A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Classical · 2011 · 7 tracks

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Vast, cathedral-sized modern classical recorded straight to magnetic tape. Stately grand pianos and weeping strings dissolve into warm, drifting guitar drones.

September 8, 2011 · Erased Tapes Records

A deeply serene, slow-motion meditation that wraps a quiet, comforting sadness in vast cathedral acoustics.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks

01

We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

6:19

02

Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 1

2:46

03

Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 2

7:37

04

Minuet for a Cheap Piano Number Two

3:13

05

Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

4:29

06

A Symphony Pathetique

12:42

07

All Farewells Are Sudden

7:36

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the massive low-end of the grand piano first blooms in the opening track, vibrating with an almost physical weight.

The transition into the second part of Requiem for the Static King, where the strings swell into a heartbreaking, slow-motion crescendo.

The expansive, twelve-minute drift of A Symphony Pathetique, where the boundaries between guitar drone and acoustic chamber instruments completely dissolve.

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