Released in 2018 on Kranky
Format: LPx2
Track Notes and Observations
A1. This Life (Droney, Climactic, Mournful)
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Synths slowly dancing around each other in a beautiful sadness,
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Woozy, pitches bend and release in and out of tune
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Blooming structure, crescendos into overwhelming climax
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Disintegrates into a ghostly version of itself with high pitch sounds
A2. In Death Valley (Disorienting, Hypnotic, Percussive)
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Quiet, throbbing pulse joined by woozy out of time percussion, japanese string instrument, and samples
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pulses of synths and white noise bloom in bursts with percussive attack and delayed ringing noises, the polyphonic swarm of voices each in their own rhythmic patterns and tempos
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woozy, disorienting, yet hypnotic pulses locked against each other
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contains remnants of the past but moves forward, minimalistic but constant change
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Slowly dies out, one layer at a time
B1. Is a Rose Petal of the Dying Crimson Light (Sparse, Short, Eerie)
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Slow, hazy piano, ghostly, yet peaceful
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Eerie, scratchy sounds occasionally intrude
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Haunting flutes and transient resonances,
B2. Keyed Out (Cathartic, Epic)
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Continues from last track with ominous bass drones
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structure is ambiguous
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dissonant layers of flutes
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ghostly industrial sounds swell in, becomes extremely dense with many layers, with a beautiful fragmented and glitchy melody bubbling on the surface of the dense wall of sound.
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fragmented, tribal drums bounce in
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some of the background noises sound like screwdrivers
C1. In a Mother Earth Phase (Beautiful, Cello, Longing)
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Bubbly intro, electro-acoustic glitch over deep cello and a clicking pulse
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Emotional cries of cello doing scratchy semi-harmonics
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Cellos throughout the song are so beautifully recorded and performed, sound so deep and resonant and create the songs emotional core
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the bowing gets faster and more urgent
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the song has an evolving, progressive structure with ever-shifting dynamics
