Lover, the Lord Has Left Us...
Lover, the Lord has Left Us... is the second studio album by the experimental rock band The Sound of Animals Fighting. The album was released on May 30, 2006 through Equal Vision Records but will still use Rich Balling's Stars & Satellites imprint. The album contains songs with considerably different timbre than the songs on the band's first album. For example, "Stockhausen, es ist Ihr Gehirn, das ich suche" utilizes kitchen sounds and a German opera singer and "Un'aria" and "Un'aria Ancora" are a cappella tracks sung by Craig Owens of Chiodos. Additional  notes. Musical Styling Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... is considerably different from "Tiger and the Duke" in many aspects. The music centers on electronic instruments such as synthesizers, drum machines, and computer-based music programs, rather than guitars or drums. "Tiger and the Duke" has a more band-oriented sound, whereas "Lover, the Lord Has Left Us..." has a more collaborative feel. There also exists great variation between different tracks. For example, "Prayers on Fire" has a considerably ethnic feel, due to Sanskrit vocalizations and samplings of a sitar. In contrast, "Horses in the Sky" is laden with heavy , incomprehensible drum n' bass grooves, though the chorus is much more organized and coherent. "The Heretic" is a soft ballad with rich, flowing string arrangements and lyrics associated with anorexia. "Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya / Mrityor ma amritam gamaya" Different languages in songs. which translates to: "Lead us from darkness to light. Lead us from death to immortality."