Above the Earth, Below the Sky

Above the Earth, Below the Sky is the first full-length studio album by American post-rock band If These Trees Could Talk. It was independently released on March 11, 2009[1] and then re-released by The Mylene Sheath on vinyl the following year[2] then released once again through Metal Blade in January 2015.[3] The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tim Gerak at Mammoth Cave Studio in Akron. The album was produced by Zack Kelly and Tim Gerak.

Above the Earth, Below the Sky
Studio album by If These Trees Could Talk
Released	March 11, 2009
Recorded	Mammoth Cave Studio in Akron
Genre	Post-rock, post-metal
Length	44:58
Label	self-released, The Mylene Sheath, Metal Blade
Producer	Zack Kelly and Tim Gerak
If These Trees Could Talk chronology
If These Trees Could Talk (2006) Above the Earth, Below the Sky (2009) Red Forest (2012)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Noise Magazine	[4]

Nathaniel Lay of New Noise Magazine gave the album a positive review describing the album as an "ambitious beginning" noting a "[slight falter]" in their "heavier movements". He summarized stating "You don't have to be a lover of instrumental to get lost within [this band]."

Track listing

All songs written by If These Trees Could Talk.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"From Roots to Needles"	6:42
2.	"What's in the Ground Belongs to You"	4:14
3.	"Terra Incognita"	0:57
4.	"Above the Earth"	2:19
5.	"Below the Sky"	7:20
6.	"The Sun Is in the North"	5:45
7.	"Thirty-Six Silos"	4:39
8.	"The Flames of Herostratus"	5:34
9.	"Rebuilding the Temple of Artemis"	5:05
10.	"Deus Ex Machina"	2:23
Total length:		44:58

Personnel

If These Trees Could Talk

• Tom Fihe – bass
• Zack Kelly – drums
• Cody Kelly – guitar
• Jeff Kalal – guitar
• Mike Socrates – guitar

Production

• Tim Gerak – engineering, mixing, mastering, producer
• Zack Kelly – producer

References

1. "Above the Earth, Below the Sky by If These Trees Could Talk". bandcamp.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
2. "If These Trees Could Talk - Above The Earth, Below The Sky". discogs.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
3. "If These Trees Could Talk "Above the Earth, Below the Sky"". metalblade.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
4. Lay, Nathaniel (January 27, 2015). "Album Review: If These Trees Could Talk – "Above the Earth, Below the Sky" and "Red Forest"". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.