Weapons

Electronic · 2010 · 6 tracks · 24m

Weapons

A clinical yet soulful deconstruction of pop. Crystalline electronics collide with jittery orchestral fragments to create a high-tension, midnight atmosphere.

It's like someone took a string quartet and a drum machine and ran them through a particle accelerator.

A cold, clinical precision that masks a deep, vibrating anxiety and a search for grace.

Weapons · vs · Son Lux

Processed+0.9σ

The vocals lean a touch further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 24m

01

Weapons II

1:22

02

Weapons III (Polyphonic remix)

3:02

03

Weapons IV (Nico Muhly remix)

3:56

04

Weapons V

4:50

05

Weapons VI (Alias remix)

4:50

06

Weapons VII

6:27

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden transition into the polyphonic remix where the rhythm becomes a clockwork mechanism of vocal snippets.

Nico Muhly's contribution where the strings take on a jittery, nervous energy that perfectly mirrors the electronic pulse.

The expansive six-minute finale where the tension finally dissolves into a shimmering, ambient haze.

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