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The Night Garden
Electronic · 2001 · 11 tracks

The Night Garden

Liquid downtempo and noir-tinted trip-hop. Deeply atmospheric, reverb-soaked, and designed for the quietest hours of the night.

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It's the ultimate soundtrack for when you're the only person awake in the city.

A sophisticated, aquatic melancholy that feels like drifting through a dream.

The Night Garden · vs · Waldeck
Midnight+2.3σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Slowly
4:50
02
The Night Garden
5:37
03
Tears Running Dry
4:05
04
Waiting
5:10
05
Fallen Angel
5:02
06
Cat People Dub
4:33
07
Floater
4:51
08
I Talk to the Wind
5:02
09
It Comes From You
5:56
10
Morning Light
3:22
11
This Isn’t Maybe
3:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the bassline in 'Slowly' anchors the ethereal vocals with a heavy, molasses-thick groove.
The transition into the dub-heavy textures of 'Cat People Dub' where the space between notes becomes as important as the melody.
The haunting, skeletal reimagining of the King Crimson classic 'I Talk to the Wind' that turns prog-folk into a midnight lullaby.
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