Theremin, acoustic guitar
• Matthew Kattman — Electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocals ("Moth Like")
• Ruben Layman — Bass guitar, back-up vocals ("Moth Like")
• Scott Patalano — Electric guitar, vocals ("All Mirror Thing")

Production

• Kurt Ralske — Producer, engineer, mixing
• Mistle Thrush — Producer
• Vaughan Merrick — Engineer, mixing
• Chris Athens — Mastering

Additional credits

• Recorded at Zabriskie Point, New York City
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York City
• Valerie Forgione — Artwork, design
• "Special thanks to Kurt for the secret track. Ssshhh…"
• C. Richard Kattman — Photography
• Matthew Kattman — Layout and design ("With a little help from Valerie")

Source

• CD liner notes