Nighttime Birds is the fourth full-length album of the Dutch rock band The Gathering, released on 6 June 1997 by Century Media Records. The album was recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, between 17 February and 15 March 1997 under the guidance of producer Siggi Bemm. Unlike their previous album, Nighttime Birds is much more experimental, atmospheric and melodic.
Track listing
Tracks 10–11 taken from The May Song EP. Tracks 12–15 taken from the In Motion DVD. Recorded live in Krakow, Poland, 1997
Tracks 1–8: EROC demo sessions recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, mixed by EROC, 15 to 30 November 1996. Tracks 9–10 recorded at S&K Studios, Doetinchem, Netherlands, 1 to 4 September 1997. Taken from the Kevin's Telescope EP, produced by The Gathering & Dirk Kemper. Track 11 taken from the Kevin's Telescope EP, remixed by EROC. Track 12 recorded at Patrick Steenbakkers Audioprodukties, Shijndel, Netherlands, Summer 1996. Taken from the Liberty Bell EP, produced by Patrick Steenbakkers & The Gathering. Tracks 13–14 recorded at RS 29 Studios, Wolluck, Netherlands, 30 March to 3 April 1996. Taken from the Adrenaline / Leaves EP, produced, engineered and mixed by Oscar Holleman & The Gathering.
Trivia In the song "Nighttime Birds" (after minute 3:45) there is a sample of Indian flute music (a Raga Kafi) which can be heard in the Dutch theme park Efteling at the fairy tale of The Flying Fakir. The song "Nighttime Birds" contains a quote from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Personnel The Gathering Anneke van Giersbergen – lead vocals René Rutten – guitars, flute Jelmer Wiersma – guitars Frank Boeijen – synthesizers, grand piano Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass Hans Rutten – drums
Production Siggi Bemm – producer, engineer, mixing Matthias Klinkmann – engineer
Charts Chart (1997)PeakpositionDutch Albums Chart12Finnish Albums Chart32German Albums Chart80
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