I couldn't restrain myself from doing the math here, if the Earth's 4.6 Ga was compressed to 24 hours, then the 13 year wait between TH and Inferno would be equivalent to 244 microseconds, which is about the duration of a very fast camera shutter exposure , who said that BoC are slow?
Not sure if anyone’s pointed this out yet, but from 0:41 to 1:12 you can hear what sounds like a Buddhist chant in the background, right alongside the vocal sample from the Crowley passage.
"When I was a fetus I was nostalgic for when I was sperm".
Ectonaut wrote:Aleister Crowley’s concept of Aeons is, of course, something entirely different. Yet when these two concepts are brought together, the opening sample becomes extraordinarily powerful. It evokes a transformation occurring on scales of time and change that lie beyond all human spatial and temporal comprehension. At that point, reason itself departs.
I love your post. I was kinda puzzled by All Reason Departs at first, it felt very abstract but also conveying something specific at the same time, especially considering its transition from Deep Time. But I couldn't quite grasp what "story" was being told. Looking up Crowley's concepts and reading your post helped better grasp the whole idea. Thank you.
All the interesting discussion about what the track might "mean" aside -
Cupz wrote:when most elements die down and its just the bass and kick going all glorpygloopy sounds sooooo satisfying. Next-level acid if you ask me.
Totally agree. I could easily take two whole albums of just modular synth BOC like this. Probably has at least two of my favourite moments off the album in it.
People who have said it's like Autechre - if I love the second half of this track, what Au should I go away and listen to?
Techboy wrote:All the interesting discussion about what the track might "mean" aside -
Cupz wrote:when most elements die down and its just the bass and kick going all glorpygloopy sounds sooooo satisfying. Next-level acid if you ask me.
Totally agree. I could easily take two whole albums of just modular synth BOC like this. Probably has at least two of my favourite moments off the album in it.
People who have said it's like Autechre - if I love the second half of this track, what Au should I go away and listen to?
I saw someone mention Chiastic Slide which isn't a bad shout but to me it bears a closer resemblance to parts of Quarisitce. Maybe even some of the more subdued parts of the AE live 22- stuff.
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