''Rest'', released April 1, 2008, is the second full-length album by

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Track listing

# The Adolescent – 5:32 # Ain Leuh – 5:28 # Abutting, Dismantling – 6:14 # Company – 2:19 #

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– 8:23 # Rendered Yards – 2:33 # Pseudonyms – 6:13 # First Mile, Last Mile – 7:31 # Du Meine Leise – 3:50

Contributors

* Nikki King - Voice, Piano, Rhodes, Vibraphone * Billy Bennett - Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass, Vibraphone, Piano, Synth *

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- Piano, Voice, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Vibraphone, Mellotron, Celesta, Synth, Rhodes, String Arrangements *

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- Baritone Guitar, Guitar, Clarinet, Piano *

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- Bass, Baritone * Mia Matsumiya - Violin *

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- Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, String Arrangements * Andrew Miller - Cello *

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- Synth * Alan Weatherhead - Guitar *

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- Voice, Titles * Debra Wassum - Voice * Engineered by

(Gigantic) and

(Viking Studios & Pencil Factory) * Mixed by Alan Weatherhead (Sound of Music) * Mastered by

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(Engine Room Audio)

References

External links

Gregor Samsa Official Website

Myspace page

Imeem album page
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