| Irvine, Cicely / Excavation |
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| Album: | Excavation | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Irvine, Cicely | Added: | Mar 2018 | |
| Label: | Experimedia | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-03-19 | Pull Date: | 2018-05-21 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | May 13 | Apr 22 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 21, 2018: | Narnia Takten, Organ | 4. | Apr 05, 2018: | Lucid Lightning: Power Hour Ljudland | |
| 2. | May 12, 2018: | Music Casserole Heavy | 5. | Mar 31, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Come Around | |
| 3. | Apr 21, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Bow | 6. | Mar 31, 2018: | Music Casserole Bow |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-03-09 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-03-07 Genre: General (X) FCCs: none Review: a celestial sonic voyage to distant galaxies. A collection of works by Irvine from 2007-2017 If You Like: Eki Shola, Fripp & Eno, early Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Bow (4:06) – slow & quiet electronics start> rippling sounds expand into the universe with electronic chorus> fade 2/ Sans (2:47) – slow & quiet ambient noise with occasional plucked strings> spacey evolution> fade 3/ Hjartat (1:36) – bass notes begin> organ-like sound> fade on beats *4/ Come Around (3:21) – slow vocal-like chorus opens & repeats in waves> switches to electronic beats> morphs into almost orchestral wave> fade 5/ Eftertanken (2:49) – piano starts> slow & deliberate> builds in tempo> quick stop *6/ Organ (2:07) – slow organ, like a cathedral> fade *7/ Takten (1:52) – guitar uptempo & fade *8/ The Deer (2:56) – guitar starts> slow beautiful melody lie a stroll in a park on a beautiful day> gorgeous vocal overlay slows then washes in again like a wave> fade *9/ Genom Skogen (2:08) – sonic electronic ambient noise builds in volume & complexity, then sows & fades *10/ Heavy (4:22) – slow ambient noise with choral vocals & slightly abrasive heavy beats enter in followed by gong-like notes> moves like molasses> slow fade 11/ Natt (0:57) – Tibetan bells> slow with electronic pulses> fade *12/ Slutet (2:49) – slow vibes to start morphs into deep drone/organ & swells> morphs into electronic ambient waves & fades 13/ Right (1:38) – deep bass notes start> stuttering bass/guitar duet> quick stop *14/ 4:38 AM (2:47) – vocal start swells in volume> shifts melody & soars into the stratosphere> slow fade & birdsongs *15/ Ljudlad (4:41) – drone starts soft & builds in volume> horns join & increase in volume> organ joins> fade 16/ Your Eyes (3:04) – drone starts> electronic ambient fluttering with handclaps> fade & quick stop | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Bow | 9. | Genom Skogen | |||
| 2. | Sans | 10. | Heavy | |||
| 3. | Hjartat | 11. | Natt | |||
| 4. | Come Around | 12. | Slutet | |||
| 5. | Eftertanken | 13. | Right | |||
| 6. | Organ | 14. | 4:38 A M | |||
| 7. | Takten | 15. | Ljudland | |||
| 8. | The Deer | 16. | Your Eyes |