Artist : A Winged Victory For The Sullen
Album : Atomos
Year : 2014
Genre : Ambient
Quality : 218kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 1h 01m
Size : 101.5mb
Label : Erased Tapes Records
Catalognr : ERATP061CD
Tracklist:
01. Atomos I 10:22
02. Atomos II 4:18
03. Atomos III 4:56
04. Atomos V 4:12
05. Atomos VI 7:26
06. Atomos VII 7:49
07. Atomos VIII 5:14
08. Atomos IX 4:15
09. Atomos X 4:18
10. Atomos XI 5:25
11. Atomos XII 3:38
Releasenotes:
A Winged Victory for the Sullen's self-titled debut predetermined its
melancholic mood via evocative track titles (Requiem for the Static King, Steep
Hills of Vicodin Tears, All Farewells Are Sudden). Its august successor Atomos,
by contrast, gives no such extratextual cues, with all eleven pieces christened
equally and numbered I to XII (IV is passed over for reasons unknown).
Progressing with a fluidity that reflects its origins in a production by
choreographer Wayne McGregor, the results prove as masterfully cohesive as the
uniform titling implies.
Across 63 sublime minutes, Atomos sustains an atmosphere that's calm and clear
enough to reflect varied emotions: elegiac, yes, but also suggesting warmth,
positivity and countless sentiments too ephemeral to pin names on. Composed and
recorded in a fraction of the time it took the duo to complete their debut, the
album sees Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran evolve their neo-classical sound
in subtle ways, retaining a palette of piano, strings and electronic drones but
unlocking new expressive potential: for instance, the garbled chatter that
haunts both IX and X, the latter's grandeur eventually yielding to the
encroaching distortion. With luck, AWVFTS will take the title's Greek meaning
('indivisible') to heart, allowing this superlative partnership to flourish
indefinitely.
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