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Mare Vitalis 
Studio album by The Appleseed Cast Released February 9, 2000 Genre Emo, indie rock, post-hardcore Length 42:00 Label Deep Elm Producer Ed Rose, The Appleseed Cast Professional reviews The Appleseed Cast chronology The End of the Ring Wars
(1998)Mare Vitalis
(2000)Low Level Owl, Vol. 1
(2001)Mare Vitalis (Latin for "Sea of Life") is the second full-length album by Lawrence, Kansas-based emo group the Appleseed Cast, released on Deep Elm Records in 2000. In the time between the release of this album and their debut, The End of the Ring Wars, the band parted company with drummer Louis Ruiz and introduced Josh "Cobra" Baruth, whose very intricate, percussive and expressive drumming is prominent on Mare Vitalis.
Along with this new dimension, the group progressed from the angst-ridden, distortion-laden emo-rock of their debut for a far more atmospheric blend of distinctive, repeated guitar arpeggios and found sounds, while each song displayed a mastery of crescendo and a uniformity of atmosphere. Still very much a song-based work, however, it is essentially a concept album on the life and movements of the sea, as the titles of tracks "Fishing The Sky" and "Poseidon" suggest. The album ends with a lengthy secret track of droning feedback and swirling sounds which foreshadows the experimental post-rock of the Low Level Owl albums released the following year.
Mare Vitalis remains a huge fan favourite and gave critics an indication that there was much more to the band than blatant Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate homages.
Track listing
- "The Immortal Soul of Mundo Cani" – 2:10
- "Fishing the Sky" – 3:59
- "Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets" – 4:42
- "Mare Mortis" – 3:29
- "Santa Maria" – 3:36
- "Secret" – 4:35
- "...And Nothing Less" – 4:51
- "Poseidon" – 4:10
- "Kilgore Trout" – 2:53
- "Storms" – 7:36
- "Bonus Track" – 12:16 (vinyl)
External links
Christopher Crisci · John Momberg · Aaron Pillar · Nathan Whitman Studio albums The End of the Ring Wars · Mare Vitalis · Low Level Owl, Vol. 1 · Low Level Owl, Vol. 2 · Two Conversations · Peregrine · SagarmathaEPs Split EP · Lost Songs · Middle StatesSingles "Tale of the Aftermath"Former members Josh Baruth · Aaron Coker · Jordan Geiger · Nathan Richardson · Louie Ruiz · Jason Wickersheim · Marc YoungCategories:- 2000 albums
- The Appleseed Cast albums
- Albums produced by Ed Rose
- 2000s alternative rock album stubs
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