by
Earth
- Record Label: Southern Lord Records
- Release Date: Feb 22, 2011
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Feb 23, 2011Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light, Vol. 1 represents a further shift in Earth's evolution. It is darker -- even sinister -- and undoubtedly heavier than Bees, but it is more seductive with its mantra-like droning repetition and more elegantly detailed in its textural dimension.
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Feb 14, 2011The intricacies of this Earth -- Carlson's harmonics and harmonies, Davies' careful builds, Blau's unexpected bass maneuvers, Goldston's adventurous versatility -- demand attention and immersion.
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UncutFeb 15, 2011Angels is spacier than previous outings, nowhere more so than the semi-improvised 20-minute title track. [Mar 2011, p.88]
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MojoApr 4, 2011Hellswinter refrains from overdosing on distortion before the title track's 20 minutes of funereal beauty. [Mar 2011, p.99]
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Feb 17, 2011This is Earth's best-realised work to date – stunning stuff.
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Mar 9, 2011Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 is not just an inevitable player in album of the year discussions for those with more avant garde tastes; it's yet more proof of Earth's symptomatic tendency to continuously re-evaluate their own legacy and drag themselves forward simultaneously.
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Feb 25, 2011Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 invites its listeners into that silent continuum that makes music whole.
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Mar 14, 2011Most of all, I'd like to list Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light: 1 amongst the ever-expanding and illustrious list of rock n' roll's most important albums.
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The WireMar 1, 2011Earth may no longer startle, but against the odds Carlson survives, and this engaging dignified music is both testament and soundtrack to that survival. [Feb 2011, p.50]
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Mar 2, 2011The guitarist Dylan Carlson is still Earth's leader, playing slow themes over and over with minimal improvisation on Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I (Southern Lord), the first of a projected two-parter; but now the cellist Lori Goldston has joined the group, putting an achy drone into the long, dark, peaceful songs.
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Feb 23, 2011Profoundly thoughtful music that's moved on from drone metal beginnings.
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Mar 10, 2011From behind her kit, Adrienne Davies keeps slow-mo time as new member Karl Blau thickly kneads deep ribbons of rumbling bass that counter Dylan Carlson's stately, dark holler melodies. The new moon suits them well.
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Kerrang!Feb 18, 2011The result steers closer to accessibility than ever before, without diminishing the understated power of their strangely serene heat-haze atmospherics. [29 Jan 2011, p.54]
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Feb 23, 2011Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 contains some of the finest work Earth has produced to date.
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Feb 14, 2011Earth's continued trudge into beatific wilderness sees Dylan Carlson return to territory traversed by the desolate windswept tundras.
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Feb 25, 2011
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Mar 2, 2011