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Themes for Dying Earth
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  • Summary: The sixth full-length release for the ambient pop project of Jamison Isaak features contributions from Jon Anderson, Sean Carey, Nadia Hulett, Sound Of Ceres, and Dustin Wong.
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  1. Sputnikmusic
    Feb 8, 2017
    80
    Themes for Dying Earth is fragile, beautiful to behold, dazzling at times, and easily one of the best surprises of the year thus far.
  2. Exclaim
    Feb 8, 2017
    80
    A very cohesive, if slightly precious, album.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 8, 2017
    80
    Musically the album moves in a more organic way from one song into another than if it were just a collection of ten songs.
  4. Pitchfork
    Feb 8, 2017
    75
    An exceptionally personal album from someone known for his intimate songwriting.
  5. AllMusic
    Feb 8, 2017
    70
    The slowly paced synth waves and soft bass pulsations of "Breath" close out this enjoyable album.
  6. The 405
    Feb 10, 2017
    70
    By listening to it, you are induced to disconnect from your surroundings, and to appreciate and find peace within the chaos of the everyday life and modern struggles. It’s not an isolation capsule, but you’ll definitely feel as though you’re floating to safety.
  7. PopMatters
    Feb 17, 2017
    70
    Themes is a record meant to sooth in its sensing of a crisis. It subtly implements the element of time, fashioning aspects like life and death into an intertwining of beautiful textures.

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  1. BrushedRed
    Feb 14, 2017
    7
    Moreso wallpaper music than his previous outings. I personally didn't care too much for this album the first time I heard it, but once IMoreso wallpaper music than his previous outings. I personally didn't care too much for this album the first time I heard it, but once I adjusted, it grew on me a bit. "Rising," "First Rain," and "Cycle" are all ready good songs, and I'd call them among his best material to date; however, I feel a lot of the album just didn't add up to the quality set by the better tracks. It's very repetitive and minimal in a lot of places. It makes good background music or maybe some good music for stargazing or laying in a sunlit meadow. It's a lot different than anything he's done before.… Expand