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Rock · 2013 · 12 tracks · 53m

Origins

God Is an Astronaut

A sharper, more electronic-leaning evolution of their space-rock sound. Driving rhythms and glitchy textures meet expansive, cinematic guitar melodies.

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It's like driving through a futuristic city at night with a soundtrack that's half-rock, half-machine.

A high-speed, nocturnal journey through a digital landscape that feels both cold and exhilarating.

Origins · vs · God Is an Astronaut
Urban Night+1.2σ

Urban Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 53m
01
The Last March
4:44
02
Calistoga
4:30
03
Reverse World
5:10
04
Transmissions
4:03
05
Weightless
4:12
06
Exit Dream
3:31
07
Signal Rays
4:07
08
Autumn Song
3:48
09
Spiral Code
4:13
10
Strange Steps
4:55
11
Red Moon Lagoon
4:45
12
Light Years From Home
5:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
the transition in 'Reverse World' where the melodic guitar lines suddenly collide with a wall of distorted synths
the eerie, processed vocal textures that haunt the background of 'Weightless' like a ghost in the machine
the propulsive, almost danceable drum groove that drives 'Signal Rays' toward its frantic climax
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