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Post by Isegrimm on Jan 9, 2018 19:00:59 GMT -5
As some of you may already know, I am a big fan of Mr Kirkwood's music. Most of his albums appear to be just one complete composition (or improvisation, I dunno) that stretches over 30 or sometimes 40 minutes. Another example, of course, Grimrik's 2nd album "Die Mauern Der Nacht", which is split up in several parts though, but they all merge into eath other. To me this form of an album structure somehow makes it a lot easier to get into the mood that very album creates. What are your thoughts on that? Another great one song album: verminaard.bandcamp.com/album/loracs-folly
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Post by nahadoth on Jan 9, 2018 19:28:24 GMT -5
Isegrimm, I would consider your two Pathwalker albums to be better examples of this than Grimrik's DMDN. I don't think that creating an index for a long track is cheating, but in this case the distinct movements indicated in track titles feel very different from one another. Lorac's Folly definitely feels very unified in composition throughout the length. Other examples: Turonian - Skeletal Memory Abandoned Places - The Funereal Call. Now I think albums with a seamless mix even among the different parts is a different story, and perhaps a bit more common (i.e. tracks blending together using interludes or not - Kirkwood's "Nightshade in Eden" is kind of like this.) I tried to make the last Nahadoth album like this, and I know Apothecarium did this on his side of the split with Blood Tower from early 2017.
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Post by crushingteeth on Jan 13, 2018 16:41:18 GMT -5
I'm not going to avoid a release for having one/two track albums. It's never really affected the quality of music, but for my personal preference I enjoy having multiple tracks. Just makes it easier to consume when you know you have a favorite part that you can jump to quickly.
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Post by Pilgrim's Shadow on Jan 15, 2018 12:20:01 GMT -5
Jim Kirkwood's "Castles of Sand" Is my favourite, it is so outworldly. It's divided into tracks for some reason, even though all the tracks are composed as one. I think that "One Song Album" is a brave decision for an artist to make, those who consider their album to be kind of art that should be experienced as whole, like a theatre performance. It doesn't work for all albums, but "Castles of Sand" is just a one time amazing experience.
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