Artist : Loren Dent
Title : Anthropology Vol. 1
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 09/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 13
Label : Infraction
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 73:07 min
Size : 96,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Introduction : Dreams And Concrete 03:27
02.This Thing We Enjoy 06:01
03.Another Rural Fantasty 06:23
04.Winter During Wartime 08:31
05.Savage Science Part One 04:29
06.An Archeology Of Tones 04:28
07.Be Tectonic With Me 03:00
08.The Loss Of Eternal Life 04:15
09.Love Begins At Zero 05:11
10.Against Dread 04:30
11.We Still Believe In The Sun 05:44
12.Savage Science Part Two 08:26
13.The Rhythm Of Missing You 08:42
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73:07 min
BEHOLD! An offering from the ambient
gods of Infraction. Dust off thine
finest goblet, pour from your favorite
bottle, remove thy clothes and be pure.
Get back to nature and absorb the wonder
of pure ambient beauty and message from
the heavens that is Loren Dent's
'Anthropology Vol.1'. From the moment I
hit play and shiver at the beauty of the
intro I realize I'm destined to
experience a journey into myself and the
wonder of life. The tones here are
profoundly uplifting (although there are
some darker moments of uncertainty) and
moving in a way I am simply unable to
articulate. Sadly I'm no "Ambient
Shakespeare" but I will say that this is
like a soundtrack to life itself, one of
joy, love, fear, pain, loss, grieving,
euphoria and one which transcends time.
Emotions that are integral to the human
spirit, despite the age/time in which it
exists, be it a modern or an ancient
world. This stuff is deep, DEEP
material. At one point I was almost
reduced to tears, as I felt like I was
the only living thing on the planet and
felt very lonely... Man the power of
music, the sound of those strings. Loren
Dent is an extremely gifted artist to
the point where it almost feels like
there has been a divine hand in the
creation of his sound world. His
wondrous layers of sound are rich and
constantly evolving, always emotional
and hypnotic. His tools are both
analogue and digital and his use of both
is a joy to behold. For any ambient
music lover that may have been
disillusioned lately and possibly feels
that the genre has been reduced to mere
simple drones, then I'm fairly sure this
will restore their faith in the genre.
This deserves a prestigious place in the
hearts and minds of all music lovers. To
reference particular tracks, for me
would be a pointless exercise as this
really serves as a complete work...
However... To accompany the CD is a USB
stick of out-takes from the album which
contains 36 tracks of which I've merely
scratched the surface. It's a super
stylish object in screen printed tin and
only 100 of these were created. Flooring
stuff all round and if you want to avoid
disappointment on the USB stick I would
urge you to act quickly. AMAZING STUFF!
http://www.infractionrecords.com