On Being

by Max Cooper

On Being cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 February 2025
  • Label: Mesh
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:15:06
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

With 'On Being', Max Cooper continues his rigorous exploration at the intersection of electronic music, science, and visual art. The album meticulously layers glitchy IDM percussion over sweeping, cinematic ambient techno chords, creating a soundscape that is both intensely cerebral and deeply emotional. Cooper's precision-engineered sound design yields an immersive listening experience that constantly shifts in microscopic detail.

Genres

Descriptors: glitchy, intricate, electronic, ambient, experimental, synthesizers, piano

Tracklist

  1. On Being (04:41)
  2. Peace Exists Here (04:38)
  3. I Am In A Church In Gravesend Listening To Old Vinyl And Drinking Coffee (03:29)
  4. A Sense Of Getting Closer (07:52)
  5. I Exist Inside This Machine (05:02)
  6. My Choices Are Not My Own (04:08)
  7. The Sun In A Box (10:45)
  8. True Under Certain Conditions (04:33)
  9. When I Sit Alone. In My Thoughts. I Am Crushed (08:31)
  10. You Couldn't Love Me Enough And I've Spent My Whole Life Making Up For It (06:40)
  11. My Mind Is Slipping (06:44)
  12. Mother Nature Must Have A Different Plan For Me (03:47)
  13. The Missing Piece (04:16)

Credits

  • Minjeong An - artwork
  • Jack Dominy - graphic design
  • Chris McCormack - mastered by, mastering
  • Aneek Thapar - mixed by
  • Max Cooper - mixed by, producer, written by
  • Daniel Wenzel - typography
  • Ksawery Komputery - typography

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