Life Through Bombardment Vol. 2

by Eluvium

Life Through Bombardment Vol. 2 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 18 December 2015
  • Label: Temporary Residence
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 4:45:21
  • Community rating: 3.32/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing the archival research of the first volume, this compilation captures the group's transition toward more expansive and structurally varied arrangements. The tracks include a curated selection of rare material and major studio albums that highlight his deepening commitment to orchestral depth and digital signal processing. It serves as a comprehensive summary of his mid-career sound, prioritizing atmospheric consistency and structural variety within his established framework.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, comprehensive, archive

Tracklist

  1. Leaves Eclipse The Light (5:42)
  2. The Motion Makes Me Last (5:26)
  3. In Culmination (2:57)
  4. Weird Creatures (4:35)
  5. Nightmare 5 (3:30)
  6. Making Up Minds (6:31)
  7. Bending Dream (2:42)
  8. Cease To Know (11:17)
  9. A Life In Tides Less Current (10:41)
  10. Crash Deconstructed (5:37)
  11. Remnant Signals (5:06)
  12. The Motion Makes Me Last (Four Tet Remix) (7:50)
  13. Leaves Eclipse The Light (Nick Zammuto Remix) (3:24)
  14. Static Nocturne Pt. 1 (24:41)
  15. Static Nocturne Pt. 2 (25:36)
  16. Don't Get Any Closer (9:06)
  17. Warm (7:10)
  18. By The Rails (2:15)
  19. Unknown Variation (8:42)
  20. Caroling (3:54)
  21. Sleeper (6:17)
  22. Envenom Mettle (5:23)
  23. Chime (3:26)
  24. Rain Gently (8:49)
  25. Impromptu (For The Procession) (4:01)
  26. Covered In Writing (9:18)
  27. Entendre (4:20)
  28. Strange Arrivals (2:50)
  29. Happiness (8:16)
  30. Wisdom II (8:51)
  31. Wind Book (7:57)
  32. Return To Debris (5:43)
  33. Night Projections (9:40)
  34. Ogives / Redistributed (5:33)
  35. Confessor (4:42)
  36. Adolescent Space Adventures Outside The Supermarket (7:12)
  37. Space Variations (4:24)
  38. Defibrillator (3:08)
  39. Airtapebreathingheart (5:10)
  40. Cognition Interlace (5:20)
  41. Neighboring In Telescopes (8:19)

Credits

  • Eluvium - primary artist
  • Mark T Smith - guitar, sounds [samples], noises
  • Ira Kaplan - lyrics by, vocals

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