An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death

by Eluvium

An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 May 2004
  • Label: Temporary Residence Ltd.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 26:33
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Matthew Robert Cooper sharply pivots from the sprawling, effects-heavy guitar drones of his debut to present a collection of solitary, unadorned piano pieces. The brief, deeply intimate recordings embrace the physical imperfections of the instrument, offering profound, neoclassical meditations on memory and loss.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, piano, ambient, minimal, melodic, fragile

Tracklist

  1. An Accidental Memory (1:12)
  2. Genius And The Thieves (2:26)
  3. Perfect Neglect In A Field Of Statues (5:25)
  4. Nepenthe (3:42)
  5. In A Sense (1:45)
  6. The Well-Meaning Professor (7:34)
  7. An Accidental Memory In The Case Of Death (4:26)

Credits

  • Eluvium - primary artist
  • Jeannie Lynn Paske - artwork
  • Matthew Cooper - piano [solo]

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