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And Their Refinement of the Decline
Ambient · 2007 · 18 tracks · 2h 0m

And Their Refinement of the Decline

April 2, 2007 · Kranky

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A single, bowed cello note swells and hangs in the air, transforming the cold geometry of modern classical music into a warm, infinite sanctuary. This monumental double album represents the absolute pinnacle of the ambient drone movement, the precise moment where analog hiss and orchestral gravity fused into something sacred.

By stretching treated guitars and brass until they mimic the slow rotation of the earth, these compositions abandon traditional song structure to invent a new architecture of time. You do not merely listen to these two hours of suspended grace; you inhabit them, finding a rare, quiet refuge from the world.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 2h 0m
01
Dungtitled (in A major)
5:54
01
Even If You’re Never Awake (deuxième)
9:21
01
That Finger on Your Temple Is the Barrel of My Raygun
5:04
02
Humectez la mouture
5:31
02
Articulate Silences, Part 1
5:24
02
Even (Out) +
4:52
03
A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process
4:33
03
Tippy’s Demise
8:19
03
Articulate Silences, Part 2
5:37
04
Another Ballad for Heavy Lids
4:33
04
The Mouthchew
3:41
04
The Evil That Never Arrived
5:05
05
December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface
17:46
05
Apreludes (in C sharp major)
3:45
05
The Daughters of Quiet Minds
13:22
06
Hiberner toujours
1:49
06
Don’t Bother They’re Here
10:10
07
Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
5:55
Moments Worth Listening For
06Don’t Bother They’re HereThe melody of Stephen Sondheim's 1973 song 'Send in the Clowns' is subtly woven into the slow, swelling arrangement of 'Don’t Bother They’re Here'.
07Dopamine Clouds Over Craven CottageThe title of 'Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage' playfully references the home stadium of Fulham F.C. and its then-captain, American soccer player Brian McBride.
03A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) ProcessOn 'A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process', the attack of the instruments is entirely erased, leaving only a glowing, resonant decay.
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