Illumination Ritual

by The Appleseed Cast

Illumination Ritual cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 April 2013
  • Label: Graveface Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:13
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructing the album out of heavily edited studio improvisations, the veteran Kansas ensemble leaned back into the expansive, effects-driven rock of their early 2000s output. Relying on complex, intertwining delay pedals and dynamic shifts in tempo, the record is an atmospheric, deeply emotional fusion of post-rock architecture and indie-emo urgency.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, french, crescendo, reverb-heavy

Tracklist

  1. Qu'Est-Ce Qu'On Va Faire De Toi? (4:02)
  2. Miami (3:28)
  3. Quelque Chose Dans Mon Verre (5:11)
  4. Hier Soir (4:11)
  5. Fille 脌 Probl猫mes (3:27)
  6. Psycho Lover (2:46)
  7. Barnum (3:47)
  8. Bordel (3:38)
  9. D茅sordre (4:06)
  10. Paris By Night (5:48)
  11. 7 Heures Du Matin (3:49)

Credits

  • Damon Reece - drums
  • Dino Trifunovik - guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar [slide]
  • Max Pinto - saxophone
  • The Silk Sausages - handclaps
  • Emmanuel D'Orlando - arranged by [strings]
  • Elsa Fourlon - cello
  • Youri Bessi猫res - viola
  • Etienne Espagne - violin

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