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release:
artist....: Andrew Ostler
album.....: The Blind Sublime
type......: album
source....: WEB/MP3
tracks....: 4
label.....: Expert Sleepers Ltd
store date: 2024
catalogue#: CSR352CD
encoder...: LAME3.99r
quality...: 320 kbps / 44100Hz / Joint stereo
URL.......: https://open.qobuz.com/album/wm5i95o8zdlrb
genre.....: Electronic
genres....:
- drone
- saxophone
- sax
- instrumental
- electronic
similar...:
- Bix Beiderbecke And The Chicago Cornets
- Саксофон
- Jess Gillam
- f5point6
- Alessandro Cortini
artist links :
bandcamp: https://andrew-ostler.bandcamp.com/
discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/714755
label links :
bandcamp: https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/
discogs: https://www.discogs.com/label/9578
myspace: https://myspace.com/coldspring
official site: http://coldspring.co.uk/
other databases: https://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Cold_Spring_Records/1536
social network: https://www.instagram.com/coldspringrecords/
wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3438119
release links:
free streaming: https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/the-blind-sublime-csr352cd
purchase for download: https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/the-blind-sublime-csr352cd
tracklist.:
- [ 01. The Blind Sublime, Pt. 1: Affirmation 07:15.00 ]
- [ 02. The Blind Sublime, Pt. 2: Confession 07:04.98 ]
- [ 03. The Blind Sublime, Pt. 3: Adoration 06:01.61 ]
- [ 04. The Blind Sublime, Pt. 4: Meditation 19:24.18 ]
comment...: |
British composer Andrew Ostler will release the CD edition of his album “The
Blind Sublime” via Cold Spring Records on May 9, 2025. The CD follows the
original limited-edition blue vinyl release through Ostler’s own label Expert
Sleepers in 2024.
“The Blind Sublime” builds on the string arrangements of Ostler’s previous
album “Dots On A Disk Of Snow” and incorporates heavy sax drone elements from
earlier works. The new album also introduces a full choir.
The album features four compositions. The first three – “Affirmation,”
“Confession,” and “Adoration” – combine gentle ambient drones with chant-like
choral arrangements. “Affirmation” is described as “quietly confident” with a
mid-track surge in intensity. “Confession” presents a more tentative
atmosphere, with a shifting canon of voices and distant distorted synths.
“Adoration” restores a straightforward choral beauty, culminating in a clear
cadence.
The final track, “Meditation,” offers a different experience with intense drone
slabs and a more emotionally demonstrative choir. Cold Spring adds that “the
journey is longer, but the rewards are greater for the committed.”
biography.: |
Andrew Ostler is a British composer and sound artist specializing in ambient,
choral, and orchestral textures. His work often explores the intersection of
electronic processing with organic instrumentation, particularly low woodwinds
and drone elements.
His previous album “Dots On A Disk Of Snow” introduced string arrangements that
expanded his musical vocabulary beyond earlier saxophone-driven works.
Ostler also operates the Expert Sleepers label, known for its modular
synthesizer hardware and experimental music releases.
“The Blind Sublime” marks his first collaboration with Cold Spring Records, a
UK-based label renowned for dark ambient, experimental, and industrial music.