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Shuffle Drones
Ambient · 2017 · 23 tracks · 12m

Shuffle Drones

Eluvium

Twenty-three orchestral vignettes designed to be played on shuffle. A seamless, infinite loop of shimmering strings that disrupts traditional album structures.

November 10, 2017 · Temporary Residence Limited

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A static, shimmering state of grace that feels like time has been suspended.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks · 12m
01
simply put
0:32
02
the suggested manner
0:32
03
of listening
0:32
04
to this work
0:32
05
is to isolate
0:32
06
the collection
0:32
07
and to randomize
0:32
08
the play pattern
0:32
09
on infinite repeat –
0:32
10
thus creating
0:32
11
a shuffling
0:32
12
drone orchestration
0:32
13
– the intent
0:32
14
is to create
0:32
15
a body
0:32
16
of work
0:32
17
specifically designed for
0:32
18
and in disruption of
0:32
19
modern listening habits
0:32
20
and to suggest something
0:32
21
peaceful, complex
0:32
22
unique, and ever-changing
0:32
23
thank you
0:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The seamless crossfade between tracks 7 and 12 that makes the transition feel like a single, evolving breath.
The way the high-register string swells in track 21 create a momentary peak of light before fading back into the loop.
The realization after twenty minutes of shuffling that the beginning and end of the record have become indistinguishable.

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