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- Record Label: Artificial Pinearch
- Release Date: Feb 26, 2021
- Summary: The latest full-length release from the duo of Dustin O'Halloran and Stars of the Lid's Adam Wiltzie was originally created for a Leo Warner-directed multimedia stage production based on Italo Calvino's 1972 novel Invisible Cities.
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- Record Label: Artificial Pinearch
- Genre(s): Ambient, Pop/Rock, Post-Rock, Stage & Screen, Experimental Ambient, Neo-Classical
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Feb 25, 2021It’s a record of successful explorations of musical avenues. The sparingly-used vocals enhance the instrumentation that, itself, moves between the minimal and the more full-blooded. A first rate illustration of growing musical ambition and inventiveness.
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Feb 26, 2021‘Invisible Cities’ is a beguiling album that is as rich as it’s subject matter. A Winged Victory For The Sullen designed 13 piece of music that are architecturally sound but tap in directly, and build from, their enchanting debut album.
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Feb 25, 2021The music easily stands out on its own, even without the choreography and high-res video projections.
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UncutFeb 26, 2021This subtle score to Italo Calvino's 1972 experimental novel still boasts quietly echoing melodies on "The Divided City" and on "Desires Are already Memories," hazy Stars Of The Lids atmospherics, but an underlying tension threatens "Every Solstice And Equinox's" tranquil air and "Total Perspective Vortex's" climax is terrifying. [Apr 2021, p.37]
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Mar 15, 2021Somewhat of a departure from the shimmering beauty of the layered, symphonic delights and the peaceful inner spaces of the rich ambient soundscapes this duo is known for, this dynamic assortment of instrumental compositions elicits a wide range of moods. But the intricacies are skillfully executed and ebb and flow in precise combination for a perfect soundtrack or as a stand-alone, demonstrative instrumental album.
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Mar 2, 2021For a collection of compositions meant to accompany dancers and an assortment of visuals, Invisible Cities seems to lack the frenetic pacing that such a commission may require. But the album is nonetheless an inspiring and often invigorating experience and will likely guarantee more multimedia projects of this variety.
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Feb 25, 2021A baseline of reliability can double as a cap on transcendent potential, and it’s those cap-rattling moments that make what’s otherwise simply another fine album from this duo worthwhile.
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