The Ministry of Archers

The Ministry of Archers is the tenth studio album by American Christian synthpop band Joy Electric. It was released on compact disc by Tooth & Nail Records on August 30, 2005.^[4][5][6] A 12" colored vinyl version was co-released through Republic of Texas Recordings and Somewherecold Records in October 2005, which includes two bonus tracks.^[7][8] The album is the fourth release in the five-part "Legacy" series. The Moog Voyager synthesizer was used for the creation of all sounds.^[4][5][6]

The Ministry of Archers
Studio album by Joy Electric
Released	August 30, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	The Electric Joy Toy Company
Genre	Synthpop
Length	32:01
Label	Tooth & Nail Somewherecold Republic of Texas
Producer	Ronnie Martin
Joy Electric chronology
Workmanship (2005) The Ministry of Archers (2005) Montgolfier and the Romantic Balloons (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Phantom Tollbooth	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]
Punk News	[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ronnie Martin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Family of Archers"	1:16
2.	"The Ministry of Archers"	3:25
3.	"Most Terrible Archer"	3:21
4.	"Become as Murderers"	3:20
5.	"A Hatchet, A Hatchet"	3:27
6.	"Hornets Horns"	3:21
7.	"Quite Quieter than Spiders"	3:07
8.	"Rickety Trickery"	3:25
9.	"In Intricacies"	2:15
10.	"Can You Refrain"	5:04

Vinyl-only Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Bears in Hibernation"	3:27
12.	"Octuplet Down"	3:21
Total length:		38:49