Satellite Bay

Satellite Way
Studio album by Long Distance Calling
Released	September 21, 2007
Recorded	April 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg
Genre	Post-rock
Length	58:39
Label	Viva Hate Records
Long Distance Calling chronology
Satellite Bay (2007) Avoid the Light (2009)

Satellite Bay is the first studio album by German post-rock band Long Distance Calling. The album was recorded April 2007 at Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg and released through Viva Hate Records on September 21, 2007.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Babyblaue Seiten	10/15[2]
Metal.de	6.5/7[3]
Metal News	8/10[4]
Metal Rage	74/100[5]
Metal Reviews	86/100[6]
Metal Storm	8.1/10[7]

The album received moderate to favorable reviews among metal reviewers. Alexander Eitner of Metal News gave the album a positive review saying that Long Distance Calling are able to write “captivating and varied songs” through the full playing time of the studio album.^[4] For Markus Endres from the online magazine Metal.de, Long Distance Calling "Walls down and kidnaps listeners into other spheres" for which he gave it eight out of ten points.^[3] Thomas Kohlruß of Babyblaue Seiten gave the album a moderate review describing Satellite Bay as a "great debut of a truly outstanding instrumental band".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jungfernflug"	10:35
2.	"Fire In the Mountain"	7:27
3.	"Aurora"	8:42
4.	"Horizon"	5:53
5.	"The Very Last Day"	10:22
6.	"Built without Hands" (Featuring Peter Dolving)	8:12
7.	"Swallow the Water"	7:26
Total length:		58:39

Personnel

Long Distance Calling

• Florian Funtmann - guitar
• David Jordan - guitar
• Jan Joffmann - bass
• Janosch Rathmer - drums
• Reimut van Bonn – ambience

Additional musicians

• Peter Dolving – vocals on “Built without Hands”

Production

• Stefan Wibbeke – layout, design
• Long Distance Calling – layout design

References

1. "Long Distance Calling – Satellite Bay". discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
2. Kohlruß, Thomas (April 13, 2011). "Long Distance Calling Satellite Bay Satellite Bay". babyblaue-seiten.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2016.
3. Eitner, Alexander (September 14, 2007). "CD REVIEWS: Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay". metalnews.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2016.
4. Markus, Endres (September 15, 2007). "Satellite Bay". metal.de (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2016.
5. Maurits. "Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay". metalrage.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
6. Alex. "Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay". metalreviews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
7. Hubregtse, Marcel (June 1, 2008). "Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay review". metalstorm.net. Retrieved April 26, 2016.