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The Long Night
Ambient · 2014 · 5 tracks · 1h 0m

The Long Night

Steve Roach

Five expansive, slow-motion drone pieces mapping the quiet transition from dusk to dawn. A masterclass in dark, minimalist analog synth design.

January 21, 2014 · Projekt

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A cold, deeply isolated nocturnal stillness that feels both vast and protective.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Last Light
10:52
02
Season of Nights
10:16
03
The Deep Hours
12:25
04
Calm World
13:06
05
The Long Night
14:09
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition on track 1 around the seven-minute mark where the mid-range frequencies dissolve, leaving only a massive, breathing sub-bass pulse.
The slow, icy high-register synth swell that emerges like starlight halfway through track 3, cutting through the dense, low-end fog.
The final five minutes of the title track where the drone gradually thins out, leaving a cold, whispering trail of analog hiss.
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