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Sirens
Electronic · 2016 · 6 tracks · 41m

Sirens

A political and personal collage of glass-shatter percussion, submerged vocals, and patient electronic textures that drift between ambient and industrial.

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It's like a beautiful, political fever dream recorded in a haunted cathedral.

A tense, intellectual atmosphere that balances cold digital textures with warm human vulnerability.

Sirens · vs · Nicolas Jaar
Political+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into political than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 41m
01
Killing Time
11:14
02
The Governor
6:50
03
Leaves
3:29
04
No
6:34
05
Three Sides of Nazareth
9:55
06
History Lesson
3:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the ambient drift of Killing Time into the aggressive, industrial pulse of The Governor.
The sound of breaking glass and children's voices that punctuate the sparse, haunting piano chords of Leaves.
The slow, hypnotic build of Three Sides of Nazareth that feels like a descent into a dark, subterranean club.
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