Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain is a collaborative studio album by Mono and World's End Girlfriend. It was originally released via Human Highway Records on 14 December 2005. In 2006, it was re-released via Temporary Residence Limited. Critical reception Ian Mathers of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of "A", writing, "I'd say this is one of the finest 'imaginary soundtracks' ever released if I could just think of a film that wouldn't seem hideously overpowered by it." Shawn Dspres of The Japan Times commented that "Although broken down into distinct parts, the seamless transition between tracks makes the album play out like one extended, breathtaking piece." Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "puzzling, bewildering and utterly beautiful." In February 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain No. 7 on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Mono Takaakira "Taka" Goto – music Yoda – music Tamaki – music Yasunori Takada – music World's End Girlfriend Katsuhiko Maeda – music, recording, mixing Additional musicians Mujika Easel – chorus vocals Takafumi Ishikawa – saxophone Kazumasa Hashimoto – piano Seigen Tokuzawa – cello Kaoru Hagiwara – viola Mikiko Ise – violin Mio Okamura – violin Technical Seiji Ueki – recording Gondo Tomohiko – recording Yuuki Mizutani – recording Tetsuya Yamamoto – recording John Golden – mastering Chieko Akasaka – design Jeremy DeVine – design Chie Tatsumi – photography References External links 2005 albums Collaborative albums Mono (Japanese band) albums World's End Girlfriend albums Temporary Residence Limited albums