title: Super Refraction
text: # Super Refraction
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | link |
  | Boston Herald | Favorable April 18, 1997 |
  | ARTISTdirect | link |
  | Good Citizen | Favorable Issue 7 |
  
  Super Refraction is the second full-length album by former Boston, Massachusetts band Mistle Thrush. It was released in 1997 by Egg Records (catalog #7001).
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs written by Mistle Thrush
  
  * "Stupid Song" – 3:12
  * "Moth-Like" – 4:00
  * "It's All Like Today" – 5:00
  * "Yellow Day" – 4:25
  * "51 Pegasi: Rocketship V.2" – 2:39
  * "Do You Know This Bird?" – 3:06
  * "All Mirror Thing" – 3:39
  * "Train Song" – 4:53
  * "Escapades in Glass" – 4:23
  * "Sha Sha" – 5:55
  * "Making Salt With Sunshine" – 2:22
  
  note: at the end of "Making Salt With Sunshine", there's 1:30 of silence followed by a 22:32 sound collage pieced together from samples of the singer's vocals, crafted by producer Kurt Ralske.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### The band
  
  * Todd Demma — Drums, percussion
  * Valerie Forgione — Vocals, analog keyboards, Theremin, acoustic guitar
  * Matthew Kattman — Electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocals ("Moth Like")
  * Ruben Layman — Bass guitar, back-up vocals ("Moth Like")
  * Scott Patalano — Electric guitar, vocals ("All Mirror Thing")
  
  ### Production
  
  * Kurt Ralske — Producer, engineer, mixing
  * Mistle Thrush — Producer
  * Vaughan Merrick — Engineer, mixing
  * Chris Athens — Mastering
  
  ## Additional credits
  
  * Recorded at Zabriskie Point, New York City
  * Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York City
  * Valerie Forgione — Artwork, design
  * "Special thanks to Kurt for the secret track. Ssshhh…"
  * C. Richard Kattman — Photography
  * Matthew Kattman — Layout and design ("With a little help from Valerie")
  
  ## Sources
  
  * CD liner notes
  