Low Level Owl: Volume I

Low Level Owl: Volume I
Studio album by The Appleseed Cast
Released	August 21, 2001
Genre	Post rock, Indie rock, Emo
Length	53:08
Label	Deep Elm
Producer	Ed Rose, The Appleseed Cast
The Appleseed Cast chronology
Mare Vitalis (2000)Mare Vitalis2000 Low Level Owl: Volume I (2001) Low Level Owl: Volume II (2001)Low Level Owl: Volume II2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	9/10 link
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5

Low Level Owl: Volume I is the third full-length album release from Lawrence, Kansas-based band the Appleseed Cast. The album was a departure from the heavy, distorted guitar-driven post-hardcore of their debut, The End of the Ring Wars and a progression from the layered, atmospheric, but still song-based follow-up Mare Vitalis. Low Level Owl: Volume I saw the band craft a seamless, flowing suite of post-rock influenced songs hinging on simple, repeated arpeggiated guitar riffs, swathes of keyboards and found sounds, with Chris Crisci's vocals buried in the mix.

Fusing the songs together were ambient passages and atmospheric instrumentals. The album was greeted mostly with very enthusiastic reviews, although some were put off by the intentionally repetitive nature of some of the tracks and by the connective ambient passages. The vinyl release was a 3-disc set also containing Low Level Owl: Volume II

Track listing

1. "The Waking of Pertelotte" – 2:02
2. "On Reflection" – 6:26
3. "Blind Man's Arrow" – 3:38
4. "Flowers Falling from Dying Hands" – 3:28
5. "Messenger" – 0:46
6. "Doors Lead to Questions" – 2:53
7. "Steps and Numbers" – 5:54
8. "Sentence" – 2:57
9. "Bird of Paradise" – 2:24
10. "Mile Marker" – 4:02
11. "Convict" – 6:02
12. "A Tree for Trials" – 1:28
13. "Signal" – 3:11
14. "View of a Burning City" – 7:52

External links

• Low Level Owl Volume I at Deep Elm Records