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The Alchemy Index, Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth
Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 45m

The Alchemy Index, Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth

A conceptual split between ethereal, delay-drenched art rock and earthy, stomp-and-holler acoustic folk. Thrice at their most experimental and intimate.

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It's like a high-concept art project where half the songs float in the clouds and the other half are buried in the dirt.

A profound meditation on the physical and spiritual elements that define human existence, shifting from airy wonder to grounded mortality.

The Alchemy Index, Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth · vs · Thrice
Cabin In Woods+3.2σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 45m
01
Broken Lungs
4:15
01
Moving Mountains
2:55
02
Digging My Own Grave
3:04
02
The Sky Is Falling
4:21
03
The Earth Isn’t Humming
4:59
03
A Song for Milly Michaelson
5:07
04
Daedalus
6:00
04
The Lion and the Wolf
2:43
05
As the Crow Flies
2:23
05
Come All You Weary
4:08
06
Child of Dust
3:10
06
Silver Wings
2:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The haunting use of delay and falsetto in Silver Wings that creates a sense of weightless suspension.
The transition into the Earth disc where the airy synths vanish in favor of a gritty, percussive stomp.
The final track Child of Dust which was recorded inside a literal coffin to achieve a muffled, claustrophobic resonance.
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