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Refuge
Ambient · 2021 · 13 tracks · 1h 2m

Refuge

Devendra Banhart

An unexpected pivot into pure ambient meditation. Synthesizers and woodwinds replace the guitar, creating a spacious, wordless sanctuary for deep reflection.

August 13, 2021 · Dead Oceans

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A profound, wordless stillness that feels like a safe harbor from a chaotic world.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 2m
01
Book of Bringhi
2:54
02
A Cat
5:37
03
Rise From Your Wave
6:28
04
Peloponnese Lament
2:56
05
In a Cistern
4:20
06
Into Clouds
4:43
07
For Em
3:37
08
Three Gates
4:31
09
Horn in Deep Night
5:08
10
Sky Burial
5:32
11
Asura Cave
5:51
12
Aran in Repose
7:35
13
Lament Return
3:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the synthesizers on Rise From Your Wave mimic the slow, rhythmic pull of a tide that never breaks.
The sudden, grounding resonance of a bell in Sky Burial that cuts through the ethereal fog.
The seven-minute drift of Aran in Repose where the melody seems to evaporate into pure texture.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Refuge sound next to the rest of Devendra Banhart's catalogue?

Instrumental Only+4.0σ

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

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