Shuffle Drones

by Eluvium

Shuffle Drones cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 November 2017
  • Label: Temporary Residence
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 12:47
  • Community rating: 3.08/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as an interactive listening experience, the record consists of 23 short orchestral segments intended to be played on shuffle to create infinite arrangements. The production focuses on lush string textures and resonant synthesizer swells that provide a seamless transition between loops regardless of order. It functions as a modern exercise in aleatory music, prioritizing textural consistency and the physical sensation of sustained harmonic movement.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, Orchestral, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. simply put (0:32)
  2. the suggested manner (0:32)
  3. of listening (0:32)
  4. to this work (0:32)
  5. is to isolate (0:32)
  6. the collection (0:32)
  7. and to randomize (0:52)
  8. the play pattern (0:32)
  9. on infinite repeat – (0:32)
  10. thus creating (0:32)
  11. a shuffling (0:32)
  12. drone orchestration (0:32)
  13. – the intent (0:32)
  14. is to create (0:32)
  15. a body (0:32)
  16. of work (0:32)
  17. specifically designed for (0:32)
  18. and in disruption of (0:32)
  19. modern listening habits (0:32)
  20. and to suggest something (0:32)
  21. peaceful, complex (0:32)
  22. unique, and ever-changing (0:32)
  23. thank you (0:43)

Credits

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