Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations' Millennium General Assembly, The
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| Sep 2007
Reviews
Joy
Reviewed 2007-10-29
Reviewed 2007-10-29
Throne of the Third Heaven is the debut album for the indie/ folk outfit Le Loup, whose creative direction is dominated by Sam Simkoff. The sound is reminiscient of Sufjan Stevens, with somewhat soft male vocals, twangy banjo (is it repetitive to say 'twangy banjo'?), and highly emotional lyrics. However, the sound is much more experimental, incorporating more/ heavier drumming, electronic beats, electric guitar, and more layered vocals. Overall, I found the combination very pleasing, producing a nice variety and development of sound from the beginning to the end of the album.
Recommended tracks: 1,6,7,10
1. begins dominated by bare twangy, repetitive banjo, vocals are spoken words, progresses into more full sound with drumming, breathy background vocals
2. powerful, dominated by layered, repetitive vocals
3. bare drumming, builduing up to crescendo of layered vocals with electronic beats complementing
4. triumphant sounding vocals with twangy banjo
5. sounds of thunderstorm and electronic noises , no vocals
6. happy, electronic beat, clapping, begins with lone vocals, builds up to crescendo with layered , powerful vocals
7. twangy banjo, fun, with plinky xylophone
8. starts with organ, dark sounding vocals, then to more rock sounding drums and guitar, with a capella ending
9. solely breathy 'aaah' vocals, no instruments
10. quick, twangy banjo, urgent vocals,
11. alt version of #1, with electronics, vocals, quicker beat
12. lone picking of guitar over garbled electronic noises, then into banjo, digresses into distorted electronic noises and vocals
Recommended tracks: 1,6,7,10
1. begins dominated by bare twangy, repetitive banjo, vocals are spoken words, progresses into more full sound with drumming, breathy background vocals
2. powerful, dominated by layered, repetitive vocals
3. bare drumming, builduing up to crescendo of layered vocals with electronic beats complementing
4. triumphant sounding vocals with twangy banjo
5. sounds of thunderstorm and electronic noises , no vocals
6. happy, electronic beat, clapping, begins with lone vocals, builds up to crescendo with layered , powerful vocals
7. twangy banjo, fun, with plinky xylophone
8. starts with organ, dark sounding vocals, then to more rock sounding drums and guitar, with a capella ending
9. solely breathy 'aaah' vocals, no instruments
10. quick, twangy banjo, urgent vocals,
11. alt version of #1, with electronics, vocals, quicker beat
12. lone picking of guitar over garbled electronic noises, then into banjo, digresses into distorted electronic noises and vocals
Recent airplay
Canto 1
Luke Aftershow — Sep 14, 2011
We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!
rshsrejhdt — Jul 24, 2011
We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!
jbgln,fdrwvbhrwrb — Jul 02, 2011
Canto Xxxiv
new vague — May 30, 2011
Canto Xxxiv
New Vague — May 02, 2011
I Had A Dream I Died, Canto Xxxiv
new vague — Apr 04, 2011
Charting
2007-11-11 — 2008-01-13
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 13 | 2 |
| Dec 30 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Canto 1 | ||
| 2. | Planes Like Vultures | ||
| 3. | Outside Of This Car, The End Of The World! | ||
| 4. | To The Stars! To The Night! | ||
| 5. | (Storm) | ||
| 6. | We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! | ||
| 7. | Breathing Rapture | ||
| 8. | Look To The West | ||
| 9. | (Howl) | ||
| 10. | Le Loup (Fear Not) | ||
| 11. | Canto Xxxiv | ||
| 12. | I Had A Dream I Died |