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False Readings On
Ambient · 2016 · 11 tracks · 1h 6m

False Readings On

Eluvium

Dense ambient textures where operatic voices and piano loops struggle against beautiful, abrasive static. A haunting meditation on self-doubt and cognitive dissonance.

September 2, 2016 · Temporary Residence Limited

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A tense, beautiful struggle between melodic clarity and overwhelming digital noise.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 1h 6m
01
Strangeworks
4:24
02
Fugue State
7:35
03
Drowning Tone
0:59
04
Regenerative Being
7:21
05
Washer Logistics
4:06
06
Movie Night Revisited
4:29
07
Beyond the Moon for Someone in Reverse
8:52
08
False Readings On
1:22
09
Rorschach Pavan
6:43
10
Individuation
3:09
11
Posturing Through Metaphysical Collapse
17:23
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, haunting emergence of an operatic soprano through a thick wall of digital distortion on track 2.
The way the piano melody in 'Regenerative Being' seems to struggle against a rising tide of static before being consumed.
The massive, slow-motion collapse of sound during the final ten minutes of the seventeen-minute closer.
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How does False Readings On sound next to the rest of Eluvium's catalogue?

Operatic+3.3σ

The vocals lean far further into operatic than the rest of the catalogue.

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