Worlds Within Worlds

by Basil Kirchin

Worlds Within Worlds cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 35:02
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pioneering British composer Basil Kirchin constructs deeply unsettling soundscapes by slowing down and manipulating field recordings of birds and insects. These heavily processed tapes are then interwoven with free-jazz instrumentation, creating a dense, otherworldly atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, improvisation, cavernous, experimental, electronic, ambient, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Emergence (Part 3)
  2. Evolution (Part 4)

Credits

  • Brian Eno - sleeve notes
  • David Greene - sleeve notes
  • Jill Oxley - illustration
  • Basil Kirchin - Primary Artist

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