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Dr Dee
Experimental · 2012 · 18 tracks · 48m

Dr Dee

Damon Albarn

A haunting, pastoral blend of Elizabethan folk and modern opera. Sparse acoustic guitars meet choral swells to tell the story of a 16th-century alchemist.

May 7, 2012 · Parlophone

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A somber, scholarly meditation on the intersection of science, magic, and the English landscape.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 48m
01
The Golden Dawn
3:56
02
Apple Carts
2:37
03
O Spirit, Animate Us
3:48
04
The Moon Exalted
5:43
05
A Man of England
3:17
06
Saturn
2:05
07
Coronation
1:10
08
The Marvelous Dream
2:23
09
A Prayer
1:33
10
Edward Kelley
3:29
11
Preparation
3:01
12
9 Point Star
1:33
13
Temptation Comes in the Afternoon
2:05
14
Watching the Fire That Waltzed Away
2:37
15
Moon (interlude)
0:29
16
Cathedrals
3:01
17
Tree of Beauty
2:00
18
The Dancing King
3:24
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the sparse acoustic strumming of Apple Carts into the choral swell of O Spirit, Animate Us.
The unexpected arrival of the kora in The Golden Dawn, blending West African tradition with English pastoralism.
The fragile, high-register vocal delivery on The Marvelous Dream that feels like it might break at any second.
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Cathedral+4.0σ

Cathedral saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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