ARTIST:.......: Chronotope Project TITLE:........: Dawn Treader TYPE:.........: Retail LABEL:........: Spotted Peccary CATNO:........: SPM-2803-FL24 GENRE:........: Electronic LANG:.........: English QUALITY:......: 253 kbps / 48.0 kHz / Joint Stereo CODEC.........: LAME 3.100 -V0 SOURCE:.......: WEB GRABBER:......: UKW TRACKS:.......: 7 SIZE:.........: 106.13 LENGTH........: 00:55:35 URL:..........: http://spottedpeccary.com/shop/dawn-treader RELEASE YEAR:.: 2015-00-00 RIP DATE:.....: 2020-02-02 T R A C K L I S T -------------------- 1. Dawn Treader 7:54 2. The Scent Of Evening Flowers 7:04 3. Basho's Journey 9:22 4. Ocean Of Subtle Flames 10:01 5. Omphalos 6:28 6. Canticle For The Stars 7:13 7. She Who Hears The Cries Of The World 7:33 ----- Total 55:35 min R E L E A S E N O T E S ------------------------- Cinematic in scope and depth, the majestic Dawn Treader is Chronotope ProjectÆs first full length release on the Spotted Peccary label. Jeffrey Ericson Allen is the sole creative force behind the music, and he skillfully balances the compositions between mystical, ambient dreamscapes and organic, emotional melodic statements. The soundscapes û drawn from a variety of sources spanning ambient electronic, Western classical, and traditional world music û are textural, compelling, evocative, and meaningful. Inspired by C.S. LewisÆ eponymous sailing ship from ôThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader,ö the albumÆs wondrous musical narrative tells a mystical story that evokes the heroÆs journey, suggesting a number of classic mythological and literary archetypes to the deep listener. The tracks are warm and inviting, masterfully orchestrated and choreographed into a musical collage of archetypal sonic chronotopes, each seeking the inner essence of an outward symbol. The album begins with the title track, ôDawn Treader,ö which enters at a distance, like a great mythological ship appearing out of the mist, bringing with it the rising sun, then turning again to sail off into the horizon. The mood turns dreamlike with ôThe Scent of Evening Flowers,ö which offers a meditation on a line from the Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho. ôBashoÆs Journeyö features the thirteen-stringed Japanese koto in a traditional hira-joshi tuning, and depicts the wandering poetÆs long sojourns on the Five Roads of Edo. ôOcean of Subtle Flamesö follows with a corresponding fractal nature in which micro and macrocosmic structures mirror and complement one another, suggesting the Mystic, whose universe is of one substance, at once unchanging and ever-evolving. Tibetan singing bowls are at the heart of ôOmphalos,ö a deep sonic meditation that radiates infinitely in all directions, while the effervescent electronics and choral phrasing of ôCanticle for the Starsö offer a wordless hymn of hope to the heavens. ôShe Who Hears the Cries of the Worldö sets layers of Balinese gamelan into a bed of immersive ambient texture, closing the album on a captivating lyrical note. Dawn Treader is an album that is firmly rooted in the visual ôsoundtrackö style of ambient-electronic music, featuring cinematic textures, strong melodies, and hypnotic rhythms that inspire the imagination of every listener.