Culture of Ascent

Culture of Ascent
Studio album by Glass Hammer
Released	October 23rd, 2007
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock
Length	69:05
Label	Arion Records/Sound Resources
Producer	Fred Schendel Fred Babb
Glass Hammer chronology
The Inconsolable Secret (2005) Culture of Ascent (2007) Three Cheers for the Broken Hearted (2009)

Culture of Ascent is the tenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on October 23, 2007. It is a concept album based on Jon Krakauer's novel Into Thin Air.

It was the last album with singer Singer Carl Groves before his departure from the band; he then returned for 2014Ode to Echo It also features Jon Anderson of Yes as a guest vocalist.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"South Side of the Sky"	9:25
2.	"Sun Song"	9:36
3.	"Life by Light"	7:34
4.	"Ember without Name"	16:38
5.	"Into Thin Air"	19:19
6.	"Rest"	6:36

Personnel

Glass Hammer

• Carl Groves – lead and backing vocals^[1]
• Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals
• Fred Schendel – keyboards, organs, piano, Mellotron, loops, programming, acoustic guitar, string arrangement, backing vocals
• Steve Babb – bass, pipe organ, percussion, Mellotron, piano, harp, loops, programming, Minimoog and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Matt Mendians – drums
• David Walliman – electric guitars
• The Adonia String Trio – string trio
  • Rebecca James – violin
  • Susan Whitacre – viola
  • Rachel Beckmann – cello
• Sarah Snyder – backing vocals
• Eric Parker – acoustic guitar
• Robert Streets – backing vocals
• Haley McGuire – backing vocals
• Jon Anderson – vocalizations
• Fred Schendel and Steve Babb – production
• Bob Katz – mastering
• Michal Karcz – artwork, cover

References

1. "official page for the album". Glass Hammer website. Retrieved 5 August 2014.