Scenes from the South Island
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Released5 September 1995
RecordedDecember 1994 – February 1995
Studio324 East 13th Street
(New York City, US)
(New York City, US)
| Scenes from the South Island | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 September 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994 – February 1995 | |||
| Studio | 324 East 13th Street (New York City, US) | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 51:51 | |||
| Label | Drunken Fish | |||
| Roy Montgomery chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Scenes from the South Island is the debut studio album of guitarist and composer Roy Montgomery, released on 5 September 1995 by Drunken Fish Records. The album was remastered and reissued on 29 November 2019 by Liz Harris' label, Yellow Electric.[2] The reissue includes three additional songs not present on the original release, and also clarifies the proper titles and running order of the original songs.
1995 Release
All music is composed by Roy Montgomery
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Along the Main Divide" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Clear Night, Port Hills" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Twilight Conversation" | 10:04 |
| 4. | "Rainshadow Near Christchurch" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Rain Receding" | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Escape Velocity" | 4:59 |
| 7. | "The Barracuda Sequence" | 1:47 |
| 8. | "Downtown to Vesuvio" | 1:23 |
| 9. | "The Road to Diamond Harbour" | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Winding It Out in the High Country" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Norwester Head-On/The Last Kakapo Dreams of Flying" | 7:01 |
2019 Reissue
All music is composed by Roy Montgomery
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Along the Main Divide" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Clear Night, Port Hills" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Twilight Conversation" | 10:04 |
| 4. | "Rainshadow Near Christchurch" | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Rain Receding" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Escape Velocity" | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Downtown To Vesuvio" | 1:46 |
| 8. | "The Road to Diamond Harbour" | 1:22 |
| 9. | "Winding It Out in the High Country" | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Norwester Head-On" | 4:23 |
| 11. | "The Last Kakapo Dreams of Flying" | 6:51 |
| 12. | "Hollyford Valley Day 1" | 5:22 |
| 13. | "Hollyford Valley Day 2" | 5:52 |
| 14. | "Hollyford Valley Day 3" | 5:14 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Scenes from the South Island liner notes.[3]
- Roy Montgomery – guitar, EBow on "Twilight Conversation", mixing, recording
- Production and additional personnel
- Brendan Burke – mixing
- Jessica Meyer – photography, design
