Island

by Owen Pallett

Island cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 May 2020
  • Label: Domino
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 59:48
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the highly anticipated conclusion to a conceptual narrative spanning earlier albums 'Heartland' and 'In Conflict', the Canadian composer delivers a sweeping acoustic masterpiece. The record was recorded almost entirely live with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. It strips away complex synthesizers in favor of incredibly lush acoustic guitar and stunning, cinematic string arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, melodic, conceptual, lgbtq, strings, male-vocals, progressive, atmospheric, intricate

Tracklist

  1. ---> (i) (3:05)
  2. Transformer (3:54)
  3. Paragon Of Order (5:56)
  4. ---> (ii) (0:23)
  5. The Sound Of The Engines (3:53)
  6. Perseverance Of The Saints (3:54)
  7. Polar Vortex (2:57)
  8. ---> (iii) (0:52)
  9. A Bloody Morning (5:52)
  10. Fire-Mare (4:19)
  11. Lewis Gets Fucked Into Space (4:56)
  12. ---> (iv) (3:37)
  13. In Darkness (6:27)
  14. Paragon Of Order - version (5:03)
  15. Fire-Mare - version (4:35)

Credits

  • Robert Ames - conductor [strings conducted by]
  • Bram Gielen - double bass [upright bass]
  • Greg Fox - drums, written-by
  • Nick Fraser - drums
  • Steven Foster - drums
  • Thom Gill - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Leonie Wall - flute
  • Micajah Sturges - french horn

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