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The Crystal Axis
Electronic · 2010 · 19 tracks · 1h 22m

The Crystal Axis

Midnight Juggernauts

A maximalist collision of cosmic prog-rock and dark disco. Drenched in reverb and soaring synths, it feels like a high-definition space opera for the dancefloor.

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It's like if Pink Floyd made a dance record in a neon-lit spaceship.

A triumphant and cosmic sense of wonder balanced by a dark, urban edge.

The Crystal Axis · vs · Midnight Juggernauts
Mythology+2.0σ

The writing leans far further into mythology than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 22m
01
Induco
1:59
01
Fantastic Valleys
2:04
02
Vital Signs
5:23
02
Battlescars
5:28
03
Lifeblood Flow
4:34
03
Virago Reprise (Windy Night)
0:15
04
Get Connected
5:13
04
This New Technology
4:17
05
Lara Versus the Savage Pack (demo)
5:12
05
Lara Versus the Savage Pack
4:53
06
Vital Signs
5:17
06
The Great Beyond
5:47
07
Cannibal Freeway
4:54
07
This New Technology (Emperor Machine remix)
8:42
08
Virago
3:28
09
Winds of Fortune
3:08
10
Dynasty
4:57
11
Lemuria
1:15
12
Fade to Red
6:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive, soaring synth hook in Vital Signs that feels like a sunrise over a digital landscape
The transition from the ambient Induco into the driving, motorik rhythm of Fantastic Valleys
The way the drums and guitars lock into a heavy, psychedelic groove during the climax of Fade to Red
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