Nocturnal Emissions - Cathedral

[fumi]

In keeping with its journey out of the noisy musical world of industrial music, Nocturnal Emissions’ Cathedral features serene and sparse ambient music. The patterns on this album develop slowly, if not minimalistically. Delicate, often iridescent electronics form drones or little figures which loop in slow progressions. Dissonant sounds are often used, but usually so subtly that they nearly escape notice, or do little more than bring you to alertness. From time to time, unobtrusive concrete sounds similar to tiny whistles, clocks, hinges, water gurgles, sandpaper rubbings, etc appear. Though the group cycles numerous pitches and timbres through any one piece, the music’s serenity is maintained by its near static patterns. With three of the five pieces being 12- to 24-minutes long, nothing happens fast, yet the music is never boring.

This is one for @Nebraska, I think.

[kuniklo]

This is a great record and easily my favorite Nocturnal Emissions album.

Not a new release though.

[splesh]

Nocturnal Emissions is, along with acts like :zoviet*france:, P16.D4, Hafler Trio, and to a certain extent, Nurse With Wound, exaaaaactly what I want from industrial music. Nice to know of a new edition of this is out