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Carbon Based Lifeforms - World Of Sleepers
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Morpheus Music
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Carbon Based Lifeforms - World Of Sleepers
STYLE
Dreamy pads and luminous shades against rhythmic sequences and distinctive downtempo beats. World Of Sleepers drifts from weightless ambient mists where synthetic minutiae hang on the artificial air like sonic spangles through to climactic driving structures where circling arpeggiators and steady beats reach almost anthemic intensity. Crunchy loops, distorted crackles and percussive ephemera are laid against low bass kicks in restful downtempo structures frequently interlocking with sequencer patterns and rubbery, pulsing basses. Male and female voices populate a number of the tracks - whispered, softly spoken, recurring, spelling obscure formulae, murmuring thoughtful musings. The electronic atmospheres that float in the softer interludes are cleverly spun into organic complexity. multi-layered and painstakingly punctuated with intriguing detail.
MOOD
World Of Sleepers maintains Carbon Based Lifeforms almost scientific precision and amorphous drifting transparency - the sound is classy and incredibly well-produced. The mood passes from beatless pools and fogs where everything is hazy and soft-edged through subtle rhythmic passages where a low volume beat way back in the mix or a simple bass throb carries the current forward, sonic peripherals meandering, spiralling past the ear, then we're into percolating cycles where bass riffs and sequenced motifs build into mechanical regularity.
ARTWORK
In traditional Ultimae fashion World Of Sleepers' artwork threads between two bold black borders adding to the mysterious depth of the graphics. This is a three section digipack with a luxuriant sixteen page booklet and a coherent visual theme running throughout. On the front three transparent jellyfish seem to be attracted to a partially visible backlit window - indigo purple in the shadows, turquoise sky blue in the light. Some barely visible technical graphics overlay part of the design - hexagons, triangles. Once opened out, jellyfish bell forms of similar hue move across the remaining external panels - insubstantial, dark and cool. But inside the tone shifts - everything radiates glowing shades of amber and sepia. More jellyfish, closer here, details highlighted, streamers and tendrils trailing. The booklet has a page for each track, a few tantalising words accompanying evocative photography and credits. There is a generous full page given over to thanks from both the band and from Ultimae, these inner pages book-ended by close-up portraits of Johannes and Daniel. All in all a terrific item that should hold pride of place for visual impact as much as musical content.
OVERALL
World Of Sleepers expands the garden initially planted on Carbon Based Lifeforms' debut - the sound is very familiar and the musical approach similar. Indeed this expansion of the previous project is acknowledged in that the track titles begin here with number twelve and run up to twenty two - a continuation as opposed to a new concept. Not that this is in any way a negative thing, there is so much to explore in this nocturnal world, the deliriously dreamy title track, for example, exploring a depth previously unfathomed - gloriously soporific and lazily buoyant. Most tracks interfade - only a couple of pieces isolated by brief silences. Then we have the penultimate track Betula Pendula trailing off into nothingness midway through its nineteen minute forty four second length - a sure sign of a hidden track. Static noise eventually slinks into earshot, muffled voices garbled and unclear and then the air clears and like an encore there's that one more track.
WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM
If you enjoyed Hydroponic Garden, you will surely adore this development of the Carbon Based Lifeforms sound. All the strongest elements from the debut are still here in new arrangements, new themes - plus some fresh directions, some deeper dives. If the band is unfamiliar to you - this is an album for fans of strongly atmospheric music that straddles the region between ambient and down tempo chill.
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MercuryFall
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Posted : Dec 23, 2006 19:34
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Superb atmospheres, expect tears of joy of these blissful tracks.
Enormous respects! |
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hallucinator
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Posted : Dec 23, 2006 19:36
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Posted : Dec 24, 2006 10:18
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Acidhive
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Posted : Dec 25, 2006 02:01
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Great stuff and a good follow-up to their earlier album on Ultimae. Deserves a place in every chillfan's collection for sure.
"Subconscious unravels at the point of death, and all time it has known erupts into a moment. As death extinguishes us, so we become it."
[Esoteric: Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum] |
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sure_smoke_alot
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Posted : Dec 25, 2006 09:18
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On 2006-12-23 19:36, hallucinator wrote:
best ambient album of this year
cant stop listening it !
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indeed 
the problem with valuing art is, till u dont understand it, it's worthless but wen u do understand it, it's priceless!! |
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Soul Kontakt
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Soul Kontakt
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survey1
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Posted : Dec 28, 2006 21:49
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Great album, when i listen to this, specially World of Sleepers e feel like i'm in heaven, so beautiful.
Makes me wanna cry really, its sooo deep.
Thankx for this magnificent album |
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Wizack Twizack
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Echoes Records
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Mr Felt
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Posted : Jan 3, 2007 20:59
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These guy's are legends..... what to say about this amazing album I wonder.....
Just buy it and you will see .
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Dot Kite
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Posted : Jan 3, 2007 23:23
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I really liked and i enjoy this album a lot !
Great job indeed!
Congratulations!
Regards
Tms |
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cell
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Posted : Jan 5, 2007 19:00
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Hello Gentlemen!
You've made a real masterpiece!
The album is simply one of the best thing I've heard from many months...
Daniel, Johannes, sincères félicitations!!
Friendly,
Alex
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Posted : Jan 5, 2007 21:12
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Wow.... I mean.... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW....
No word can really describe the world that I see through their music. All I can say is.... THANK YOU!
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, 'Holy Shit..., What a Ride!!!'" -- Mavis Leyrer |
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