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░ ██ ██ Artist: Ancestors ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Of Sound Mind █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2009 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2010-01-02 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Doom Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Tee Pee ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
▀░ ░ Type: Album ░ ░▀
░ █▓ Encoder: LAME 3.97 ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ In evolutionary theory, species that share an █
█ ancestor are said to be of common descent. █
█ ThereÆs nothing common about the music of Los █
█ Angeles quintet ANCESTORS. To peg or try to █
█ pigeon hole the art they create would be missing █
█ the point. But for most, reference and █
█ understanding lays the foundation for common █
█ ground. What Ancestors æsharesÆ is a unique █
█ vision to create something passionate, vital and █
█ challenging. OF SOUND MIND is a journey through █
█ the past into the future; a signpost for a quickly █
█ emerging force of musical power and creativity. █
█ Where Ancestors showed signs of promise on their █
█ debut Neptune With Fire, they have trail blazed █
█ new pathways with the 8-part opus Of Sound Mind. █
█ They have channeled the freedom of progressive █
█ stalwarts King Crimson, the craft and insight of █
█ Pink Floyd, and the depth and brooding of █
█ Neurosis. The common descent lies in the courage █
█ they share with these aforementioned groups to █
█ push the limit, cementing their foundation without █
█ rooting themselves in the general trappings of █
█ music journalism or pop culture. To put linear █
█ constrictions on their journey would be an insult █
█ to all that have strived to create something new, █
█ the true essence of art and expression. Ancestors █
█ weave an unorthodox mixture of sonic textures, █
█ down-tempo riffs and rhythms, accented with █
█ well-crafted melodies and at times full-throttle █
█ assaults. The combination delivers a cohesive █
█ journey akin to the ambitious undertakings of █
█ avant-garde musicians like Eric Dolphy, Peter █
█ Brotzmann or Miles Davis. Of Sound Mind is █
█ something to be returned to over and over, always █
█ offering a new reward. █
█ █
█ Lyrically and thematically, Of Sound Mind █
█ contemplates the quandaries of human psychology █
█ and its effect on and within the development of █
█ modern society. Although essentially conceptual █
█ in nature, the record is a blatant transition from █
█ the allegorical and mythological framework of █
█ their debut Neptune With Fire. The 8 part, 1-hour █
█ plus album lends meaning, while actively seeking █
█ answers, much like the work of Camus or Thoreau. █
█ Without absolution or authority, Ancestors insight █
█ a thought crusade with meaningful intent. █
█ █
█ Recorded, mixed and mastered at Infra Sonic Sound █
█ by Pete Lyman, known for his diverse work with █
█ Mars Volta, Qui and No Age. Ancestors, including █
█ contributions by notable Los Angeles artists David █
█ Scott Stone (Melvins, Unwound, Slug), Sera Timms █
█ (Black Math Horsemen) and cellist Ramiro Zapata █
█ have created an album truly Of Sound Mind; a █
█ refreshing and aptly named experience of █
█ incredible proportions. █
█ █
█ http://www.myspace.com/ancestorsband █
█ █
█ Note: the static cracking sound on track 6's right █
█ channel at 14:51-15:42 also appears on the cd. █
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░ 1. From Nothing 1:06 ░
░ 2. Mother Animal 14:32 ░
░ 3. Not the Last Return 1:29 ░
░ 4. Bounty of Age 13:44 ░
░ 5. A Friend 3:06 ░
░ 6. The Trial 17:35 ░
░ 7. Challenging 6:25 ░
░ 8. The Ambrose Law 13:32 ░
░ 71:29 ░
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