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No Time in Eternity
Classical · 2017 · 16 tracks · 1h 0m

No Time in Eternity

A haunting intersection of Elizabethan verse and modern minimalism. Sparse viol arrangements and soaring vocals create a bridge across centuries of mortality.

2017 · æon

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A dignified and rhythmic meditation on mortality that feels both ancient and immediate.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Full Fathom Live
3:15
02
Prepare to Die
2:05
03
While You Here Do Snoring Lie
1:12
04
Where the Tee Sucks
1:53
05
Eliza, Her Name Gives Honour
2:41
06
Sit Fast
6:41
07
Come and Go
1:15
08
Ye Sacred Muses, Race of Jove
3:31
09
No Time in Eternity
10:51
10
In Paradise
3:15
11
In Nomine
3:14
12
Send Forth Thy Sighs
2:13
13
O Jove, From Stately Throne
1:30
14
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
1:23
15
In Nomine (Crye)
1:51
16
Self-Laudatory Hymn of Inanna
13:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the vocal line in the title track stretches across the repetitive viol patterns like a slow-motion sigh.
The sudden, jarring shift into the percussive rhythmic drive of 'Prepare to Die' that briefly breaks the stillness.
The final, sprawling thirteen minutes of 'Self-Laudatory Hymn of Inanna' where the ancient text feels eerily modern.

How does No Time in Eternity sound next to the rest of Michael Nyman's catalogue?

Alto+4.0σ

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

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