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The Wilderness
Rock · 2016 · 9 tracks

The Wilderness

Explosions in the Sky

A textural pivot toward shorter, more intricate compositions. Shimmering synths and glitchy rhythms replace the band's traditional long-form crescendos.

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It's like their classic sound but put through a kaleidoscope and a modular synth.

A sophisticated and restless exploration of texture that balances awe with a slight sense of unease.

The Wilderness · vs · Explosions in the Sky
Mysterious+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Wilderness
4:37
02
The Ecstatics
3:12
03
Tangle Formations
5:34
04
Logic of a Dream
6:38
05
Disintegration Anxiety
4:11
06
Losing the Light
6:02
07
Infinite Orbit
2:38
08
Colors in Space
7:15
09
Landing Cliffs
6:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden rhythmic shift into a driving, krautrock-inspired beat halfway through Disintegration Anxiety.
The way the celestial synths in The Ecstatics shimmer and decay like dying stars.
The explosive, distorted climax of Colors in Space that feels like a controlled demolition of sound.
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