Ocean Songs

Ocean Songs
Studio album by Dirty Three
Released	March 1998
Recorded	August-September 1997
Genre	Post-rock
Length	66:32
Label	Touch and Go Records
Producer	Steve Albini and Dirty Three
Dirty Three chronology
Horse Stories (1996) Ocean Songs (1998) Whatever You Love, You Are (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[2]

Ocean Songs is the fourth major album by Australian trio, Dirty Three. On some tracks David Grubbs plays piano and harmonium. Cover art by guitarist Mick Turner.

Recorded at Electric Audio, Chicago, United States, during August and September of 1997.^[3]

A special release version was issued by their UK record label, Bella Union, in 2005 that contained the original album along with a live DVD.

Also in 2005 the album was performed live in London in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series, a performance that was later repeated in Barcelona and Mt Buller, Australia and as part of the 2009 ATP New York Festival (curated then by The Flaming Lips).

In October 2010, Ocean Songs by Dirty Three was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Sirena" – 4:06
2. "The Restless Waves" – 5:09
3. "Distant Shore" – 5:50
4. "Authentic Celestial Music" – 10:04
5. "Backwards Voyager" – 4:34
6. "Last Horse on the Sand" – 4:52
7. "Sea Above, Sky Below" – 6:04
8. "Black Tide" – 4:35
9. "Deep Waters" – 16:27
10. "Ends of the Earth" – 5:11

Special Edition DVD track listing

1. "Last Horse on the Sand"
2. "Distant Shore"
3. "Authentic Celestial Music"
4. "Sue's Last Ride"
5. "Deep Waters"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. http://www.discogs.com/Dirty-Three-Ocean-Songs/release/603982
4. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.