Fin De Siècle

Northern Valentine
Silber Records
General | Mar 2012

Reviews

Adam Pearson
Reviewed 2012-03-30
Instrumental ambient. Nothing heavy or noisy-- dreamy spacey tones in minimal, cavernous washes. Atmospheric, relaxed starry soundscapes. Really slow pieces built around guitars, keyboards, violins, feedback, delay. One of the first artists I heard on KZSU that pushed me out of my comfort zone. Reminds me a bit of Eno, thisquietarmy. Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky.

1. Two chord astral churn. (6:15)
2. Foreboding drone and celestial keys. (4:13)
3. Leaving the spacecraft and cutting the cord. (7:14)
*4. Beautiful grainy texture and warbly melody. (2:15)
5. Shimmering stalactites splitting in slow motion. A dronier second half follows, as the cycles and washes increasingly adopt a menacing feel. (14:11)
*6. Twisted acoustic guitar, bells, droning strings, and dark beauty. Reminds me of Current 93, even Swans. (4:06)
7. Dreamy slow atmospheric build with dark synth and keys supporting the delay-heavy guitar GY!BE-esque lead. (7:15)

Recent airplay

Sink / Rise
The Fall of MathMay 31, 2012
The White Mountains
DawnMay 10, 2012
Release
Bridal MomentsMay 07, 2012
The White Mountains
Flights of FancyMay 06, 2012
Fin De Siècle
maximum entropy thursdayMay 03, 2012
Sink / Rise
Bridal MomentsApr 30, 2012

Charting

2012-03-31 — 2012-06-02
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 3 1
May 13 3
May 6 2
Apr 29 2
Apr 22 2
Apr 15 1
Apr 8 3

Track listing

1. Rue D'auseil
2. Black Rose
3. Thousand Eyes
4. Sink / Rise
5. Fin De Siècle
6. The White Mountains
7. Release