: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: A Winged Victory for the Sullen : Album.......: The Undivided Five : : Label.......: Ninja Tune .. .:.. . Genre.......: Ambient : Catnr.......: ZENCD255 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-01-11 Str.date....: 2019-11-01 Quality.....: 236kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://awvfts.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Our Lord Debussy 9:53 2. Sullen Sonata 5:23 3. The Haunted Victorian Pencil 1:29 4. The Slow Descent Has Begun 4:56 5. Aqualung, Motherfucker 5:19 6. A Minor Fifth Is Made Of Phantoms 4:58 7. Adios, Florida 6:30 8. The Rhythm Of A Dividing Pair 4:52 9. Keep It Dark, Deutschland 2:35 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 45:55 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 81.74 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Purveyors of contemporary ambient and electronic inspired music, :, : A Winged Victory for the Sullen make a bold return on new album : :' ôThe Undivided Fiveö. The pair, made up of Dustin OÆHalloran ': ,: and Adam Wiltzie, have created iconic film scores and :, : forward-thinking ambient groups, releasing a series of : :' game-changing records for Erased Tapes and Kranky. On ôThe ': ,: Undivided Fiveö they rekindle their unique partnership for only :, : their second piece of original music outside of film, TV and : :' stage commissions, creating an album that channels ritual, ': ,: higher powers and unspoken creative energies. Their fifth :, : release (following their debut album, two scores and an EP), : :' they embraced the serendipitous role of the number five, ': ,: inspired by artist Hilma af Klint and the recurrence of the :, : perfect fifth chord. : :' ': ,: This album sees them create bold new work built on their :, : foundations in ambient and neoclassical. Since their 2011 : :' self-titled debut, the duo have emerged as part of a ': ,: much-lauded scene alongside peers like Max Richter, Hildur :, : Gu≡nad≤ttir, Tim Hecker and Fennesz. Their 2014 album ôAtomosö : :' was the product of a commission to score a new performance by ': ,: Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor, while 2016Æs ôIrisö :, : was the score for director Jalil LespertÆs thriller, ôIn the : :' Shadow of Irisö. They count the likes of Jon Hopkins among ': ,: their fans, who included æRequiem For The Static King Part OneÆ :, : on his 2015 Late Night Tales compilation. They composed the : :' score for Invisible Cities, a specially-created performance to ': ,: herald 2019Æs Manchester International Festival, and have played :, : some of the worldÆs most celebrated venues, including a sold out : :' Boiler Room performance at LondonÆs Barbican, and a 2015 BBC ': ,: Proms show curated by Mary Anne Hobbs at the Royal Albert Hall. :, : : :' They were first introduced by mutual friend Francesco Donadello ': ,: in 2007, a close collaborator whoÆs gone on to mix all of the :, : AWVFTS records. OÆHalloran launched his reputation with two : :' acclaimed solo piano albums, attracting the attention of ': ,: director Sofia Coppola, who asked him to score her 2006 film :, : Marie Antoinette, and he has since won an Emmy for his 2015 : :' theme song for Jill SolowayÆs Transparent series, and been ': ,: nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for his 2017 score with :, : Hauschka for Garth DavisÆ Lion. Wiltzie, meanwhile, founder of : :' iconic drone outfit Stars of the Lid, has scored Hollywood ': ,: films including Kevin MacDonaldÆs ôWhitneyö, Jake ScottÆs :, : ôAmerican Womanö and collaborated with J≤hann J≤hannsson for : :' 2014Æs The Theory of Everything. ': ,: :, : This album sees them pay greater heed to the small details in : :' their sound than previously, something they say has been ': ,: encouraged by the move to a new label. ItÆs been their first :, : opportunity since their debut to create something thatÆs solely : :' guided by their ideas, and it represented an opportunity to ': ,: call back to that first outing while also building on the :, : various ways in which theyÆve grown. ôWe understand that times : :' have changed,ö they say. ôWe have evolved, but we also didnÆt ': ,: want to forget the beginning.ö :, : : :' They channel influences such as Debussy, nodded to in the ': ,: opening track, whose big chords and complicated arrangements :, : inform a lot of their approach û parts that sound simple but : :' require great skill to execute. Likewise, the artist Hilma af ': ,: Klint û one of the first abstract Western artists û informed :, : their ideas about drawing on spiritual influences to shape their : :' work. ôItÆs like an invisible hand guiding things,ö they say. ': ,: :, : The start of recording sessions for the album were marred by the : :' death of one of their closest friends. Within weeks after the ': ,: funeral OÆHalloran found out that he would be expecting his :, : first child, and it was soon after that a visit to see the art : :' of af Klint brought home a profound realisation of life, death, ': ,: the afterlife, and the spaces in between. She belonged to a :, : group called "The Five", a circle of five women with a shared : :' belief in the importance of trying to make contact with ': ,: spirits, often by way of sΘances. This chimed with the duoÆs :, : unspoken approach to collaboration, and nudged them to return to : :' their writing process centered around the harmonic perfect ': ,: fifth; the five senses, the divine interval û The Undivided :, : Five. : :' ': ,: The album was also shaped by the breadth of locations in which :, : it was created, helping to shape its nuanced sonics. In addition : :' to OÆHalloran and WiltzieÆs respective Berlin and Brussels ': ,: studios, the record took shape across six different sites. They :, : recorded orchestral samples in BudapestÆs Magyar Rßdi≤ Studio : :' 22, re-recorded album parts in BrusselsÆ Eglise Du BeguinageÆs ': ,: unique, reverb-heavy surrounds (where Wiltzie has performed with :, : Stars of the Lid and, in 2018, organised a tribute concert for : :' J≤hann J≤hannsson), experimented with overdubs in Ben FrostÆs ': ,: Reykjavik studio, and recorded grand piano parts in a remote :, : woodland studio in northern Italy. The duo pay close attention : :' to the micro-level of sound, and each of these places was ': ,: chosen for the qualities which could enrich the finished :, : product. And itÆs in Francesco DonadelloÆs studio in Berlin, : :' where all of the previous AWVFTS material has been mixed, that ': ,: the album was run through the studioÆs analog board, binding the :, : recordÆs different parts together. : :' ': ,: It was their connection to J≤hannsson which partly shaped the :, : direction of their new album. They were asked to create a remix : :' for him, which he heard before his death in 2018, where they ': ,: unlocked a new process in terms of how they work. They :, : recomposed the strings, using modular synthesis, old synths and : :' string and piano arrangements, a method they applied to album ': ,: opener æOur Lord DebussyÆ. ôItÆs about going into the DNA of :, : music and taking different strands,ö they say. : :' ': ,: The album is their debut for Ninja Tune, and comes as change is :, : underway for OÆHalloran, moving from Berlin û hence the title of : :' æKeep It Dark, DeutschlandÆ û after a decade in the German ': ,: capital. HeÆs headed to Iceland, the country where the pair shot :, : their latest press photos and which is an important locale for : :' both of them. The wide-spanning connections which have shaped ': ,: the record are testament to their deep roots as artists. This :, : albumÆs powerful energy is driven by the deep-rooted bond : :' between them. 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