At the Soundless Dawn
by Red Sparowes
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 February 2005
- Label: Neurot Recordings
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:02:44
- Community rating: 3.39/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Dana Berkowitz, Greg Burns, Bryant Clifford Meyer, Josh Graham, Jeff Caxide
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Formed by members of Isis and Halifax Pier, the collective's debut operates as a conceptual instrumental narrative concerning the mass extermination of sparrows during China's Great Leap Forward. The compositions rely on interplay between multiple guitarists, favoring pedal steel textures and expansive, cinematic crescendos over traditional vocal-led structures.
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, instrumental, atmospheric, melodic, progressive
Tracklist
- Alone And Unaware, The Landscape Was Transformed In Front Of Our Eyes (8:28)
- Buildings Began To Stretch Wide Across The Sky, And The Air Filled With A Reddish Glow (7:23)
- The Soundless Dawn Came Alive As Cities Began To Mark The Horizon (4:19)
- Mechanical Sounds Cascaded Through The City Walls And Everyone Reveled In Their Ignorance (11:20)
- A Brief Moment Of Clarity Broke Through The Deafening Hum, But ItWas Too Late (5:59)
- Our Happiest Days Slowly Began To Turn Into Dust (5:40)
- The Sixth Extinction Crept Up Slowly, Like The Sunlight Through The Shutters, As We Looked Back In Regret (19:32)
Credits
- Red Sparowes - primary artist
- Josh Graham - artwork, guitar, keyboards
- Jeff Caxide - bass, guitar
- Greg Burns - bass, pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]
- Dana Berkowitz - drums
- Bryant Clifford Meyer - guitar, keyboards